# Talking Monkey — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Talking Monkey by Gigabyte Solutions Ltd, rated 3.73/5 from 106 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-monkey/id300806857/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-monkey/id300806857.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 52 · 4★ 19 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Talking Monkey? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 😂 Hilarious and entertaining for all ages - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for family bonding and sharing with friends - 🎯 Simple and easy to use interface - 🎬 Fun video recording and sharing capabilities - 💰 Affordable price point - 🐵 Cute and charming monkey character - 🎤 Voice repetition feature works well when functioning properly **Cons** - 🐛 Significant audio/video delay issues between words and playback - 🐛 Mouth synchronization problems with spoken words - ⚠️ App frequently crashes and freezes - ⚠️ Buttons and features become unresponsive - 📱 Compatibility issues with various iOS versions and devices - 🔊 Microphone sensitivity problems requiring loud speech - 📢 Intrusive ads in paid version - 💾 Recording save and export functionality broken - 🎙️ Mimic mode doesn't accurately track mouth movements - ⏱️ Long pauses between words expand to 5-15 seconds on playback **Commonly reported bugs** - Unnatural pauses and delays between words during playback - Mouth animation out of sync with audio - App crashes on startup and during use - Buttons become shaded and non-functional - Mimic mode fails to detect mouth movements - Incompatible with iPhone 6s, iPad Mini, and iOS 7 - Video recordings don't appear in photo library after saving - Microphone cuts off audio at the end of recordings - App freezes when opening in noisy environments - Splash screen for purchasing other apps cannot be disabled - Video advertisements automatically attached to saved clips **Most requested features** - Remove or disable ads from paid version - Improve recording save to camera roll functionality - Add text message sharing capability for recordings - Better microphone input handling and sensitivity adjustment - More interactive monkey behaviors and animations - Ability to record while already speaking - Fix mouth synchronization in mimic mode - Support for custom character photos ## Newest reviews (11 of 94) ### 2/5 — Monkey having a mental glitch. *2020-03-07* Aww man. Everyone enjoyed this , posted on fb and such. Now , as has been said before, pauses turn into 15 minute pauses. You’d think, we paid so could fix it or say something. ### 3/5 — Please... =( *2018-02-11* This app is what keeps our family together. We really miss Heerlo and his lyrical ways. We coukd almost stand having him around when Talking Monkey was working. Now we can no longer understand what he’s saying because of the unnatural pauses. Our family has fallen on sad times. Please help us.... please. Heerlo’s Mom =( ### 3/5 — Please Update this App :( *2018-01-14* My livelihood depends upon this app working properly. I have not eaten a decent meal or spoken to my mother in nearly two years. Please update this application so I can get back to my life's work and reunite with my family. Please. ### 2/5 — So many delays! *2017-04-17* I haven't use this app for years. But I just tried to send a Monkeygram to a friend and there are so many delays I'm not sure It will be of any use to me. What happened? Is it the app where is my phone just slow.? ### 2/5 — This app needs help *2017-03-15* This app used to be great, but it had been pausing when you play back your monkey message. It has been this way for almost a year now. Wish you guys could do an update. Used to use it a lot. Not so much anymore. Please fix the monkey ### 2/5 — Why the monkey paws?? *2017-02-14* I haven't used this in a while but something happens now that didn't happen before. Every time I have even the shortest pause, the pause becomes about 5-8 seconds of silence upon playback. I was singing Happy Birthday and there were 5 seconds of dead air between lines. It took me about 15 tries to sing it all the way through without pausing or breathing between lines before I could get a video without dead air. Tried on both iPad 2 and iPhone 6 Plus. ### 3/5 — Not bad *2015-10-01, version 5.0* A little difficult to figure out, but I got it to work. I think that I will have some fun with it. ### 2/5 — disapointment *2015-03-15, version 5.0* have to yell to get to pick anything up and then it is like it auto adjust mic so it cuts it off at the end. would not recomend to anyone untill mic is fixed. siri hears me just fine. ### 2/5 — Ugh *2014-06-30* 1. When it works it's probably the greatest invention ever, so fun. 2. At the start every time u open the app