Pick your scenario
Choose who you need to talk to and how difficult you want the conversation to be. Practise asking for a raise, confronting a friend, or chasing a contractor who keeps disappearing.
The app that tells you what they are really saying…
Smabouche lets you rehearse difficult real-life conversations with AI personas that push back, deflect, and respond exactly like the person you're dreading to talk to.
Marcus
Skeptical Operations Director
Good answer. Clear and calm. Next time, mention a specific result you delivered.
How it works
Most people replay difficult conversations in their head. Smabouche lets you practise them properly instead.
Choose who you need to talk to and how difficult you want the conversation to be. Practise asking for a raise, confronting a friend, or chasing a contractor who keeps disappearing.
Type what you'd actually say. The AI pushes back, changes the subject, goes quiet, or gives vague answers — just like real people do.
Get a clear breakdown of what landed, what didn't, and what to try differently next time. Download the full report as a PDF before the real conversation happens.
Personas
You're not practising against a chatbot. Each persona has a name, a job, a personality, and a way of deflecting that feels familiar the second they reply.

Skeptical Operations Director

Cautious SME Owner

Sceptical Partner

Conflict-Avoidant Relative

Mechanic

Electrician
Practice modes
The AI stays in character from the first message to the last. No tips, no interruptions. Just the conversation.
After each message you send, a second AI quietly notes what worked and what you could adjust. Like having a coach in your ear.
Not sure what you even want to say yet? Start here. The AI helps you figure out your goal and tone before you start.
Session report
Most people replay difficult conversations in their head for days afterwards. The report gives you something more useful: a clear read on what actually happened and what to do next time.
Spirit animal
You stayed calm when the conversation got defensive and didn't over-explain yourself. The strongest moments were when you used short, direct sentences instead of trying to soften everything.