Yes, there is a free AI interview assistant app for Android: CoPilot Interview's phone companion, now in beta. It runs on Android 10 or newer, comes as an APK of about 8 MB from copilotinterview.com rather than from Google Play, and does the core job of the desktop app on your phone. It listens to a question through the phone's microphone, captions it live and shows a structured answer you can learn from.
It is a companion, not a replacement. Phones can't capture system audio or screens, so the screenshot tools and the floating answer window stay in the Windows and macOS app. Where the phone version shines is practice: rehearsing answers out loud wherever you are, running drills with a friend, and getting ready for phone screens when your laptop isn't with you.
Below: who the app is for, how to install the APK safely, what works on the phone versus the desktop, the free plan and privacy basics.
What the phone companion does
The phone companion is CoPilot Interview on your phone. Put the call on speaker, or keep the phone near the laptop the call is on, and the app listens, transcribes and answers the way the desktop version does: it hears the question through its own microphone, shows live captions so you can check what was asked, and returns a structured answer you can compare with your own.
"Beta" means what it says: the app is newer than the desktop version, it isn't on Google Play yet, and features may change. If you want everything today, including the four modes, Dual AI Mode and a coding mode that can read a pasted screenshot, the desktop app is the complete free AI interview assistant. The phone app covers the listening-and-answering core.
One technical point matters before you plan around it. Android gives an active phone call priority over the microphone: according to Android's documentation on sharing audio input, the call always receives audio, and other apps that were capturing usually receive silence. So don't count on the app hearing a call you take on the same phone. Take the call on another device, such as your laptop, a second phone or a landline, on speaker, with the companion phone beside it.
Who the Android app is for
- People who practice away from a desk. A lunch break, a quiet room before a shift, a spare half hour in the evening. If you only rehearse at your laptop, you probably rehearse less than you mean to. (Anywhere quiet, but not while driving.)
- Candidates with phone screens coming up. Recruiter calls and many first-round screens are audio-only, so rehearsing in the same format is closer to the real thing than typing answers into a chat box. Our phone interview help page covers the questions those screens usually open with.
- People without a laptop handy. Your laptop is a locked-down work machine, a shared family computer or in for repair. The phone app keeps you practicing until you're back at a computer you control.
- Android users who want a quick first look. An 8 MB download is a low-commitment way to see how live captions and structured answers feel.
Start with the desktop app instead if you're preparing for coding rounds and want a problem read from a screenshot, if your interview is a video call on the same computer, or if you use an iPhone, since that version isn't out yet.
How to install the Android APK safely
Because the app isn't on Google Play yet, you install it like any APK: download the file, let your browser install apps once, then turn that permission back off. Menu names vary a little between phone makers.
- Check your Android version. In Settings, open About phone (Software information on some phones). You need Android 10 or newer.
- Download from the official page. On your phone, open the download section on copilotinterview.com and tap Download for Android (APK). The file is about 8 MB.
- Expect a browser warning. Browsers warn about APK downloads in general, because any APK can install software. What matters is that you got the file from the official site.
- Allow installs from your browser once. When you open the file, Android says your phone isn't allowed to install unknown apps from this source and offers a Settings shortcut. Turn on the permission for your browser only, then go back.
- Install and open the app. If Google Play Protect offers to scan it, let it; Play Protect also checks apps from outside Google Play. Grant the microphone permission when asked, because that's how the app hears questions.
- Turn the install permission off again. Go to Settings, then Apps, then Special app access, then Install unknown apps, choose your browser and switch it off. The app stays installed.
Google Play doesn't update apps it didn't install, so get newer beta builds from the same official download page.
What works on the phone vs the desktop app
Both apps hear a question and give you a structured answer, but they hear it in different ways, and that decides which features each one can offer.
| Feature | Phone companion (beta) | Desktop app |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | Android 10+; iPhone coming soon | Windows 10+ and macOS 12+ |
| Install | About 8 MB APK from copilotinterview.com; not on Google Play yet | Download, unzip and run |
| How it hears the question | The phone's microphone, with the call on speaker or the phone near the laptop | The audio your computer is playing from the meeting |
| Live captions and structured answers | Yes | Yes, with the answer in about 2 seconds |
| Screenshot tools | No; phones can't capture screens | Yes, including reading a pasted screenshot of a coding problem |
| Floating answer window | No | Yes |
| Best for | Practice anywhere and rehearsing audio-only phone screens | Full sessions, coding rounds and scored mock interviews |
In short, the phone listens the way a person in the room would, which is fine for practice and calls on speaker. The desktop app reads the meeting audio directly and runs in its own window beside Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, CoderPad and HackerRank, which makes it the full real-time interview assistant. Our system requirements guide explains why system-audio capture matters on a computer.
Follow the rules of the employer or assessment you're in — many people use it only to practice, which works on the free plan.
Practice drills you can run on your phone
The phone app works best as a practice partner you carry with you. Each drill takes 10 to 15 minutes, so one fits inside a free daily session.
1. The in-person drill
Ask a friend to read you questions from a list while the phone sits between you. Answer out loud first, then check the captions and the structured answer. Note one point the answer covered that yours didn't, and answer again.