the plug to buy more characters is annoying 3. It constantly freezes and doesn't work, I bought it yesterday and have had to re download it 8 times no joke. 4. If you're going to charge for an app.... Make sure it freaking works! ### 2/5 — ??? *2014-05-13, version 5.0* What totally turned me off this hilarious app: I sent the talking monkey to myself as a test, and after it finished, a full screen ad appeared as a plug for the app. Charge more and remove the ad. And every time I start the app ... a plug to buy more characters. Annoying. ### 4/5 — Fun *2014-04-29, version 5.0* Cute app, lots of laughs ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Meh *2020-08-02* I had this app on my very first I-pod and I hadn’t had it for a while so I downloaded it again and I forgot how bad it was. Mimic mode is terrible it doesn’t mimic you mouth at all. And what else are you supposed to do on it except mimic mode. Also I’m not sure what the concept of it is I mean you talk and it doesn’t really do anything. I would definitely NOT RECOMMEND THIS APP!!!! ### 1/5 — Buggy *2019-09-27* This app is very buggy and doesn’t work properly. Seems like it would be fun but just a waste of time and money. ### 1/5 — Work *2019-09-14, version 6.32* It doesn’t work.it’s okay . Don’t buy. It’s rubbish ### 1/5 — This doesn’t work *2018-06-24* I downloaded this app and nothing happens. There is a monkeys face and buttons that can’t be pushed. I would like a refund! ### 1/5 — 5 second delays in between words *2017-09-22* It's really sad to have to write the same review that's been posted many times months before my post -- used to be a great app -- for some reason I had to buy AGAIN and this time it's no fun with all the lonnnnng delays between words. This is an easy fix for the app company but apparently they take your money and don't care to fix or address a known problem... good luck with that ### 1/5 — Don't Buy!!! *2016-09-28, version 6.2* Doesn't do what it's supposed to do... ### 1/5 — Does not work on iphone6s *2016-09-20, version 6.1* Does not work on iphone6s ### 1/5 — Not working anymore *2015-01-06, version 5.0* For some reason the app no longer works. I purchased and downloaded it 2 days ago and now all the options aside from the setting(the little gear) are all shaded and won't function when I click it??? ### 1/5 — Latest Update *2014-05-16, version 5.0* Previous version allowed for quickly sending video via email. My choices now are either play or save but when saved it doesn't show up anywhere in photos, videos, etc, etc ### 1/5 — Not tested well *2014-02-17, version 4.0* Doesn't work well with iOS7. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A lot of simple fun *2020-09-20* It’s easy to use lots of fun ### 5/5 — Talking Monkey - fantastic family fun! *2017-04-02, version 6.32* Was first introduced to the fabulous Talking Monkey app by my father in 2015, around christmas. Countless japes and laughs were had repeating our foolish commentaries on my mother's christmas cheer. Since then I recently downloaded the application to share some videos with my girlfriend, a monkey enthusiast. Her eyes lit up when she first recieved a personalised greeting from our pale friend and has since gone on to create her own videos with her pals. Highly recommended for lightearted laughs and low brow fun! ### 5/5 — We love Talking Monkey! *2016-10-01, version 6.2* Super fun app that makes us LoL every time we use it! We send recorded messages to friends and family. Get it and have fun! ### 5/5 — Toddler loves it *2014-07-23, version 5.0* My 2 yr old son played with this for countless hours on a long road trip. My 8 yr old made me a cute Mother's Day song with it, it's the best app! ### 5/5 — Brilliant!! *2014-07-18, version 5.0* I am crying right now, this app is hilarious, especially for winding someone up who isn't as impressed as you!! I will prob get bored of this pretty soon but right now I LOVE it!! ### 5/5 — Talking Monkey *2014-04-21, version 5.0* This is one of the FUNNIEST Apps my friends and I have ever used we are all in our ""Late 40 to early 60s! There is nothing exclusive that leaves us out because we don't get teenage slang - Soooo Dated. This can be used for hysterically funny we are all hooked on THE. NAUGHTY MINKEY and it is for EVERYONE! Well done good ageless and largely clean funky Monkey is punished he comes back chastened but not for long! Thanks and well Donne. Leonie F ### 5/5 — Granks *2014-04-16, version 4.0* So funny! ### 5/5 — Everything sounds better with a monkey *2014-02-15, version 4.0* So much fun! Highly recommend it. ### 5/5 — Funniest App Ever *2014-01-20, version 4.0* Hands down the funniest app ever created! ### 5/5 — Monkey *2013-12-21, version 4.0* Totally Funny! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*