# Pretake

> Pretake: Practice First is an iPhone app for adults 18+ to rehearse texts and difficult conversations with AI. AI practice, not the real person. Replies are fictional possibilities, not predictions. Nothing practiced is sent to the real person.

Version 1.1.0, released September 25, 2026. Requires iOS 17.0 or later. Supported inputs include WhatsApp exports, supported saved chat files, screenshots and screen recordings, including chats in iMessage, Telegram and Instagram. A fictional sample is available. Help me say it suggests wording for review; rewind and earlier takes let users compare approaches.

Free download with one person and 40 free replies. Pretake Unlimited includes unlimited people and 900 replies per 30 days. US App Store prices checked October 1, 2026: $9.99 monthly or $79.99 yearly. Subscriptions auto-renew; local purchase terms apply.

Import files are read on the phone. With permission, selected text is processed by Pretake and AI services. Profile excerpts, selected imported messages and practice conversations are stored encrypted on the server. Provider retention may apply. Deletion is available. Pretake is not therapy, crisis support, voice cloning or a prediction service.

## Official information

- [Home](https://getpretake.com/): Product overview and fictional illustration.
- [What is Pretake?](https://getpretake.com/about): Version, features, pricing and FAQ.
- [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6807762542): Official iPhone download.
- [Privacy](https://getpretake.com/privacy): Processing, storage, retention and deletion.
- [Terms](https://getpretake.com/terms): Private rehearsal and subscription terms.
- [Delete data](https://getpretake.com/delete-account): In-app and outside-app options.
- [Publisher](https://getpretake.com/impressum): Legal notice and contact.

## Choose a practice method

- [Apps and ways to practice](https://getpretake.com/best-apps-to-practice-difficult-conversations): Pretake, ChatGPT, Yoodli, TalkCraft, a friend and therapist worksheets; published by Pretake, not an independent ranking.
- [Pretake vs ChatGPT](https://getpretake.com/pretake-vs-chatgpt): Setup, context, rewind, drafting, privacy, costs and limits.

