# 应援工具箱 vs talkmaker

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 应援工具箱 at 100% against talkmaker's 64%. 应援工具箱 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). talkmaker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (520 vs 3). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. talkmaker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 应援工具箱 asks for nothing beyond the download.

应援工具箱 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: talkmaker has 520 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 应援工具箱's written reviews are positive against 64% of talkmaker's.

应援工具箱 ships an update every 4 months, talkmaker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 应援工具箱 | talkmaker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1534533245/reviews)** | [4.8 (520 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talkmaker-texting-story/id6473696648/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **520** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 63.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 5 MB | 53 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [仕清 刘](https://appshunter.io/developer/1531464103) | [Happyverse Tech Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6773175228) |

## What reviewers say

### 应援工具箱

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1534533245)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### talkmaker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talkmaker-texting-story/id6473696648)

Engage in realistic AI chat stories and connect with AI companions. Create your own characters and explore interactive narratives. Offers a subscription for full feature access.

**Highlights:** Realistic AI chat stories, AI companionship, Customizable AI characters (OCs), Interactive narrative creation, AI social media simulation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 月度会员 | $2.99 | per month |
| 季度会员 | $7.99 | per 3 months |
| 年度会员 | $24.99 | per year |
| 金币礼包 | $0.99 | one-time |
| AI增强包 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 金币礼包 | $2.99 | one-time |
| AI增强包 | $4.99 | one-time |
| 金币礼包 | $4.99 | one-time |
| 金币礼包 | $12.99 | one-time |
| AI增强包 | $14.99 | one-time |
| 活动礼包 | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good for chatting
- 🚀 Very fun to use
- 💕 Suitable for dream girls
- 🤖 AI characters are interesting
- 🍽️ Cooking feature is great

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Need to pay for unlimited chatting
- 🔒 Difficult to disable adult mode for overseas users
- 🔄 Keeps logging out users for no reason
- 🐛 Account issues - data loss, unable to log in
- 🚫 Free users have very limited chat options

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to create new characters
- Ads not working - just spinning circle
- Sudden topic change restrictions
- Account disappears after re-login
- Frequent network connection issues

**Requested features**

- Allow changing chat theme/wallpaper
- Increase character creation text limit
- Add group chat with more participants
- Provide paid option to remove ads
- Restore old version's plot card feature


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 应援工具箱 free?

应援工具箱 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is talkmaker free?

talkmaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, 应援工具箱 or talkmaker?

应援工具箱 is rated higher. 应援工具箱 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while talkmaker averages 4.8 from 520 ratings.

### Do 应援工具箱 or talkmaker have ads?

talkmaker shows ads; 应援工具箱 does not.

### Which is updated more often, 应援工具箱 or talkmaker?

应援工具箱 ships an update every 4 months, and talkmaker every 2 weeks. Most recently, 应援工具箱 was updated on October 7, 2026 and talkmaker on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*