murmur
practice tough phone calls with AI before you make them
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practice tough phone calls with AI before you make them
167 followers
Dreading a phone call? Practice it first. Murmur is an iOS app that lets you rehearse real-life phone calls with AI before making them for real. Call your doctor about test results, negotiate rent, prep for a job interview, or handle a difficult return - in a safe, judgment-free space. Pick a scenario (40+ built-in, or create your own), have a real voice conversation with AI, get instant feedback on what you said and how to improve. Not a chatbot - a real voice call simulator with AI coaching.
murmur
Hey Product Hunt!
I grew up texting. My generation booked things online, ordered through apps, and found every possible way around talking to strangers on the phone. So most of us never really learned how to be comfortable making calls.
Not the "I hate small talk" kind of uncomfortable - more the kind where you rehearse what to say to a doctor's receptionist for twenty minutes, then hope they don't pick up. Job hunting made it worse: phone screens, salary conversations, follow-up calls - each one felt like a test I hadn't studied for.
So I built murmur: an iOS app that lets you practise stressful calls with AI before making them for real. The AI plays the other person with a real voice, and gives you feedback after. Doctor's appointments, landlord negotiations, awkward returns, mock interviews, salary talks - and custom scenarios if you have a specific call you're dreading. The AI shows emotions, hesitates, pushes back, and tries to behave like an actual person on the other end.
Murmur got featured in the App Store's "Best New Apps and Updates" a few days ago, and it's for anyone who has ever made a phone call in their head before making it for real. Would love to hear what call you'd practise first.
@valzevul Love this for Gen Z/Alpha job hunters dreading recruiter screens. Have you practiced any salary negotiation scenarios yet? How does the AI handle pushback on counteroffers?
murmur
@swati_paliwal absolutely! Well it’s not really a negotiation agent - otherwise I’d be launching a different (and probably a more profitable) product, but it will do its best within the provided timeframe.
Hello!
I tried murmur and I have some notes,
1.It was very hard to find the app on the appstore, I had to search for murmur ai because lots of apps had the same name, maybe you wanna change it to murmur practice or something that helps users get there faster
2.In my case i was not able to test it properly as it directed me to the demo and later on it asked me to make a payment, I was not able to test it in any way, i believe is hard to get users to pay if you dont give them even a small sneak peak.
3.UX: I feel its very closed, I cant access anything , cannot setup my language preferences, speed of speech anything (maybe this changes with the premium features but im not sure)
would love to test it out though!
murmur
@carolinahunts thanks for giving it a try! The title of the app depends on your App Store language, but generally it's "murmur: ai practice calls". The paywall you encountered during the onboarding is one of the a/b tests I am running - but it can be dismissed, you should still be able to try the app for free (please drop me a message if not, then this is a bug).
Appreciate the feedback regarding UX - at the moment the language preferences and speed of speech are not customisable, the agents will reply in the language you speak, and they will speed up/slow down if you ask them to. I will explore adding more clear controls though, thank you!
@valzevul Hi Vladimir, I checked again and I cant try the app for free! So I believe its a bug, whenever i try any situation it takes me to the simulation and then automatically to the paying part.
This hit close to home, Vadim 😄 I still rehearse "hi, is this a good time?" before calling my own bank. The part about hoping they don't pick up — way too real.
The idea of AI that actually pushes back and hesitates is what makes this special. Most practice tools feel like talking to a wall. This sounds like it actually builds real confidence.
Congrats on the App Store feature! Trying this before my next client negotiation call for sure 🚀
murmur
@pranay_mudigonda haha yeah, that’s me as well! Thank you for giving it a try.
Interesting. I like the practicing angle, have you thought of progressive exposure, dialing it back? That would be the ultimate to not have to rely on the app forever
Hello Vadim! I am ji hwan kim living in south korea! I am korean speaker so using this app for job interview is just awesome! Not only level up my english speaking skills but also prepare for job interview! I am not pro user yet but I am still pretty satisfied with the free contents!
There is feedback though, I think I spoke my name correctly but murmur did not recognize about my name specifically because it's korean name or whatever the reasons are. Still awesome!
Thanks!
This is one of those ideas that feels obvious in hindsight, but nobody actually pulled it off well until now.
You've identified a very real anxiety that doesn't get talked about enough, especially for younger professionals who basically grew up texting their way around phone calls entirely. The "I hope they don't pick up" feeling is painfully relatable, and building a safe loop to practice through it is genuinely useful in a way most confidence tools aren't.
What stands out most is the realism. The hesitation, the pushback, the shifts in tone. That's exactly where tools like this usually fall apart, and it's also exactly what makes the difference between practice that builds confidence and practice that just feels like rehearsing into a void.
One thing that might unlock more traction: leaning harder into outcome driven messaging. Not just "practice calls" but something closer to "walk into your next call knowing exactly what to say." That framing makes the value feel immediate rather than aspirational, which tends to convert better.
Landon
Also curious whether you've seen stronger retention from career focused scenarios like interviews and salary negotiations or from everyday use cases like medical and service calls. That split probably tells you a lot about where to anchor the positioning.
I work with SaaS teams on this kind of messaging, particularly around launches, and this feels like a product where a few small copy tweaks could meaningfully accelerate adoption. The core is already compelling.
Would love to see where you take this.
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