Talkr vs Playing Arts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talkr
Bring any photo to life by making it speak. Create fun videos of stuffed animals, pets, or even cartoon characters delivering messages in various languages. Share your animated creations with friends and family.
- Animate any photo
- Create talking characters
- Record and share videos
- Multiple language support
- Customizable voice options
- Ideal for storytelling and entertainment
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Quickly and easily make any picture talk with Talkr! Your favorite stuffed animals can come to life to entertain children or read bedtime stories. Pets can now express their love in over a dozen languages. Babies can speak messages for grandma and grandpa. Your favorite cartoon characters can speak with your voice or a disguised version of your voice. Celebrities and politicians can interact in movies that you record and share with friends on social media. Do your photos have something creative to say? Say it and share it with Talkr! Your device must support ReplayKit in order to create and share videos. Have a different question? Check the FAQ! https://www.talkrapp.com/faq.html
Playing Arts
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Playing Arts is a collective art project for creative people who are into art, playing cards and sometimes magic. Download the app, point to a physical playing card from Playing Arts collection and enjoy animations right in your hands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playing Arts at none against Talkr's 2. Talkr's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Talkr sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Playing Arts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talkr ships an update every 2 months, Playing Arts every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talkr | Playing Arts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talkr Inc | Digital Abstracts SL |
Bugs and requests
Talkr
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes when trying to import audio
- Difficulty re-adjusting facial features after initial setup
- Zooming in/out causes issues with facial alignment
Requested features
4 requests- Add more voice options including ability to record own voice
- Allow animating multiple faces in one photo
- Improve facial animation quality and realism
- Provide more editing tools and customization options
Playing Arts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Talkr
- Premium$2.99
- Remove Logo$9.99
Playing Arts
No in-app purchases
