Crafting Cases Review (2026): What the Six Courses Cost

Crafting Cases (craftingcases.com) is a set of consulting case interview video courses by Bruno and Julio, two former McKinsey and Bain consultants, that teach you to build a custom structure rather than recall a memorised framework. Case Interview Fundamentals, a 7-day course, is free; the five paid courses cost $70 to $397 each (all five total $1,208), each a one-time purchase for 12 months of access with a 30-day guarantee. Feedback works by comparison: every course has video practice drills, and you compare your answer with the recorded answer of a former consultant. Its course pages list no live practice or assessment simulators, and they disagree on whether 1:1 coaching is still offered. Figures are from Crafting Cases' own pages, checked 23 September 2026.

Crafting Cases and Road to Offer at a glance

The same nine rows we use for every provider. Crafting Cases' column is taken from its own public pages; Road to Offer's column comes from our live product.

Crafting Cases vs Road to Offer: what each one is and does

Criterion	Crafting Cases	Road to Offer
What it is	Crafting Cases: Video courses by two former McKinsey and Bain consultants that teach case skills through methods and video practice drills.1	Road to Offer: An AI-powered consulting interview prep platform: cases, drills, assessment simulators, lessons and behavioral practice in one account.
Practice cases	Crafting Cases: 12 full MBB-level cases solved and commented on video (Control the Case).1	Road to Offer: 71 practice cases you run and get scored on, in voice or guided text.
Drills	Crafting Cases: Video practice drills in every course, for example 50+ structuring drills and 20 core market sizing drills.3	Road to Offer: 550+ drills across 6 types: structure, case math, market sizing, charts, brainstorming and synthesis, plus timed Quick Math.
How feedback works	Crafting Cases: You compare your answer with the recorded answer of a former consultant.1	Road to Offer: AI-graded on the answer you wrote or said. Cases are scored on seven dimensions and every debrief names what worked, what to improve and the drill to practice next.
Live or voice practice	Crafting Cases: No live or voice practice on its course pages.1	Road to Offer: AI voice interviewer (Voice Mode) and a guided text mode. No live human sessions.
Firm-specific simulators	Crafting Cases: None listed.1	Road to Offer: 6 assessment simulators: McKinsey Sustainable Futures Lab, McKinsey Sea Wolf, McKinsey Red Rock, Bain SOVA, BCG CCA numerical prep, BCG Casey simulator. SOVA is a short diagnostic, not a full-length replica.
Free tier	Crafting Cases: A free 7-day course, Case Interview Fundamentals, with videos and practice drills.2	Road to Offer: 1 full AI-graded case (the signup credit runs it in Voice Mode), daily drills, the first two Casey questions with no account, and one free run of each McKinsey Solve game. No card required.
Price	Crafting Cases: Per course, 12 months of access: $70 to $397 (Control the Case $247, Structure from Scratch $397); 30-day guarantee.4	Road to Offer: $20 one-time for 5 case credits; Pro $49/month, $120 for 90 days or $249/year. Casey pack $69, CCA pack $49, one-time.
What it does not do	Crafting Cases: Feedback is comparing with a recorded answer, not a review of what you wrote.1Courses are 12-month access, not lifetime.4	Road to Offer: No human coaching and no live mock interviews with a person.No peer-matching marketplace or partner community inside the product.No written-case or presentation practice yet.

Why most candidates can start and finish with Road to Offer

Road to Offer is the most complete prep platform on this page: 71 full practice cases in voice or guided text, 550+ drills across 6 types, and 6 firm assessment simulators for McKinsey, BCG and Bain, plus behavioral and PEI practice and a resume grader. Every answer you give is graded by AI on seven dimensions and ends with what to fix and the drill to run next, so every rep moves you closer to the offer. It costs $49 a month or $249 a year, less than a single hour with a private coach, and you can start with a free graded case, no card required.

