MockLive vs Aced (formerly Exponent and Pramp)
Free peer-to-peer mock interviews with real people (5 a month on the free plan), plus a spoken AI interviewer for paid members. The catch with peers is scheduling and the quality lottery.
What Aced (formerly Exponent and Pramp) is
Exponent renamed itself Aced in 2026, and Pramp is part of it ("Pramp is now Aced (formerly Exponent)", says its FAQ). Its peer mocks pair you with another candidate and you interview each other; coding, SQL and frontend sessions share a code editor. It also has a spoken AI interviewer (10–20 minutes, behavioral and PM questions) and paid coaching.
How practice happens
Live peer-to-peer video sessions. You are matched with another candidate and take turns interviewing each other for 30–45 minutes.
How it is priced
Free plan: 5 peer mocks a month. Pro $79/month (or $12/month billed annually); Expert AI $99/month (or $20/month billed annually). Prices as shown on aced.io on 4 Oct 2026.
In their own words
“Pramp is now Aced (formerly Exponent).”
aced.io FAQ, 4 Oct 2026
What Aced (formerly Exponent and Pramp) is better at
Answered honestly, because a comparison page where the author wins every row is an advert and reads like one.
- Peer mocks are free (5 a month), and that is not a trial.
- A real human on the other end, who can be surprised, follow up unpredictably, and tell you how you came across.
- Being interviewed AND interviewing. Watching someone else answer the question you just fumbled teaches you a great deal, and no AI tool replicates it.
- Strong coverage of technical formats, especially DSA and system design.
Where the two genuinely differ
| Aced (formerly Exponent and Pramp) | MockLive | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | You book a slot and need a peer to show up. Time zones and no-shows are part of the experience. | Starts the moment you click, at 3am if that is when you are free. |
| Who interviews you | Another job seeker, whose skill and preparation vary session to session. | The same interviewer every time, which is worse for surprise and better for measuring whether you improved. |
| Feedback | Whatever your peer chooses to tell you, in their words. | A scored report against a fixed rubric, with the transcript and every answer replayable. |
| Scope | Tech interview formats. | Any role, 47 languages, plus IELTS Speaking. |
Which one you should actually use
Pick Aced (formerly Exponent and Pramp) if…
You are preparing for a technical interview, you can commit to scheduled sessions, and you want a human being on the other side. The peer mocks are free — there is no good reason not to use them as well.
Pick MockLive if…
You want to practise at 2am the night before, you want the same measurement each time so you can see movement, or you are preparing for something outside the tech-interview formats peers cover.
How to check this
Everything above about Aced (formerly Exponent and Pramp) was read from their own site on 4 October 2026. Pricing and features in this category change without announcement — if what you see there differs from what you read here, theirs is right and ours is stale. We would rather you tell us than assume we meant it.
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7 minutes beats a comparison table
The first session is free and needs no card. It ends with a scored report against a fixed rubric and every answer replayable — which tells you more about whether this suits you than any page like this one can.