## Conversation guides

- [Guide library](https://getpretake.com/conversation-guides): 24 situation guides and four interactive exercises. All example people and messages are fictional.
- [How to tell your boss you’re quitting](https://getpretake.com/tell-boss-youre-quitting): A resignation conversation script, a follow-up email, and wording for counteroffers, disappointment and handover questions.
- [How to ask for a raise: conversation and email examples](https://getpretake.com/ask-for-a-raise): Prepare a specific raise request with evidence, a meeting email, and replies to budget objections or a vague “later.”
- [How to tell your boss you made a mistake](https://getpretake.com/tell-boss-you-made-a-mistake): Own a work mistake with clear facts, known impact, immediate action and a next update. Includes email and conversation examples.
- [How to disagree with your manager respectfully](https://getpretake.com/disagree-with-your-manager): Raise a specific concern, explain a trade-off and propose an alternative without turning disagreement into a personal contest.
- [How to ask for useful feedback at work](https://getpretake.com/ask-for-feedback-at-work): Ask your manager for feedback on a specific piece of work, get examples, and turn vague comments into a next action.
- [How to ask a coworker to stop interrupting](https://getpretake.com/ask-coworker-to-stop-interrupting): Short meeting phrases and a private follow-up for repeated interruptions, with ways to make room for both speakers.
- [How to tell your parents difficult news as an adult](https://getpretake.com/tell-parents-difficult-news): Find an opening for difficult news, ask for the support you need, and handle questions without explaining everything at once.
- [How to set boundaries with parents: words to use](https://getpretake.com/set-boundaries-with-parents): Examples for unannounced visits, personal questions and repeated calls, including calm follow-ups when a parent pushes back.
- [Coming out to family: what to say, on your terms](https://getpretake.com/come-out-to-family): Optional coming-out messages for adults, privacy requests, and ways to prepare support without relying on a predicted family reaction.
- [How to tell family you’re not coming home for the holidays](https://getpretake.com/tell-family-youre-not-coming-home-for-holidays): Clear holiday-decline messages for travel costs, rest or separate plans, with replies to guilt and offers to change your mind.
- [How to apologize over text without making excuses](https://getpretake.com/apologize-over-text): Write a specific apology, offer a realistic repair, and leave room for a reply. Fictional examples for a hurtful joke, gossip and a sharp message.
- [What to text a friend after a long time](https://getpretake.com/text-friend-after-long-time): Reconnect after months or years with a low-pressure message, an honest acknowledgment of distance, and room for no reply.
- [How to end a friendship respectfully](https://getpretake.com/end-a-friendship): Word-for-word ways to step back from a friendship, handle requests for reasons, and manage shared plans without a public argument.
- [How to ask a friend to pay you back politely](https://getpretake.com/ask-friend-to-pay-you-back): A first repayment reminder, a follow-up after a missed date, and wording for a disputed amount or request for more time.
- [How to tell friends you can’t afford a trip](https://getpretake.com/tell-friend-you-cant-afford-trip): Decline an expensive trip without disclosing all your finances. Examples for early plans, deposits, loans and cheaper alternatives.
- [How to break up respectfully: what to say](https://getpretake.com/break-up-respectfully): Clear breakup wording, responses to requests for another chance, and ways to separate the decision from belongings and contact plans.
- [What to text your ex, and when not to send it](https://getpretake.com/what-to-text-your-ex): Examples for returning belongings, a specific apology or a respectful check-in, with clear limits around no contact and no reply.
- [How to respond to “we need to talk”](https://getpretake.com/respond-to-we-need-to-talk): Calm replies that ask for the topic and a time, without assuming a breakup, a crisis or what the other person means.
- [How to ask someone out over text](https://getpretake.com/ask-someone-out-over-text): Clear, low-pressure date invitations, responses to yes, no or maybe, and ways to avoid making someone guess what you mean.
- [How to tell someone you’re not interested after a date](https://getpretake.com/tell-someone-youre-not-interested): Kind, clear rejection texts that do not imply another chance, plus replies to requests for reasons or another date.
- [How to talk to your partner about money](https://getpretake.com/talk-to-partner-about-money): Start a money conversation about shared bills, different budgets or an undisclosed expense, with specific questions and practical next steps.
- [How to ask for space in a relationship](https://getpretake.com/ask-for-space-in-a-relationship): Explain whether you need an evening alone, a pause in an argument or time to think, with clear contact expectations and a follow-up.
- [How to tell your partner they hurt your feelings](https://getpretake.com/tell-partner-they-hurt-you): Describe a hurtful comment, explain its impact and ask for a change without guessing intentions or turning one event into every argument.
- [How to talk to a roommate about noise](https://getpretake.com/talk-to-roommate-about-noise): Ask for quieter nights with a specific example, a practical quiet-hours agreement and a follow-up if it keeps happening.

