Call Assistant vs Cluely
Cluely is an AI meeting assistant with a desktop overlay. It follows the conversation, helps when you press a keyboard shortcut, and writes meeting notes.1 Call Assistant is one app for the whole conversation: live transcripts and answers during the call, AI notes after it, and mock interviews, coding practice and system designs before it.
Cluely details checked 25 October 2026Feature by feature
What each app offers, from live help to prep and pricing. Where Cluely’s website doesn’t mention something, we say so rather than guess.
| Feature |  Call Assistant | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Live transcription | YesBoth sides of the call, transcribed as it happens, from the desktop app or a meeting tab in Chrome or Edge. | ListedTranscribes meetings as they happen, in 12+ languages, without a bot joining.1 |
| Live answers grounded in your documents | YesAnswers use the résumé, job description, notes and documents you pick for each session. Review them before you use them. | ListedHelps on a keyboard shortcut using the conversation and your screen. You can add instructions and files (up to 3 files on the free plan).1,2 |
| Screen-share protection | YesA private-window setting keeps the overlay out of supported screen-share capture. Behavior depends on your operating system, meeting app and sharing mode, so check both sides in a test call. The Mac visible-test build does not enable it. | ListedSays its window stays out of shared screens and recordings. Hiding from screen share is part of the Pro + Undetectability plan.2,5 |
| AI meeting notes and ask-across-meetings | YesAI notes with decisions and action items from the transcripts you choose to save. Ask about one call or all of them. | ListedShareable meeting notes, and AI questions about all your past meetings. The free plan limits notes and AI responses.1,2 |
| Calendar | Rolling outGoogle and Microsoft Calendar with read-only access, rolling out in Calendar & Zoom. Connecting does not join a meeting or start recording. | Not listed |
| Dictation | YesSpeak and get clean text. Use the desktop tray’s shortcut in any app, or copy and paste in the browser. | Not listed |
| Mock interviews | YesVoice or text mock interviews (behavioral, coding, system design and more) with coaching after each answer, plus Peer Practice with a friend. | Not listed |
| Coding practice with a runtime | YesWork through NeetCode problems in your own workspace, run Python in the browser, and get coaching on your approach. | Not listed |
| System designs | Yes100+ worked system designs to study level by level, and your own diagrams to draw and remix. | Not listed |
| Résumé and headshots | YesResume Maker checks your résumé against the job posting and downloads a clean PDF. Headshots from your own photos. | Not listed |
| Platforms (Mac, Windows, web) | YesMac and Windows manual betas after sign-in, and the web dashboard in any browser. Live browser sessions need desktop Chrome or Edge. | ListedDesktop apps for macOS 10.15 or later and Windows 11 (x64), plus an iPhone app. A web app is not listed.3,4 |
| Pricing | A pass for a single call or a monthly subscription. Every new account gets one free 30-minute call session. | Starter free. Pro $19.99 a month, or from $11.99 a month billed annually. Pro + Undetectability $149.99 a month.2As listed on 25 October 2026. |
- Yes in Call Assistant
- Listed on the company’s own website
- Partly listed: part of the row
- Not listed we couldn’t find it on their website
- Rolling out check availability in your dashboard
“Not listed” means we could not find it on Cluely’s website on 25 October 2026, not that it does not exist. Prices are as listed there on that date and may exclude taxes; check their site before you decide. Call Assistant prices load live from our checkout. Its Mac manual beta is not Developer ID signed or notarized, and its Windows manual beta is unsigned and may show an unknown publisher warning.
Who each is for
Both can be the right call. It depends on what you need from it.
Choose Call Assistant if…
- You want answers grounded in your résumé and documents, plus interview prep: mock interviews, Resume Maker and headshots.
- You want to practise coding with a Python runner and study 100+ worked system designs.
- You want dictation from the desktop tray and AI notes in the same workspace as your live help.
Sources
Every Cluely statement on this page comes from these pages.
- Cluely home page: https://cluely.com/. Accessed 25 October 2026.
- Cluely pricing: https://cluely.com/pricing. Accessed 25 October 2026.
- Cluely download: https://cluely.com/download. Accessed 25 October 2026.
- Cluely mobile: https://cluely.com/mobile. Accessed 25 October 2026.
- Cluely screen-share page: https://cluely.com/undetectability. Accessed 25 October 2026.
Try it all in one app.
Live answers, AI notes, interview prep and practice under one sign-in. Every new account gets one free 30-minute call session.