“I’m a competitive debater. I wanted a tool for my own tournaments that would coach me instead of writing for me, give me sources I could actually check, and know the real rules for every format. So I built one.”
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Good impact, but put a number on it. One measured result beats three vague ones.
An example. Tap any part to see the kind of note the app would leave on it.
You don't have to pick from a dozen tools. Work on one argument, say it out loud, see what to fix, fix it, and watch the scores move.
1. Speech builders
Introduction, arguments, conclusion, step by step, then click them into one speech. Each part is checked against its own job.
2. Practice Rounds
Say it out loud: one speech, or a full round against a practice opponent that argues back.
3. Speech Feedback
Notes attached to the exact sentence, with why it’s weak and an example on a different topic.
4. Check again
Fix it in your own words and check again. You see the score change and which fixes you made.
5. Your progress
Scores by week, which skills are getting stronger, and a short list of what to practice tomorrow.
Cases, speeches, and rounds are where debaters get better, so that's where the app puts its effort.
Contentions, framework, rebuttal blocks, cross-ex questions. Each part is checked against its own job, so a framework isn't graded like a contention, and you find out a warrant is weak before you build the rest of the argument on it.
Dictate or paste a speech and get an annotated transcript, scored for your grade level and format. Dictate it and your pace, filler words, and pauses get graded along with the argument.
A full round against a practice opponent. Speak your speeches aloud or type them, and it reads its replies back to you. Turn by turn, at your own pace.
The demos use sample text and run right in this page, so they're free and need no account.
Also there when you need them, and out of the way when you don't: an evidence finder with real, linked sources, flow sheets, and a timer set to your format's rules.
Coaches ask first whether it writes cases for students. The case builder doesn't. Here's what the feedback does, and the few places the app does write text.
When a student checks an argument in the Case Builder, feedback names the part that needs work and why. Its example is about a different topic, so students see the pattern and still write their own sentence.
The weighing builder gives an outline with [blanks] for the student to fill in, not a finished speech. It only gives feedback once the blanks hold the student’s own words.
Feedback tips remind students that tips can be wrong and to check them with a coach or teammate. It is practice help, not the final word.
Refute Tables list likely arguments for each side with a short answer to each, as a starting point to research. Speech Feedback can suggest new wording for a sentence; the student answers a question about why before the app will put it in their speech. The rebuttal drill shows a stronger answer after each try, and practice opponents give their own speeches.
For brainstorming arguments or getting a concept explained, you should. Coaching is a different job.
In a chat window"Strengthen your evidence." That's true of almost any speech, and it doesn't say which sentence to change.
HereEvery note is attached to the phrase it's about, so you know exactly which line to work on.
In a chat windowYou paste a finished draft and get one review. Whatever was weak survived every earlier version.
HereAssertion, reasoning, evidence, and impact are each checked as you write them, so a weak warrant shows up before the rest of the argument sits on it.
In a chat windowAsk for a statistic and you might get a believable number with a source that doesn't exist.
HereEvidence Finder searches the live web while you wait and links every source, so you can open it and check it before it goes in your case.
Switch to Judge Mode and the app swaps to judging tools: training, ballots, flow sheets, and a timer. All free, except importing a pairing, which costs 1 credit.
23 short courses in three levels. Each ends with a quiz, and passing it marks the course Completed. Lessons add notes for the format you judge, and a 25-question final review covers the basics.
Pick the winner, give each debater speaker points and a comment, and write your reason for decision. Paste your assignment from Tabroom or another tab site and the round, room, and debaters fill in for you (1 credit).
The same note-taking sheet students use, one column per speech. For ESPDP, MSPDP, and HSPDP, new flows start with rows for eye contact, clarity, points of information, and heckles, the things those ballots ask about.
Speech and prep times set to the official limits of the format you’re judging that day.
This training isn’t an official accreditation. If your tournament requires one, the NSDA runs its own judge courses.
New to judging? Read how judges decide rounds, no account neededFree team accounts. Your debaters join with a code, after seeing exactly what you'll be able to see.
The case builder, flows, timer, evidence library, and Judge Mode's training and ballots are unlimited on Free. Only the coaching tools run on a credit allowance, and four extras are Premium-only.
Build cases, flow rounds, and train as a judge.
Feedback on every case and every practice round.
or $79/year
Early-supporter price: Subscribe now and keep this price for as long as you stay subscribed, even if the price goes up for new members later.
One price for your whole team, paid by the coach or school.
Or $109.99 a month for up to 20 seats · Monthly seats: $9.99 per student per month
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Three common jobs, what each costs, and how far each plan goes.
Your 100 starter credits cover any one of these
Everything it takes to go from a fresh topic to a case you trust.