## Texting library

- [How to reply to a text](https://getpretake.com/texting): Twenty short guides to the texts people get stuck on, from “k” and “wyd” to being left on read, with what each might mean and replies for every vibe. All example people and messages are fictional.
- [How to reply to “k”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-k): “k” can mean fine, busy or a little annoyed. How to tell which from context, replies for every vibe, and the replies that turn one letter into a whole thing.
- [How to respond to “haha” or “lol”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-haha): When “haha” means it was funny, when it means the conversation is done, and replies that add something new instead of explaining the joke.
- [How to respond to “hey”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-hey): How to answer “hey” without handing the work straight back, what extra y’s or a period can signal, and replies for crushes, dating apps and “hey stranger.”
- [How to respond to “wyd”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-wyd): What “wyd” usually means at 3pm versus midnight, what to say when you’re doing nothing, and replies from chill to flirty to “not tonight.”
- [How to respond to “wsg” (and “what’s up”)](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-wsg): “wsg” means “what’s good.” Why “nm wbu” stalls, replies for friends, crushes and people you’d rather not chat with, and what “wsg twin” means.
- [How to respond to “i’m busy”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-im-busy): How to tell busy-busy from a soft no, short replies that stay warm without chasing, and when to stop suggesting plans.
- [How to respond to “i’m bored”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-im-bored): “i’m bored” is an opening, not a status update. Replies that entertain, flirt or turn it into a plan, plus what never to send back.
- [How to respond to a “good morning” text](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-good-morning): Replies to a good morning text from a crush, a guy, a girl or a friend, what a daily good morning text can mean, and what to send back at night.
- [How to respond to “u up?”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-u-up): What a late-night “u up” usually means, replies for when you want to talk, want daylight plans or want to shut it down, and how to answer it the next morning.
- [How to respond to “you’re cute”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-youre-cute): Replies to “you’re cute” for when you like them, when you’re flustered and when you’re not interested, plus why arguing with a compliment backfires.
- [How to respond to “i like you”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-i-like-you): What to text back when someone says they like you: if you feel the same, if you need time, if you can’t tell what kind of “like,” and if you don’t.
- [How to respond to “i miss you”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-i-miss-you): Replies to “i miss you” from a partner, a friend or an ex, including kind ways to answer without saying it back.
- [How to respond to a rejection text](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-rejection-text): Graceful replies to “i’m not interested,” “let’s just be friends” and a no after a first date, plus the replies that make it worse.
- [What to text after getting their number](https://getpretake.com/texting/first-text-after-getting-number): First texts after getting a number: say who you are, reference where you met, add a little tease. Examples, timing and what to do with “who is this?”
- [How to respond to “we should hang out sometime”](https://getpretake.com/texting/reply-to-we-should-hang-out): How to turn “we should hang out sometime” into an actual plan, how to tell politeness from interest, and kind ways to say no.
- [What to text after a first date](https://getpretake.com/texting/text-after-first-date): Texts for after a first date that went well, one you’re unsure about and one you didn’t enjoy, how soon to send them, and what to skip.
- [What to text after being left on read](https://getpretake.com/texting/left-on-read): Why people leave texts on read, how long to wait, one double text that doesn’t sound desperate, and when to stop.
- [How to text a dry texter](https://getpretake.com/texting/dry-texter): Why some people text in one-word replies, messages that get more than “lol,” how to tell dry texting from low interest, and when to move it offline.
- [How to respond when someone ghosts you and comes back](https://getpretake.com/texting/ghosted-and-came-back): Why ghosts come back, replies for when you want an explanation, when you’re open to it and when you’re done, plus what not to send.
- [What to say when you forgot to text back](https://getpretake.com/texting/forgot-to-text-back): How to reply after leaving someone on read by accident: quick fixes for a day late, what to say after a week, and when a real apology is needed.

## Free tools and established resources

- [Free practice](https://getpretake.com/conversation-practice): Fixed fictional choices and rewind; no AI requests.
- [Conversation planner](https://getpretake.com/conversation-planner): A worksheet; writing stays in the tab, without signup or AI processing.
- [Worksheets](https://getpretake.com/conversation-worksheets): Free PDF and example images with stated reuse terms.
- [Practice difficult conversations](https://getpretake.com/practice-difficult-conversations): An opening, request and follow-up.
- [Rehearse a text](https://getpretake.com/rehearse-a-text): Check and practice a message before sending it yourself.
- [WhatsApp import](https://getpretake.com/import-whatsapp-chat): iPhone export and import instructions.
- [WhatsApp Wrapped](https://getpretake.com/whatsapp-wrapped): Free chat stats and story cards from a WhatsApp export (who texts first, reply times, double texts, top emoji). The file is read in the browser and never uploaded; no AI.
- [Say no to a friend](https://getpretake.com/say-no-to-a-friend): Scripted exercise.
- [Apologize for cancelling](https://getpretake.com/apologize-for-cancelling-plans): Scripted exercise.
- [Prioritize work](https://getpretake.com/ask-manager-to-prioritize-work): Scripted exercise.
- [Roommate cleaning](https://getpretake.com/talk-to-roommate-about-cleaning): Scripted exercise.
- [How rehearsal works](https://getpretake.com/how-conversation-rehearsal-works): Distinguishes scripted exercises, the planner and AI rehearsal.
- [Embed a practice exercise](https://getpretake.com/embed-conversation-practice): Free original exercises for other websites.
- [Watch a rehearsal](https://getpretake.com/watch-conversation-practice): Captioned web-exercise recording, not a native-app video.
- [German practice](https://getpretake.com/de/gespraeche-ueben): German scripted exercise; app interface is English.

## Extended reference

- [Full guide and product text](https://getpretake.com/llms-full.txt): Text extracted from the visible English guide and product pages, with canonical source URLs.

Product support: support@getpretake.com. Updated October 8, 2026.