2. The speaker-call drill
Have a friend call your laptop or a second phone, put that call on speaker, and keep the companion phone nearby. Run a mock recruiter screen: "walk me through your résumé", "why this company?" and "what are your salary expectations?" Our technical phone screen guide covers the coding version of the same call.
3. The solo read-aloud drill
Read a question aloud, pause, answer it, then compare. It's less realistic than a partner but works anywhere quiet. Behavioral questions suit it well: a conflict with a teammate, a project that failed, a call you made with incomplete information. After each answer, check that yours had a clear first sentence, one specific example and a result; if the app's answer is organized differently, retell your story in that structure.
Back at a computer, move up to a scored session. The desktop app's AI mock interview builds questions from your résumé and a job description, reads them aloud, scores each spoken answer out of 10 with what to fix and a model answer, and ends with a report card. For more solo formats, see mock interview practice without a partner.
The free plan and privacy basics
What's free
The Android download is free, and CoPilot Interview's Free plan is $0 forever, with no credit card and no signup: 15 free minutes every day in sessions of up to 15 minutes, the fast free AI models, and all four modes, including Mock Interview, plus the Resume Builder.
Paid plans add longer sessions and premium models. Standard is $14.99/mo (on sale from $19.99) with 60-minute sessions; Pro is $29.99/mo with 70-minute sessions and ChatGPT and Gemini models; Pro+ is $49.99/mo and adds Claude. One-time hour packs start at $5.99 and never expire, and a new subscription's first payment has a 14-day money-back guarantee if you've used under 30 minutes of live session time. See the pricing page for the full comparison.
Privacy on your phone
CoPilot Interview's site FAQ describes the data flow: audio is streamed in short encrypted segments through our proxy to a speech-to-text model, and the question text goes to the AI model you chose. Nothing is kept on our servers beyond the request, and on the desktop app your session files stay in your own Documents folder. The security page and privacy policy have the details. On the phone itself:
- Keep the microphone permission tight. On Android 11 and later you can allow the microphone only while the app is in use, or only this time.
- Watch the microphone indicator. Android 12 and later show an indicator whenever an app is using the microphone.
- Tell your practice partner that the app is captioning what they say.
- Uninstall what you don't use. If you stop using the beta, remove it like any other app.
iPhone and other Android options
An iPhone version is coming soon, with no date to share yet. On an iPhone, use the desktop app on Windows or macOS for now, or open the free in-browser demo to see how it works.
On Android, CoPilot Interview isn't the only choice. To compare AI interview assistants in full, our comparison covers 15 tools with prices checked in October 2026. Here's how the ones with Android access line up, based on that comparison.
Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview.
| Tool | On Android | Free allowance | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoPilot Interview | Android app (beta APK, Android 10+) | Best choice: 15 minutes every day, no card | Not on Google Play yet; screenshot tools stay on the desktop |
| LockedIn AI | iOS and Android apps, per its site | Free plan, no card (credit-based) | Per-minute credits make total cost harder to predict |
| Parakeet AI | Mobile web version on iOS and Android | One 10-minute session; first mock interview free | Small free allowance; month-to-month unlimited is $149.90 |
| Interview Sidekick | iOS and Android, in the browser | Free 2-minute live test, plus a practice-question bank | Free tier is a taster, not enough for a full interview |
If you want desktop, web and mobile apps in one account, LockedIn AI is the closest match; see CoPilot Interview vs LockedIn AI. If you want a free allowance you can practice with every day, try the CoPilot Interview phone companion. For tools ranked on audio-only calls, see our roundup of AI tools for phone interviews.
Practice on your phone, free
The CoPilot Interview phone companion is in beta for Android 10 and newer: an 8 MB APK with 15 free minutes every day and no credit card. On Windows or macOS? The desktop app is on the same page.
Get the Android app (beta)FAQ
Is there a free AI interview assistant app for Android?
Yes. CoPilot Interview's phone companion is in beta for Android 10 and newer. It listens through the phone's microphone, shows live captions and returns a structured answer. The download is free, and the Free plan gives you 15 minutes every day with no credit card.
Why isn't the CoPilot Interview app on Google Play?
It's in beta and isn't on Google Play yet, so you download an APK of about 8 MB from copilotinterview.com. Your phone asks you to allow installs from your browser once, and you can turn that setting off after installing.
Is it safe to install the CoPilot Interview APK?
Download it only from copilotinterview.com, never from a mirror site or a link someone sends you. Allow installs for your browser only, let Google Play Protect scan the app if it offers, and switch the install permission off afterwards.
Can the Android app read a coding problem from my screen?
No. Phones can't capture system audio or screens, so the screenshot tools stay in the desktop app for Windows and macOS, whose coding mode can read a pasted screenshot of a problem.
Can I use the Android app for a phone interview?
It hears questions through its own microphone, so take the call on another device, such as your laptop or a second phone, on speaker. Follow the rules of the employer or assessment you're in. Many people use it only to practice, which works on the free plan.
Is there an iPhone version?
Not yet. An iPhone version is coming soon. Until then, use the desktop app on Windows or macOS, or try the free in-browser demo.