Google Interview Warmup alternatives
Interview Warmup has gone. Here’s what it did, and the best ways to keep practising interview answers out loud.
The short answer
Google retired Interview Warmup in 2026. For free practice now, use a random question tool with a timer, practise with a friend, or use an app that records your answer and gives feedback.
What Interview Warmup did
A free Google tool, launched in 2022, for practising answers to common interview questions. You answered out loud or by typing, and it showed a transcript of what you said, with the job-related terms you used and the words you repeated most.
It didn’t give a score or tell you whether an answer was good. Its strength was showing you your own words.
Ways to practise now, compared
What each option gives you today. We make Learn to Speak Easy, so we’ve kept this to facts you can check.
| Feature | Learn to Speak Easy, free | Learn to Speak Easy Pro | A friend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | £6.99 a month | Free |
| Answer out loud | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Random interview questions | Yes | Yes | If they have a list |
| Timer with lights | Yes | Yes | If they keep time |
| Feedback on pace and filler words | Yes | Yes | If they notice |
| Coaching on structure | No | Yes | Depends on the friend |
| UK question sets | Yes | Yes | No |
| Available any time | One question a day | Yes | When they are |
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Other good options: your university or college careers service, and the National Careers Service, both of which can run mock interviews.
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Real interview questions and a two-minute timer, free, with no sign-up.
FAQs
Is Google Interview Warmup still available?
No. Google retired Interview Warmup in 2026, and its old web address no longer opens the tool.
Is there a free alternative to Interview Warmup?
Yes. Our interview practice tool gives you real questions and a timer for free, with no sign-up, and the Learn to Speak Easy app gives you free feedback on one answer a day, covering your pace, filler words and timing.
What should I look for in an interview practice tool?
Questions like the ones you’ll face, a timer so you learn what two minutes feels like, and feedback you can act on. Being able to practise daily matters more than any single feature.
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