Awareness, not analytics
You learn to hear and feel your own voice — which is what actually changes how you speak. Nobody built confidence by staring at a graph.
Astound vs Toastmasters
Toastmasters is a club that meets once a week. Astound is a voice coach, every day.
Toastmasters gives you a stage and peer feedback. Astound gives you the voice to use on it — breath, resonance and articulation from a speech therapist, in a few minutes a day.
Confidence isn't built once a week.
Stage time helps. A few minutes of daily practice is what gets your voice ready for it.
Astound vs Toastmasters, side by side
Toastmasters is a weekly speaking club. Astound is a voice coach.
| Feature |  | Toastmasters |
|---|---|---|
| Taught by a voice coach & speech therapist | Included | Not includedPeer evaluations |
| Breath-support training | Included | Not included |
| Physical voice work | Included | PartlyPeer feedback |
| Tension-release stretches | Included | Not included |
| Warmups for the moment | Included | Not included |
| Recordings stay on your phone | Included | —Not applicableIn-person |
| A few minutes, any time | Included | Not includedWeekly meetings |
| Native iPhone app | Included | Not includedClub-based |
| Filler-word counts & speech scores | Not includedOn purpose | IncludedThe “Ah-Counter” |
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What Toastmasters can’t give you
Breath first
A steady voice sits on steady breath. Diaphragmatic breathing and breath support are the foundation of every routine.
Expert-led
Every lesson is taught by Leila Bostic, a voice coach and speech therapist with 15 years of work with teachers, doctors, managers and actors.
We don’t care about filler-words. Or graphs.
Your favourite speakers say “um” too. What they have is breath, presence, and a voice that carries. That’s what we train.
Which one is right for you?
Toastmasters is great for stage time in front of a real, supportive audience, and for meeting people who are working on the same thing.
Choose Toastmasters if…
- You want regular stage time in front of real people
- You want a community and a structured speaking path
Choose Astound if…
- You want expert technique, not just peer opinion
- You can't commit to a weekly meeting
- You want to work on your voice privately before you go public
- You want a warmup before your Toastmasters speech, too
Why our users prefer Astound
4.7 stars from 1,300+ reviews on the App Store.
A healthy morning habit
I now start my day by working through some exercises that are helping me to become a more effective communicator whilst taking good care of my precious voice.
Great first step
Astound makes it easy to get your reps in every day. It's easy to find 3-5 minutes for the exercises and builds confidence in my voice.
Great for learning basic skills
I’ve been a comedian for a while and I’m looking for ways to improve voice training is definitely making a difference and just a few simple exercises is making a huge change. Fun app!
Great app. Helps you day by day.
I used to do some public speaking and wish I had this app sooner.
Questions
Is Astound a Toastmasters alternative?
It's a different thing. Toastmasters is a club where you give speeches and get peer feedback. Astound is daily voice training from a speech therapist. Plenty of people use Astound to warm up before their Toastmasters speeches.
Does Astound count my “ums” like a Toastmasters Ah-Counter?
No. Filler words make us human — your favourite speakers use them too. Astound works on breath and voice, which is what makes you sound confident.
Leila Bostic
Voice coach & speech therapist
A real coach. A few minutes a day. A voice that shows up when it matters.
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