“Hey. So I've been thinking. I just feel like maybe we want different things and I don't know how to say this without hurting you but…”
coachBuried lede. Apologizing before you've started.
Relationships
Say the thing you've been holding back.
Breakups, apologies, the DTR, the talk you keep not having. Practice it out loud with someone who pushes back — so the real one doesn't catch you cold.
◉ private by defaultAudio deletes on session end · never used to train
9:41DRAFTING · 4 hours
SW
Sam ♡
online · last seen 2m ago
are you okay? you've been quiet all day
it's nothing
we should talk later
can we talk tonight? not bad — i just need to be honest about something
◉ yapwave
Stop typing. Hit call. You've drafted four versions — your mouth will find the right one in 90 seconds of practice.
01 · Who you'll talk to
The exact person, not a generic version of them.
Tell us their mood, history, what they hate. The persona shows up that way and gets harder to soften the longer you avoid the point.
repair attempts
The same fight, again
Repair the third version of an argument you've already had twice this month.
with
Sam Whitfield
Your partner of 4 years
de-escalation
Difficulty
4/5
small talk
First-date small talk
Get past the interview vibe in the first ten minutes of a dating-app date.
with
Jules Ortega
First-date match
chemistry
Difficulty
2/5
accountability
The overdue apology
A clean apology to an ex you owe one to — no excuses, no asks.
with
Riley Cho
Your ex of two years
no JADE
Difficulty
5/5
where are we
The DTR you keep postponing
Have the where-are-we conversation with a long-distance partner.
with
Avery Stone
Long-distance partner
honesty
Difficulty
4/5
life
Declining spouse request to paint house pink
Decline your spouse's request
with
Avery Stone
Long-distance partner
relationship
Difficulty
3/5
02 · The drafts in your head
You've already written this conversation seven times.
None of them survive contact with the actual person. Voice practice is what closes the gap between draft and delivery.
“I want to talk tonight. I've been unhappy for a while and I don't think it's something either of us did wrong. I want us both to be honest about whether this is still working.”
coachCloser. But ‘I want to talk’ puts the weight on them.
“I love you and I owe you a real conversation. I don't think we want the same things anymore. Can we sit with that together tonight?”
coachCalm. Specific. No ambush, no apology spiral.
03 · The hard ones
The conversations that keep you up.
No genre is too small or too big. Apologize. Set a boundary. Say goodbye. Say hello.
Breakups & ‘where is this going’
Three sentences in is where it falls apart. Practice the open. Practice them pushing back. Practice not flinching.
“I'd been writing the breakup speech in Notes for four months. I ran it twice with yapwave. The real one took 11 minutes.”— Devon, 31
The apology that's overdue
Skip the JADE — Justify, Argue, Defend, Explain. Get to ‘I was wrong about ___’ without bracing.
“I rehearsed apologizing to my sister for six years of silence. The real call lasted 38 minutes and we both cried.”— Mara K.
Dating without the script
First-date small talk. The DTR. Texting after a kiss. All the moments that go better with one practice round.
“I'm shy IRL but somehow funny over text. Practiced sounding like the texting version. It worked.”— Priya S.
73%say the real conversation went 'meaningfully better'
4.2×fewer 'I should've said' regrets after a session
11 minaverage length of a hard call after practicing
0of those audio files we ever look at
04 · Pricing
Cheaper than one bad 4am text.
Try it free. Upgrade if it earns the spot in your back pocket.
Free
$0 / forever
Dip a toe in. No card, no pressure.
- 3 conversations / week
- 6 starter personas
- Basic post-call scoring
- English only
Most chosenPro
$18 / month
For the person with a real conversation coming up this week.
- Unlimited conversations
- Full persona library + custom personas
- Live in-call coaching
- Deep transcript analytics & memory
- All 14 languages
Team
$14 / seat / mo
For sales, management, and L&D teams.
- Everything in Pro
- Shared persona libraries
- Manager-assignable scenarios
- SSO + SCIM, audit logs
- Slack & HRIS integrations
05 · FAQ
What people ask before they hit call.
Will this make me sound rehearsed?
The opposite. People sound rehearsed when they cling to a script. Practice burns the script in so you can throw it out and still land your three core points.
What if I cry mid-practice?
A lot of people do. Recordings save by default but you can delete any session in one click — or set them to auto-delete after the call ends.
Can I roleplay both sides?
Yes. Swap to ‘play their part’ mode and let the AI play you back. Useful when you want to feel what your words actually land like.
Is this a substitute for therapy?
No. It's communication practice. Many users use it alongside therapy — your therapist names the pattern, yapwave gives you reps.
Will my partner know I practiced?
Only if you tell them. Most people who do say it landed well — ‘I cared enough to think this through’ rarely backfires.
Are conversations private?
Yes. Audio is encrypted at rest, never used to train models, and deletable in one tap. You can also lock specific sessions behind FaceID on the app.
They're thinking about it too. Be the one who's ready.
Pick the conversation. Pick a persona that feels close enough. Hit call. The real one happens better.
Other categories
More conversations worth rehearsing.
Each category has its own personas, scenarios, and coaching focus.