Comparison

Faker vs Hype Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Faker

Create highly realistic fake notifications and lock screens to entertain or prank friends. Customize with various wallpapers and notification styles from different iOS versions. Unlock more features and notification types through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Create realistic fake notifications
  • Customize lock screen with any wallpaper
  • Multiple iOS notification styles
  • Set custom notification times
  • Add multiple notifications per screen
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Simulate Notifications using the top most realistic and pixel perfect tool "Faker - Fake Notifications"! Have fun or make your friends confused or jealous by following these 4 easy steps: 1. Add Notification in the app. 2. Create New MOST REALISTIC Fake screen with any wallpaper. 3. Save it to your gallery and put as Wallpaper or share it to friend's iPhone. 4. Show it to your friend and check his reaction! Buy ьщку packs in order to simulate notifications from all of your favorite messengers, social networks and web-services! Upgrade to "Plus Pack" and you'll get more awesome features: • Create more than 3 predefined Fake Notifications; • Set any time for Notification; • Add more than 1 Notification per fake; • Get more FUN by switching between iOS 26, iOS 18, iOS 17, iOS 15, iOS 13, iOS 11, iOS 10 and iOS 9 Notifications Styles; • Edit existing or create new Notification during Fake creation and more. Note: "Plus Pack" doesn't unlock features which are available in the other packs. This app is made for entertainment purpose only.

About

Hype Simulator

Simulate the life of a social media star, posting videos, interacting with fans, and experiencing fame. Explore career mode to build your fanbase, level up, and make impactful decisions. Enjoy a controlled environment where your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Social media star simulation
  • Post and reply to comments
  • Chat with bot fans
  • Experience cancellation
  • Career mode with leveling
  • Hypecoin earning and spending
  • Data privacy
Features
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Get all the hype you've been dreaming of!! Enter the simulation to see how life is when the spotlight is on you! After the set up, you get 15 minutes to experience the life of a social media star! There's so much you can do: post your own videos, receive comments and reply to them, chat with your fans (they're all bots!), get cancelled and even get notifications from whoever you like! Once your time is up, you can start all over again!! If you play on Career Mode, you can build your fanbase, level up through 10 levels, earn and spend hypecoin, and make decisions that impact how you grow as an influencer. The environment is completely controlled, and all of your data is safe, only ever stored on your own device (we do not store ANY data, including photos you upload, what you say to your "fans", search terms, profile data etc). We are not affiliated with any other social media platform. In fact, we are not a social media platform at all. This app is merely a parody on the concept of social media fame, and serves the purpose of educating people about how digital fame feels. We hope that after using our app, people will recognize that the important thing is not the number of likes they got, but the people they engaged with and the content they created. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Faker4 screens
Hype Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Faker and Hype Simulator both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 61% of Hype Simulator's written reviews are positive against 12% of Faker's. Hype Simulator also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 490). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Faker sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Hype Simulator sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hype Simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hype Simulator has 3K ratings behind it against 490, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Faker's written reviews are positive against 61% of Hype Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faker ships an update every 2 months, Hype Simulator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Faker versus Hype Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFakerHype Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (490 ratings)3.8 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.7% of reviews60.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4903K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovSynthify Inc

Customer experience

Faker

All ratings488 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative32.0%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive11.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative80.6%

Hype Simulator

All ratings2,975 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.1%
Written reviews908 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral17.1%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

Faker

From 490 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for pretending messages
  • 🤩 Fun and realistic-looking

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall blocks most features
  • 🤬 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🚫 Doesn't work as advertised
  • 🤷‍♂️ Confusing and difficult to use

Hype Simulator

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Feels like being famous
  • 🎉 Fun and engaging experience
  • 🤖 Realistic bot comments

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Frustrating time limit
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🤖 Repetitive bot responses

Bugs and requests

Faker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notifications don't work properly
  • Paid features not functioning as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more notification types
  • Allow customization of notifications
  • Improve performance and stability

Hype Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing and freezing issues
  • Posting and viral video features not working
  • Follower/like count discrepancies

Requested features

5 requests
  • Unlimited time mode
  • Ability to interact with other users
  • More customization options
  • Hate/support comments
  • Longer video uploads

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Faker

One-time14
  • Messengers Pack$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Web Pack$0.99
Show 11 more
  • Social Pack$0.99
  • Professionals Pack$0.99
  • Video Streaming Pack$0.99
  • Dark Mode$0.99
  • News Pack$0.99
  • Banks Pack$0.99
  • eCommerce Pack$0.99
  • Applications Stores Pack$0.99
  • Post Pack$0.99
  • Faker Plus Pack$1.99
  • Total Pack$9.99
5 purchases

Hype Simulator

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10k Hype Coins$1.99
  • 100k Hype Coins$9.99
  • 1M Hype Coins$24.99

Questions

Is Faker free?
Faker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hype Simulator free?
Hype Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faker or Hype Simulator?
Hype Simulator is rated higher. Faker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 490 ratings, while Hype Simulator averages 3.8 from 3K ratings.
Do Faker or Hype Simulator have ads?
Both Faker and Hype Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Faker or Hype Simulator?
Faker ships an update every 2 months, and Hype Simulator every 3 months. Most recently, Faker was updated on October 22, 2026 and Hype Simulator on October 23, 2026.

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