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What each does well, and what each does not do

Crafting Cases is built around one argument: build a custom structure instead of recalling a framework. The quickest way to know whether you can execute it is to build one in a live case.

Estimation is where a stored framework helps least. There is no profitability tree to reach for and no 4Ps to fall back on, so a market sizing question exposes whether you can build a path from what you know to what you were asked, or whether you have only learned to recognise a good one. That is the distinction Crafting Cases is built around. It is also the cheapest thing in this review to test on yourself. Try one and see how your own building blocks hold up:

Is Crafting Cases legit?

Yes.

• Founded by Bruno and Julio, who state they "used to be consultants at McKinsey and Bain".
• Bain lists it. Bain's case interview page names "Management Consulted, Crafting Cases, CaseCoach, and RocketBlocks" as external resources that "offer especially helpful content", and describes the Crafting Cases free course by name (bain.com, checked 23 September 2026).
• The company states 10,000+ hours of coaching and 100,000+ people through its courses (its own figures, not independently checked).
• The free 7-day course contains real instruction, which is the easiest way to judge the teaching before paying.
• Paid courses carry a 30-day guarantee.

Source: Crafting Cases homepage and course pages, and Bain's case interview page, checked 23 September 2026.

What does Crafting Cases teach?

Six courses built on one argument: assemble a custom issue tree from reusable components rather than recalling a stored framework.

Source: Crafting Cases courses page and individual course pages, checked 23 September 2026.

How much do Crafting Cases courses cost?

Case Interview Fundamentals is free; Bulletproof Mental Math is $70, Master Market Sizing $197, Control the Case $247, Analytics Academy $297 and Structure from Scratch $397, each one-time for 12 months of access.

Source: each course's own page, checked 23 September 2026. Paid courses carry a 30-day guarantee. Its public pages do not mention a bundle.

Prices sit on each course's own page rather than on the courses listing. The free course covers the method well enough to judge the paid ones before you spend anything.

These are courses that teach a method through video drills with recorded answers, so the money buys instruction; if you want your own answers reviewed, that comes from a coach, a peer or a platform that grades them.

How does Crafting Cases compare with other case prep platforms?

Crafting Cases is a specialist in teaching one skill while most of this field sells a platform. The same three columns for every provider, each name linking to our full review:

