Speaker-separated transcript
Coach and client labelled automatically, so you can actually read who said what — and trust which line came from whom.
Transcribe your coaching session. Then see what's actually in it.
Most transcription tools hand you a wall of text and call it done. Coala transcribes your session and shows you your closed-question ratio, your talk time, and how you scored against all 8 ICF Core Competencies. Built for coaches preparing for their credential, not for newsrooms.
No credit card. First session is on us.
8/8
ICF Core Competencies scored from your transcript
~60 sec
From upload to full analysis
Coach + client
Speakers separated automatically, never blurred
50% → 15%
Closed-question drop one student tracked across 8 sessions
A transcript on its own doesn't tell you much
You record the session. You wait for the transcription. You open it, and now you're staring at twenty pages of dialogue with no idea what to do with it before your mentor coaching session.
That's the gap. Transcription gives you the text. It doesn't tell you how many of your questions were closed, how much of the session you spent talking, or which competencies showed up and which didn't. Reading that off a raw transcript by hand takes an hour you don't have, and even then you'll miss things, because you can't assess your own questions the same way you assess someone else's.
Coala closes that gap in one step. The transcript and the analysis come together.
Transcription and ICF analysis in the same place
Closed-question ratio
The number most coaches are surprised by. See what share of your questions could be answered with a yes or no, and watch it move session over session.
Talk time breakdown
How much of the session was you, and how much was the client. A simple number that quietly predicts a lot about how the session went.
All 8 ICF Core Competency scores
Every session mapped against the framework you're being assessed on, with the specific moments that drove each score.
Reflection prompts built from your session
Not generic advice. Three questions pulled from what actually happened in your transcript, so you walk into your mentor session with something concrete to discuss.
Why not just use a regular transcription app?
You can. Plenty of coaches do, and they end up doing the hard part by hand anyway.
General tools are built for meetings, interviews, and podcasts. They give you accurate text and stop there. For an ICF student that's the easy 20% of the work. The other 80% is reading your own session against the competencies, and a meeting transcriber gives you nothing for that.
So the question isn't really “which tool transcribes.” It's “which tool gets you closer to passing your assessment.” That's a different tool.
Three steps, about a minute
Upload your recording
Any practice session, even an old one. Drop in the audio or video.
Get your speaker-separated transcript
Coala transcribes and labels coach and client automatically. Roughly sixty seconds.
See your analysis
Closed-question ratio, talk time, all 8 competency scores, and reflection prompts. Ready before your next mentor session.
The point isn't the transcript. It's what you bring to your mentor coaching session.
The coaches who get the most out of mentor coaching don't show up with “I think the session went okay.” They show up with three specific moments, the exact words they used, and a question about what they'd do differently.
That's what the analysis is for. The transcript is the raw material. The competency data is what turns twenty minutes of mentor time into something that moves your coaching forward.
One student tracked her closed-question ratio from 50% down to 15% over eight sessions this way. Not because anyone told her the answer, but because she could see herself changing, session by session, in the numbers.
“I came to my mentor coaching sessions with specific moments from my transcripts, and my mentor coach said I was the most prepared student she'd seen.”
Your client's words stay your client's words
Session transcripts uploaded to Coala are never used to train AI models. Data is encrypted and you can delete everything at any time.
If you're recording a real client, you're responsible for getting their consent first. A simple line in your coaching agreement covers it:
“I may use anonymised session transcripts with digital tools for my own professional development. No identifying information is shared.”
Coala is designed in alignment with the ICF AI Coaching Framework.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this a replacement for my mentor coach?
- No, and it's not meant to be. Coala is preparation. It helps you arrive at mentor coaching with specific things to work on, so the human time goes further.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Upload your recording in the browser and the analysis comes back in about a minute.
- What does the first session cost?
- Nothing. Your first transcript and analysis are free, no card required. After that you pay per session with no subscription and no time caps.
- Can I use the transcripts for my ICF documentation?
- Yes, you can export them. The bigger value for most students is the competency analysis you get alongside the transcript.
See your first session the way your assessor will
Upload one practice recording and get the transcript plus full ICF analysis back in about a minute. Free, no card.