Comparison

Flare vs UNFO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flare

This app provides a safety net for individuals venturing into potentially risky situations. In emergencies, it sends alerts with location data to nearby users and can also send SMS messages with a map link to selected contacts.

Highlights
  • Emergency SOS alerts
  • Location sharing
  • SMS alerts with map link
  • Community-based safety
  • User feedback integration
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Have you ever wondered what might happen if you had an accident and nobody was around to help? If you enjoy getting lost in the countryside, like to venture off the beaten track when you're on your winter holidays or even if you want a safety net when you head out on that first Tinder date, wouldn't it be nice to have a community of people that you could alert if anything were to go wrong? Flare is an emergency SOS app. If you get in to trouble, turn on a flare and it'll behave in much the same way as a real flare. Anyone in the vicinity, who has the app installed, will receive a notification along with your location. If you're struggling to get data on your device, you can send an old fashioned text message to a selection of your contacts, with a google maps link to your location. I've made this app in my spare time and would love for it to be as beneficial to people as possible. If you can think of anything that you think would make it better, let me know in the feedback section of the app and I'll add it to my todo list. Otherwise, if you like the app, please tell everyone about it- flare is only as good as it's user base. The more the merrier!

About

UNFO

Gain deep insights into your Instagram profile with AI-powered analytics. Track unfollowers, identify your top fans, and view stories anonymously. Grow your account with clear, accurate, and secure data.

Highlights
  • AI-Powered Insights
  • Unfollower Tracking
  • Anonymous Story Viewer
  • Follower Analysis
  • Easy Repost
  • Instant Notifications
Features
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Unfollowers, admirers, mutuals, ghost followers, story viewers and the hours your audience is online. All of it read from your own account and kept on your own phone. WHAT YOU GET • Unfollowers — who stopped following you, and when. "Doesn't follow back" and "left you" are two different things, and UNFO keeps a dated history so you can tell them apart. • Admirers — people who follow you while you don't follow them back. • Mutual followers — the accounts you and they both follow. • Ghost followers — followers who never watch your stories and never react. • Story viewers — everyone who watched, most loyal first. • Recommended times — your best hours to post, worked out from when your own story viewers show up. • Follower trend — daily gains and losses, drawn as a curve. • Ghosty, your assistant — ask in plain language ("who unfollowed me this week?") and get an answer built from your own numbers. HOW IT WORKS UNFO signs you in on Instagram's own login page and reads your account the way the app does. Your lists are calculated and kept on your device. UNFO never posts, likes, comments or follows for you. It also refreshes on its own, in small steps, so your lists stay current without you pulling to refresh. PRO A subscription unlocks the full lists and the history behind them. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; it renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://unfo.web.app/eula.html Privacy: https://unfo.web.app/privacy.html UNFO is an independent analytics app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram or Meta.

Screenshots

Flare3 screens
UNFO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flare at none against UNFO's 21. Flare also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 28%). UNFO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. UNFO sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Flare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flare ships an update every 2 months, UNFO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flare versus UNFO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlareUNFO
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (174 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—174 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid WeldonEbru Yilmaz

Customer experience

Flare

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

UNFO

All ratings174 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative39.1%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative69.3%

Bugs and requests

Flare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UNFO

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Account hacked, lost account
  • App tells nothing, information same as Instagram
  • Premium membership purchased, nothing showing in app
  • Pay to get banned, not allowed outside tracking apps on Insta
  • Takes forever to load, wait 30 minutes to load who viewed page
Show 25 more
  • Not able to login
  • Lost access to account, couldn't retrieve
  • App not working, kicking out when selecting tab
  • Instagram data gone after download
  • Preparing data message after payment, poorest app
  • Instagram stopped working after logging in, account hacked
  • App doesn't show what they say they do
  • Paid for app, didn't work
  • App not working like shows, want refund
  • Subscribed and paid, still says not subscribed
  • Don't allow unsubscribe, keep taking payments, no cancel option
  • Took payment, never helped
  • Doesn't do what it says
  • App doesn't work, waste of money, scam
  • Things I wanted to know never load, constantly logs out, inaccurate information, closed accounts list is rubbish
  • App never works, doesn't give statistics, loads and get nothing
  • Paid for app, not working
  • App won't open
  • Blurred out names on blocked list, list went to zero after paying
  • Lost money, paid for one month, almost lost Instagram account
  • Cancelled right away, never got refunded
  • Requesting refund
  • No features work
  • Deleting soon
  • Super slow, still waiting to see who viewed profile

Requested features

3 requests
  • To know who stopped following my account
  • See who viewed my page
  • See blocked list

In-app purchases

None

Flare

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

UNFO

Subscriptions16
  • Weekly Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • UNFO Premium Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • UNFO Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$12.991 Month
  • Unfo Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$17.993 Months
  • 3 Months Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Premium 6 Months$19.996 Months
  • Discounted Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Unfo Premium Annually$25.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Premium 12 Months$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Welcome Offer1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 250 AI Credits$4.99
  • 1000 AI Credits$14.99
  • 5000 AI Credits$49.99

Questions

Is Flare free?
Flare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UNFO free?
UNFO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flare or UNFO have ads?
UNFO shows ads; Flare does not.
Which is updated more often, Flare or UNFO?
Flare ships an update every 2 months, and UNFO every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flare was updated on October 8, 2026 and UNFO on October 25, 2026.

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