Case interview prep providers compared on feedback, free tier and price

Provider	How feedback works	Free tier	Price
Road to Offer	How feedback works: AI-graded on the answer you wrote or said. Cases are scored on seven dimensions and every debrief names what worked, what to improve and the drill to practice next.	Free tier: 1 full AI-graded case (the signup credit runs it in Voice Mode), daily drills, the first two Casey questions with no account, and one free run of each McKinsey Solve game. No card required.	Price: $20 one-time for 5 case credits; Pro $49/month, $120 for 90 days or $249/year. Casey pack $69, CCA pack $49, one-time.
Crafting Cases	How feedback works: You compare your answer with the recorded answer of a former consultant.1	Free tier: A free 7-day course, Case Interview Fundamentals, with videos and practice drills.2	Price: Per course, 12 months of access: $70 to $397 (Control the Case $247, Structure from Scratch $397); 30-day guarantee.4
RocketBlocks	How feedback works: After you answer, you compare your work with answers written by former MBB consultants (and, on cases, top past user answers); paid coaching adds live feedback.2	Free tier: A 7-day free trial on both plans, plus free getting-started guides.1	Price: $35/month or $155/year; coaching extra ($200/hr on the consulting page; $110 to $225/hr by expert level on the coaching page).1
CaseCoach	How feedback works: Drills give instant feedback against their solution; peers give feedback in the Practice Room; coaches give verbal and written feedback.4	Free tier: A 10-day free trial: 10+ course classes, 8 downloadable cases, 50+ drills and up to 5 Practice Room mock interviews.6	Price: Toolkit €43/month, or €171 one-time for 12 months; coaching from €133 per 1-hour session (EUR shown; the coaching page varies currency by region).2
PrepLounge	How feedback works: From your peer partner after each meeting, from a paid coach, or by comparing your answer with the case solution.2	Free tier: Free Basic membership with limited cases and drills and a capped number of peer meetings (10 on the Premium page, 6 in the FAQ).5	Price: Premium €79 one-time for 1 year; Premium + Coaching from €199; individual coaches set their own per-session prices.2
Management Consulted	How feedback works: Live feedback from a coach over Zoom; self-paced cases come with set solutions; Black Belt members can find case partners in its community.3	Free tier: A free Case Foundations course with a free account, a free practice Gorilla-style test and free articles.5	Price: All Access Pass $700/year; coaching $350 for 1 hour or $950 for 4 hours; Black Belt $2,250 (10 coaching hours plus the pass).1
IGotAnOffer	How feedback works: A human coach: a typical session is a 45-minute mock interview followed by 15 minutes of feedback.1	Free tier: No free product tier; free interview guides, and a refund on an unsatisfying first session if requested within 24 hours.1	Price: Credits at about $50 each ($40 to $50 depending on volume); coaches charge 2 to 5 credits per 1-hour session.2
CaseBasix	How feedback works: You compare your work with the sample framework and interviewer notes and mark the case solved; simulators include step-by-step solutions; coaches offer intro calls.2	Free tier: A $0 plan with no card: 4 cases, a few drills of each type, 10+ game questions and unlimited mental math.1	Price: All Access $189.99 for 6 months or $249.99 for 12 months, one-time; single simulators from $99.99.1
MConsultingPrep	How feedback works: CaseGPT scores your voice or text answers with a 0 to 100% diagnostic next to an expert model answer; test simulations come with answer guides; coaches are paid.2	Free tier: Free trials with no card: one Red Rock mock, one Casey mock with 8 questions and a 100-question aptitude simulation.1	Price: CaseGPT $49 for 7 days to $399 for a year; Solve $99 to $199 and Casey $150 to $350 one-time; full bundle $949; coaches $139 to $399/hr.2
Prepmatter	How feedback works: Course cases and drills come with solutions; free peer mocks; paid coaches in 75-minute sessions.3	Free tier: A free resume and cover letter course, free peer practice and a free Sea Wolf demo.5	Price: Coaching €269 per session (€1,295 for 5); course and simulator prices are not shown on the public pages (simulators are 12-month, one-time).3
Victor Cheng (LOMS)	How feedback works: You listen, then compare your thinking with the recorded candidates and his commentary; a partner finder supports peer practice.1	Free tier: A free video program (about 6 hours of training), a math practice tool and framework PDFs.3	Price: LOMS $297 one-time (or 4 × $87); McKinsey-only $111; Bain/BCG-only $185; lifetime access; 30-day refund.1

Method and repetition are sold separately across this market. Crafting Cases sells method on video; the others offer repetition checked in different ways: a set answer, a peer, a human coach, or AI grading of your own answer.

What is Crafting Cases best at?

The structuring method

This is the reason to pay attention. Framework-first teaching hands you profitability, market entry, and the 4Ps and tells you to pick one. That works until the case does not fit, which in a real interview is most of the time. Building a tree from components aimed at the client's actual decision is harder to teach and closer to the job. If you want the underlying principle in written form, start with MECE structuring and our frameworks guide.

Depth over breadth

Six courses, each going deep, rather than forty shallow modules. The market sizing and case math programs treat their subjects as skills to be built rather than question banks to be worked through.

The free 7-day course is real

Many free courses in this industry are a sales sequence with a lesson attached. This one teaches, and Bain names it on its own case interview page. Take it regardless of what you decide to buy.

Commented cases

Control the Case has twelve fully commented MBB-level cases solved on video, and worked commentary on a full case is more useful than a clean model answer, because it shows the decision points rather than only the destination, mistakes included. Our case interview examples and video examples cover similar ground in written and video form.

