Comparison
HandshakeBuddy vs Cluely
Both put live AI answers on a private overlay. The difference is what you pay for invisibility: Cluely sells it as a $149.99/month tier and excludes it from their $19.99 Pro plan, while HandshakeBuddy includes it on every paid plan — starting at a $9.99 day pass.
| HandshakeBuddy | Cluely | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $9.99 / 72h | $19.99/mo |
| Monthly with invisibility | $29 | $149.99 |
| Annual with invisibility | $149/yr | ~$540/yr |
| Invisibility on entry paid plan | ||
| Real-time live answers | ||
| Client call & negotiation mode | ||
| Transcription on your machine | ||
| Short-term pass | $9.99 | |
| Mobile app | $8/week extra | |
| Refund window | 7 days | 24 hours |
Verified August 2026 from Cluely’s own pricing page. Plans change — check theirs before deciding.
Where Cluely is the better pick
- Cluely has a mobile app; we are desktop only.
- They are a much larger, better-funded company with a bigger team behind the product.
- Their meeting note-taking and file-upload features are more developed than ours.
- If you want the most established brand in this category, that is them, not us.
Where we think we win
- Invisibility on every plan instead of a $149.99 tier — that is the feature most people are actually buying.
- A $9.99 day pass, so one interview does not mean starting a subscription.
- A dedicated client-call and negotiation engine that tracks deal phase and refuses to over-promise.
- Transcription runs locally, so your call audio never leaves your computer.
- Seven-day refund instead of 24 hours.
You can try ours on this page without downloading anything.