Sokrates vs InterviewLift
Prices read from InterviewLift’s pricing page on 31 October 2026. Prices change; check the vendor’s page before you decide.
Quick verdict
InterviewLift is a native macOS and Windows copilot that keeps its overlay out of screen capture, sold with a resume builder, mock interviews, a question bank and, on Pro, auto-apply. Basic is $19 a month and there is no free trial; its live transcription covers 14 languages, and its phone app is for practice only. Sokrates has a free plan you can use every day, Pro at $37 a month or $14.92 a month billed yearly, time packs from $10 with no subscription, answers in 40+ languages, a meeting mode, and a phone app that shows the live answers during the call.
Side by side
| Feature | Sokrates | InterviewLift |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $37/mo · $19/week | Basic $19/mo · Pro $39/mo · Enterprise $99/mo per seat |
| Annual / other intervals | $179/yr ($14.92/mo) · $69/quarter ($23/mo) · or pay as you go, no subscription: 1 hour $10, 2 hours $18, 5 hours $40, never expires | About 30% off with annual billing (totals not stated); the pricing page also lists one-time 3, 6 and 12-month plans and per-round packs |
| Free tier | 10 min/day live transcription, 3 snapshots/day, all modes | No free trial (vendor’s FAQ) |
| Real-time answers | Yes | Yes |
| Practice / mock interviews | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting mode | Yes | Not verified* |
| Overlay excluded from screen capture | YesEvery plan, including free | YesVendor says the overlay is excluded at the operating-system level |
| Phone companion: read answers below the webcam, trigger desktop snaps from the phone | Yes | No |
| Platforms | macOS (Apple Silicon), Windows x64 | macOS 12+, Windows 10/11 (8 GB RAM minimum); the phone app covers practice and the question bank only |
* “Not verified” means we could not confirm it on the vendor’s site on 31 October 2026. It is not a statement that the feature is missing; check their site.
Sokrates prices are the current list prices; the quarterly and annual rates are shown as per-month equivalents. Sokrates Free is 10 minutes of live transcription and 3 snapshots per day, all modes, on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows.
Pick InterviewLift if
- You want the lowest monthly subscription for a live copilot: Basic is $19 a month.
- You also want a resume builder or an auto-apply tool in the same subscription.
Pick Sokrates if
- You want to try it on a real call before paying: Sokrates Free is 10 minutes a day with no card.
- You interview in a language outside InterviewLift’s 14: Sokrates answers in 40+, including Hebrew and Arabic right-to-left.
- You want your phone to show the live answers under the webcam and trigger snaps during the call.
- You want a meeting mode for work calls, or pay-as-you-go time for a single interview.