What is the building blocks method, actually?

It is the claim that a good structure is assembled rather than recalled, and it is worth understanding whether or not you buy anything.

The standard approach hands you a set of frameworks, profitability, market entry, the 4Ps, and asks you to pick the closest match. That works while the case resembles the template and fails the moment it does not, which in a real interview is most of the time.

The building blocks approach inverts it. You start from the decision the client has to make, break that into the questions that must be answered to make it, and assemble each branch from reusable analytical components. The output looks like a framework and was arrived at backwards, from the problem rather than from a stored list.

Why this matters more than it sounds: the two produce structures that look similar on paper and score differently. An interviewer is not checking whether your tree is tidy. They are checking whether it would actually resolve the client's question.

Understanding this and executing it under time are different skills. You can follow every word of the argument and still produce a generic tree when a stranger is watching a clock. That gap closes with repetition and feedback on what you produced.

Where does Crafting Cases fall short?

Feedback is comparing with a recorded answer

You will finish the structuring course understanding what a good tree looks like, and each drill lets you compare your answer with a former consultant's. The course pages do not describe anyone reviewing the tree you built under time pressure, on an unfamiliar industry, with an interviewer pushing back. That is the part a coach, a partner or a grading platform adds:

Coaching status is unclear

One course page says coaching packages "start at $500/session, with a minimum of 10 sessions"; another describes coaching in the past tense ("Back when we did coaching"). Check with Crafting Cases directly before counting on live sessions.

A marketing funnel

The free course leads into emails and course offers. Nothing wrong with that model, and it does mean the buying experience feels more like a launch than a shop.

No assessment simulators

Digital screens, McKinsey Solve, the BCG online case and one-way video interviews are not covered on its course pages. If a screen is the reason you have not reached an interview, you will need a separate product for it.

Twelve months of access, and twelve worked cases

Courses are 12-month access, not lifetime. Twelve commented cases teach a great deal, and most candidates need several times that number of reps before structured thinking becomes something they can execute rather than describe.

Who should buy Crafting Cases?

Buy it if your structures come out generic and flat. Take the free course first if you have not yet run a case.

What are the best Crafting Cases alternatives?

The right alternative depends on the job you need done:

• Method teaching on video: CaseCoach, built by a former McKinsey interviewer, or Victor Cheng's free video program and Look Over My Shoulder recordings.
• Live practice with a partner: PrepLounge, a large peer community.
• Focused skill drills checked against expert answers: RocketBlocks.
• AI grading of your own answers across cases and drills: Road to Offer, one option among these.

What Road to Offer is, exactly

Road to Offer is a full consulting interview prep platform powered by AI, not a single case grader. It carries 71 active practice cases run by voice or guided text and scored on a seven-dimension rubric, a 550+ drill bank across 6 skill types plus timed Quick Math, 6 online assessment simulators (a BCG Casey-style simulator with 10 original cases, first two questions free with no account, a CCA-style simulator, McKinsey Red Rock, Sea Wolf and Sustainable Futures Lab, and a Bain SOVA diagnostic), behavioral and McKinsey PEI practice, step-by-step Learning Mode lessons, a free consulting resume grader, an application tracker, and a free case book vault.

The free tier includes 1 full AI-graded case, 1 teaching session that earns 1 case credit, daily drill practice across the 550+ bank, and a free resume review, with no card required. Signing up grants 1 case credit, so that first full case runs in Voice Mode for free. Paid entry starts at a $20 one-time Starter bundle (5 case credits); Pro is $49/month or $249/year. Road to Offer is AI-only: no human coaching, no hourly coaching rates, and no peer-matching marketplace. The trade is instant scored feedback on every rep instead of scheduling a partner.

4.5/5 from 242 in-app practice ratings in the 90 days preceding 20 September 2026. These ratings are separate from the selected written testimonials on our candidate reviews page.

