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Original Tryio app icon

TryioPractice.
Get a better next try.

An AI conversation trainer, built solo to the App Store.

Make the next move.Illustrative exchange

Hey.

How’s your day going?

Coach

Give them a detail to respond to. Try sharing something about your day, then asking about theirs.

Original Talky practice setup with Empathy selected and Coach & Partner mode
Choose a challenge.
Original Talky conversation with separate coach feedback
Get a useful next move.
Original Talky completed-session review
Review the practice.
Original app screens · Talky became Tryio

100+ users · back on the App Store

The actual
practice loop.

Choose a challenge. Make the next move. Review the session.
Early screens carry the original name, Talky.

Talky practice setup with Empathy selected and Coach & Partner mode
Choose what to practice
Original practice chat with separate coach tips after the user's replies
Feedback inside the exchange
Original end-of-session analysis and Complete Session action
Finish with a review

Original app captures · May 2026 · Select a screen to inspect. AI scores describe the simulated session.

Inside the
practice loop.

What feels difficult?
Starting a conversationKeeping it goingConnecting deeper

A situation comes first.

A contextual first question leads straight into a short practice session with an opening already in place.

A concrete start. Immediate experience of the product.
Original June Tryio release poster, showing partner, goal and practice modes
Original release artwork · June 2026

From Talky
to Tryio.

The practice loop became a standalone product.
Built solo, through two pivots and three App Review cycles.

See the delivery story

The work
behind the app.

Built solo

Idea, positioning, UX, AI behavior, analytics and App Store delivery.

2 product pivots

Direction changed after user feedback and App Review.

3 review cycles

Naming conflict, in-app purchases and login requirements resolved.

Tryio reached 100+ users. Built solo, through two product pivots and three App Review cycles. The app is back on the App Store.

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Value before
the upgrade.

The product kept core coaching free.
Premium expanded goals, partner-only practice, and daily messages.

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Illustrations on this page demonstrate the learning loop. AI feedback is not a validated measure of real-world skill improvement.

Positioning. UX. AI behavior. Monetization. Analytics.

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