A full live round. Your opponent speaks out loud, interrupts and gets interrupted, and a judge decides who won.
26 credits on Free, without the Premium steps.
Pairings in, rounds flowed, and feedback on how you actually spoke.
19 credits on Free, without the Premium steps.
The 100 starter credits cover your first 14 days of coaching, then the free allowance drops to 40 a month (enough for any one of these jobs every month). Starter credits you haven't used carry over into your first month. The Case Builder, flow sheets, timer, evidence library, and all of Judge Mode never cost credits at all; only the coaching tools do. Free accounts also get 1 free Practice Round every week that doesn't use credits (up to 100 credits' worth, more than a normal round uses). The week starts Monday at midnight in your time zone. Character voices still need Premium.
| Action | Credits |
|---|---|
| Speech & argument feedback | |
| Speech Feedback (annotated transcript + score) | 5 |
| "Explain this more" on a Speech Feedback tip (first 10 each day are free; unlimited and free on Premium) | 1 |
| Suggest cuts for a speech that runs over its time or word limit | 1 |
| Compare your speech with another speech you paste in | 2 |
| Point check (one part of a contention, framework plank, block, or question) | 1 |
| Case framing check (intro, conclusion, definition, or plan) | 1 |
| Weighing check (one box) | 1 |
| Full weighing check (the whole speech) | 1 |
| Case prep generators | |
| Refute Table generation | 7 |
| Evidence Finder search (live web, cited sources) | 8 |
| Custom format builder | 3 |
| Practice Rounds | |
| Your opponent's next speech (written for the round) | 3 |
| Character voice for your opponent (per 1,000 letters spoken, about 1½ minutes)Premium only | 1 |
| Your opponent answers your Point of Information or heckle, live | 1 |
| Your opponent listens to your speech and decides whether to interrupt (each check) | 1 |
| Question time (crossfire or cross-examination), for the whole question period | 1 |
| Judge decides who won the round | 4 |
| Judge scores your speech in a solo round | 4 |
| Flow & round tools | |
| Import a flow (photo or document)Premium only | 4 |
| Flow gap check (round recording review)Premium only | 4 |
| Import pairing or judging assignment text | 1 |
| Rebuttal Drill | |
| The other side attacks one of your arguments | 1 |
| Score your spoken answer | 1 |
| POI & Heckle Trainer | |
| Generate a practice speech | 3 |
| Score a Point of Information | 1 |
| Topic-specific POI & heckle suggestions | 1 |
| Free, no credits | |
| Import from a Google Doc or Sheet link | 0 |
| The basic (browser) voice, or no voice, in Practice Rounds | 0 |
| Free accounts: 1 Practice Round a week (up to 100 credits' worth, within 24 hours of starting it; character voices not included) | 0 |
Credits are only used when a request works. If something fails, it doesn't cost you anything.
How to prep, how to flow, how judges decide, and speech order and times for every format. No account needed.
Yes. The core app (Case Builder, flow sheets, timer, evidence library, and Judge Mode's training and ballots) is free forever and unlimited. Coaching tools (speech feedback, Evidence Finder, refute tables, practice rounds, and more) run on a credit allowance: free accounts get 100 credits covering their first 14 days of coaching, then 40 a month after that. Free accounts also get 1 free Practice Round every week that doesn't use credits (up to 100 credits' worth, more than a normal round uses). The week starts Monday at midnight in your time zone. Character voices still need Premium. Premium ($9.99/mo or $79/yr) raises the allowance to 1,000 credits a month. Premium also adds character voices for your practice opponent, grading on your league's own rubric, flow import and gap checks for recorded rounds, and unlimited "Explain this more." The pricing section shows exactly what those allowances buy.
From a live web search run when you ask, not from memory. It leans toward reputable sources like major news outlets, government and NGO data, and academic work, and every result comes with a link and a plain-language summary. Open the link and check it before you use it in a round: that habit will serve you well no matter where your evidence comes from.
Yes. A free account keeps your cases, flows, speeches, and everything else synced securely across every device you sign in on.
Your account only stores your own prep. Nobody else can see your cases, speeches, or flows unless you share them. Coaching features send just the text you're actively working on to generate feedback, and nothing more.
24 formats out of the box, across elementary through university levels. Don't see yours? Describe it as a custom format and every tool in the app adapts to it.
Yes. Judge Mode switches the app to judging tools: judge training courses with quizzes (the basics, one course per event, and advanced judging), ballots, a timer, and flow sheets. Finished courses are marked Completed in your account. This is not an official accreditation; for that, NSDA runs its own judge courses.
Yes. The whole app works in a phone browser, including dictation.
If something's wrong, missing, or confusing, email me at thedebateprepsupport@gmail.com.
Make a free account. You start with 100 credits.