Dual-device AI assistants compared
A dual-device AI assistant puts live answers on your phone while the call runs on your computer. In most, the computer does the listening and the phone is a screen; in some, the phone listens to the room itself. Here are seven, compared from their own pages — including ours, inneedai.
We make inneedai, so weigh this page with that in mind. Every fact about another app comes from that app’s own page, linked in its row, as of 3 November 2026. Where their page doesn’t say, we write “not stated” — never “no”.
Two ways to put answers on a phone.
The phone shows what your computer hears
An app on your computer takes the other side of the call from its audio, and your phone becomes a screen for the answers. The call and the listening stay on the computer; the phone only displays.
The phone listens to the room
An app or web page on the phone hears the call through its own microphone, so no computer app is needed. Verve AI's own page notes the trade-off: one microphone picks up both voices, which makes telling speakers apart harder.
Seven apps, compared.
From each app's own page, checked 3 November 2026.
| App | How the phone joins | App on the phone? | Can the phone ask for an answer? | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inneedai — Second ScreenComputer listens · Job interviews, viva practice, sales calls and client meetingsSecond Screen | QR code, from the Go live window or the overlay's phone button | No — a page in the phone's browser | Yes — Answer now and Clear; Screen on plans with screen capture | Windows 10 and 11 desktop app |
| AceRound — Dual-Device ModeComputer listens · Interviews, online assessments and mock interviewsDual-Device Mode docsHomepage | QR code or a one-time link | No — “a web page you open by QR code or link” | Not stated — the page describes answers appearing as they're generated | Windows 10 (2004+) and macOS 13+ desktop app |
| Interview Copilot (theinterviewcopilot.com)Computer listens · Interview roundsHomepage | QR code, from the phone button in the laptop app | No — “any phone with a browser” | Not stated | macOS, Windows and Linux (beta) desktop app |
| InterviewFox — Dual-Device ModeComputer listens · Interviews and assessmentsHomepage | “Pair your computer and phone” — the method is not stated | Not stated | Not stated — answers “appear on your phone, even with headphones” | Not stated on its homepage |
| MeetAssist — mobile companionComputer listens · Interviews and meetings, with a focus on technical interviewsChrome Web Store listing | Not stated in its store listing (“connect the optional mobile companion”) | Not stated | Not stated — its listing says you can “sync AI suggestions across desktop and mobile devices” | Chrome extension for Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex |
| Verve AI — phone copilotPhone listens · Phone interviewsMobile page | Sign in to the web app on the second device | No — “Chrome, Safari or Firefox” | Not stated — it “listens to the call and shows suggestions” | Nothing needed on the computer for this mode |
| LockedIn AI — mobile appPhone listens · Live, mock and coding interviewsMobile app page | Sign in with your existing account | Yes — App Store and Google Play | Answers are drafted automatically; you can also “snap a shared screen for an answer” | Nothing needed on the computer for this mode |
When to choose each one.
- inneedai — Second Screen
- You're on Windows and want the phone to work as a remote as well as a screen, or you need it for sales calls and client meetings rather than interviews alone.
- AceRound — Dual-Device Mode
- You're on a Mac. inneedai's desktop app is Windows-only for now; AceRound's runs on macOS 13 and later.
- Interview Copilot (theinterviewcopilot.com)
- You're on macOS or Linux, where inneedai's app doesn't run.
- InterviewFox — Dual-Device Mode
- You want a tool built around the two-device setup from the start. Its homepage doesn't say how pairing works, so try it before a real call.
- MeetAssist — mobile companion
- You'd rather use a Chrome extension than install a desktop app, or you're not on Windows.
- Verve AI — phone copilot
- The interview itself is a phone call, or you have no computer to run an app on. inneedai only hears audio that plays through your Windows PC.
- LockedIn AI — mobile app
- You want an installed phone app that listens by itself, with mock interviews and post-session reports in the same place.
How we checked.
Each row was read from the pages linked in it on 3 November 2026. Review sites and our own guesses were left out, and so were prices, which change faster than this page does. Product names are trademarks of their owners; we aren't affiliated with any of them.
Dual-device apps: common questions
What is a dual-device AI assistant?
An AI assistant that shows its live answers on a second device, usually your phone, while the call itself runs on your computer. In most, an app on the computer does the listening and the phone is a screen for it; in some, the phone listens to the room through its own microphone.
Is it better when the phone listens, or when the computer does?
It depends on where the call is. A phone that listens needs no computer app, which suits a call taken on another device, but its one microphone hears both voices. When the computer listens, it takes the other side of the call straight from the computer's audio, and the phone only has to display the result.
Which dual-device apps work on a Mac?
Of the apps compared here, AceRound and Interview Copilot have macOS desktop apps, MeetAssist runs as a Chrome extension, and Verve AI's and LockedIn AI's phone modes need no computer app at all. inneedai's desktop app runs on Windows 10 and 11 only, for now.
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