Question 1

What is Assertr?

Accepted Answer

Assertr is a mobile app (iOS and Android) for practicing difficult workplace conversations with AI. You pick a scenario (salary negotiation, hard feedback, difficult boss, boundary setting, meeting pushback, and more), configure your AI opponent with a role preset, style, and difficulty, and then have a real-time voice conversation out loud. The opponent interrupts, pushes back, and adapts to what you actually say. After the session you get a detailed AI analysis with scores across four dimensions and specific tips on exactly which moments you won or lost.

Question 2

What scenarios can I practice?

Accepted Answer

Assertr covers 8 workplace scenarios grouped into three categories. Money: ask for a raise, negotiate a job offer. Feedback: give hard feedback to a direct report, receive tough feedback from a boss. Conflict and influence: resolve team conflict, handle a difficult boss, set boundaries at work, and defend your idea in a meeting. Every scenario has its own role presets (recruiter, micromanager, credit-stealer, underperformer, skeptical peer, and so on) plus scenario-specific context fields so the AI opponent reacts to your real situation rather than a generic template.

Question 3

How does the AI opponent work?

Accepted Answer

You pick a role preset tailored to the scenario (recruiter, micromanager, credit-stealer, underperformer, skeptical peer, and so on), choose one of 5 styles (supportive, aggressive, dismissive, manipulative, emotional), and set difficulty from 1 to 4 (Easy, Medium, Hard, Brutal). The opponent's mood scales automatically with difficulty, so you do not juggle separate controls. You also set your goal, a short list of key arguments, and a few scenario-specific context fields before the voice session begins. The opponent then speaks out loud in real time and adapts to your actual words.

Question 4

Does Assertr remember my context across sessions?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your profile stores 26 fields across five sections: basic (name, gender, age range), professional (industry, position, company type, years of experience, management level, direct reports, work environment), personal (relationship status, partner type, children), communication (preferred style, conflict approach), and preferences (favorite scenarios, default difficulty, skip-opponent-step). Every new wizard auto-fills from this profile, so you never retype the same context. Once your defaults are set you can even skip the opponent step entirely and jump straight from scenario pick to the voice session.

Question 5

What happened to Sparring and getsparring.com?

Accepted Answer

Sparring was rebranded to Assertr in early 2026. The app itself, the company behind it (Fortnight AI Ltd, Southampton UK), and the App Store and Google Play listings are the same product you know. The old domain getsparring.com now permanently redirects to assertr.app with path fidelity, so any bookmarks still work. All existing users keep their accounts, session history, streaks, XP, and badges with no action required. The App Store and Play Store URLs still use the old 'sparring' slug for continuity, but the listings are branded as Assertr.

Question 6

What's the difference between FREE and PRO plans?

Accepted Answer

The FREE plan is no-credit-card and gives you 1 session per day with a 10-minute limit, full access to all 8 workplace scenarios, complete opponent customization (5 styles × 4 difficulty plus role presets), profile auto-fill across sessions, and AI analysis after every session. The PRO plan is $5.99 USD per week and removes all session and time limits, adds voice analysis (emotion detection, speaking pace, filler word tracking), unlocks advanced analytics, and includes priority support. You can cancel any time directly from your App Store or Play Store subscription settings.

Question 7

How does the gamification system work?

Accepted Answer

Every session earns you between 50 and 550 XP depending on your scores, with streak and challenge bonuses on top. You progress through 50 levels, from Novice at level 1 to Undefeated at level 50. You also collect 15 badges across 5 categories, each available in bronze, silver, and gold tiers, and complete 5 rotating weekly challenges that reset every Monday. Daily streaks compound into meaningful XP bonuses for consistent training. A Fighter Profile tracks your stats across the four scoring dimensions and assigns you a fighter class based on your real patterns.

Question 8

What does the post-session analysis include?

Accepted Answer

After every session you get scores on four dimensions, each from 1 to 10: Argumentation (how strong and logical your arguments were), Composure (how calm and controlled you remained under pressure), Listening (how well you acknowledged and responded to the opponent's points), and Comebacks (how effectively you handled objections). You also get an overall result (win, draw, or loss), a list of strengths and concrete areas to improve, key moments with verbatim quotes from the conversation, and a written AI analysis paragraph summarizing what worked and what to fix next.

Question 9

Is Assertr available in Polish?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All 8 scenarios and all opponent configurations work in both English (en-US) and Polish (pl-PL). The voice AI responds and listens in your chosen language, and the post-session analysis is generated in the same language you practiced in. You can switch languages in settings at any time. The assertr.app website itself is currently English-only, but the app is fully bilingual on both iOS and Android.

Question 10

Are my conversations private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Conversations are processed to generate your feedback and analysis but are not shared with third parties, sold, or used to train generic AI models. You can delete your session history at any time from the app, and deleting your account removes all personal data in line with GDPR. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. The legal entity handling your data is Fortnight AI Ltd (Company No. 17085717), registered in Southampton, United Kingdom. Full details are in the privacy policy linked from the app and this site.

Rehearse the conversations that cost you the most.

Hard conversations shouldn't be improvised.

8 workplace scenarios you can practice right now

Ask for a raise

Negotiate an offer

Give hard feedback

Receive tough feedback

Resolve team conflict

Handle a difficult boss

Set boundaries

Defend your idea

Ask for a raise

How it works

Pick a scenario

Speak it out loud

Read the replay

Scored on four dimensions.

Built for voice, not text.

Real-time voice, not text chat

5 styles x 4 difficulty + scenario role presets

8 workplace scenarios

Profile-aware auto-fill

4-dimension scoring after every session

Voice analysis (PRO)

Trains your scenario, not a generic one

Inside Assertr

Design your adversary

Pick your battle

Level up weekly

Five rounds against the usual options

Train regularly. Earn rewards.

Daily streaks

Fighter profile

Why practice out loud.

Most people freeze

Voice is the variable

Measurable progress

Frequently asked questions