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Overall, RoadtoOffer gave me a much stronger level of preparation and helped me go into the interview feeling confident and ready.

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Crafting Cases is a deep specialist in teaching structure, and structuring is the right skill to be deep in. Its course pages do not cover screens or behavioural rehearsal. Road to Offer is consulting-only and covers a different part of prep: full scored cases, six drill types, six assessment simulators, behavioural and PEI rehearsal, a resume grader and a tracker. A common pairing: learn the method from a course, then run volume against graded feedback so the method becomes a reflex rather than a concept you can explain.

For the wider field, see our roundup of consulting interview prep platforms and the alternatives to the largest paid platforms.

What does Crafting Cases publish for free?

Crafting Cases gives away its clearest thinking, including the free 7-day course and its issue tree guide. Both are worth your time regardless of what you buy.

• Course catalog
• Free 7-day case interview course
• Free issue tree guide

Road to Offer's free tier, for comparison:

• One full case you solve yourself, then graded on seven dimensions
• Free daily drills, including structure reps
• Timed Quick Math
• The first two BCG Casey simulator questions, no account
• A free consulting resume grader
• The free case book vault

Learn the building blocks method from a course. Then build one under time and have it marked, because a method you cannot execute at speed is not yet a skill.

Verdict: is the Crafting Cases method worth paying for?

Crafting Cases is one of the most substantive teaching products in this category, and Bain names it among the resources it recommends. Take the free course, learn the structuring method properly, and buy a paid course when your gap is understanding rather than repetition. If you already know what a good structure looks like and still cannot produce one under time, feedback on your own reps is the next step.

How we compared these platforms

Every provider on this page is described on the same nine criteria, using each provider's own public product and pricing pages, checked 23 September 2026. Each competitor cell cites the page it came from.

The criteria used for every provider on this page

Criterion	What we checked
What it is	What the provider sells, in its own words: a course, a community, a coaching marketplace or a practice platform.
Practice cases	How many full cases you can run, and whether you run them alone, with a peer or with an AI interviewer.
Drills	How many short skill exercises there are, and of which types (structure, case math, charts, market sizing).
How feedback works	Who or what checks your answer: a set answer you compare against, a peer, a paid coach, or AI grading of the answer you gave.
Live or voice practice	Whether you can practise out loud, with a person or an AI interviewer.
Firm-specific simulators	Practice versions of the online tests firms use to screen candidates, such as McKinsey Solve, BCG Casey and CCA, and Bain's SOVA.
Free tier	What you can use without paying, and with or without a card.
Price	List price in the provider's own currency on the check date. Discounts and student offers are left out.
What it does not do	Features a buyer might expect that the provider's public pages do not list.

Road to Offer's figures (71 practice cases, 550+ drills across 6 types, 6 assessment simulators, $49 a month or $249 a year) are read from the live product catalog and pricing configuration each time this page is built, so they cannot drift from what you get.

"Most complete" means one plan covers every stage of consulting recruiting: full cases, skill drills, grading of your own answers, voice practice, firm online tests, behavioral and PEI practice, and resume review.

We did not buy every competitor's paid plan, so their cells describe what their public pages say, not a hands-on test. Prices and features change; we re-check every competitor monthly and update the date above.

Sources (checked 23 September 2026)

• Crafting Cases homepage (founders, free course): craftingcases.com
• Crafting Cases courses page (course list, video drills, recorded answers): craftingcases.com/courses
• Case Interview Fundamentals (free course): students.craftingcases.com/courses/case-interview-fundamentals
• Course pages with prices, access terms and guarantee: students.craftingcases.com/courses/structure-from-scratch, /control-the-case, /analytics-academy, /master-market-sizing, /bulletproof-mental-math
• Bain case interview page (external resources): bain.com/careers/hiring-process/case-interview
• Road to Offer product inventory and pricing: roadtooffer.com/pricing

Two Crafting Cases course pages disagree on whether 1:1 coaching is still offered; we quote both.