Comparison

Shave Me! vs Talking Carl

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

Head to head
About

Shave Me!

This app offers a unique touch-screen gaming experience simulating shaving and hair removal. Customize your experience with various tools, effects, and even your own photos. Enjoy a satisfying and magical hair-growing effect with a shake of your device.

Highlights
  • Tattoo kit for custom designs
  • Waxing kit for hair removal
  • Photo shaving with custom skin
  • Device shake to grow hair
  • Multiple razor options
  • Customizable hair, skin, and blood effects
Features
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“Shave Me!” combines the fun of touch-screen games with the precision of the perfect close shave in a universal app with optimized play and graphics for any device. Features: -Tattoo kit tools let you create and share any tattoos you want with nearly endless ink color choices! -Waxing Kit tools let you remove hair with a satisfying rip! -Photo Shaving lets you use your own photos as custom “skin” -Shake your device to instantly grow hair like magic! -Toggle options for blood and vibration effects -Over a thousand combinations of hair, skin and blood choices -Choose your weapon: electric razor, disposable, straight razor and more! Need help with the Waxing Kit? Simply position the Waxing Strip where you want it, rotate it to your desired angle, double-tap on the strip to apply it, then swipe anywhere on the screen to tear it off and remove hair. Play it with sound enabled for the ultimate Waxing Kit experience!

About

Talking Carl

Interact with a funny talking character by talking, tickling, and feeding him. He repeats your words with a silly voice and reacts to your actions with laughs, growls, and more. Features a baby mode for younger children.

Highlights
  • Talk and hear words repeated
  • Feed the character
  • Tickle for laughs
  • Poke for reactions
  • Baby mode for kids
  • Swipe gestures for actions
Features
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Talking Carl is the very first and still the funniest talking character on the App Store, he invented fun! Talk, sing, and play with him. Tickle him, punch him, feed him, and wait until you hear his laugh, it’s just irresistible. Carl has topped all the charts worldwide and has been featured across the globe. We think about small kids too: Use the Baby mode without any buttons: only Carl and no trouble! --------------- Features -------------- • Talk to him and he'll repeat your words with an hysterical voice. • Feed him with bones • Strike him by lightning • Tickle him and he will laugh out loud. • Poke his eyes and he will shout and yell. • Pinch him to hear him growling. • And if you forget him he will grumble. • Very Polite, he even says Goodbye. + Swipe up and he will fly... and fall + swipe down and hear the thunder + swipe left or right and he'll make a round-turn. Talking Carl is hours of laugh for children of any age. Parents, you'll love him too for the peacefulness it gives you while your kids are playing with him. But don’t try it! you’ll never give it back to them. --------- Our users says --------- "The only talking app that I recommend - There are quite a few of talking apps but Talking Carl is the best! I especially like that I can remove all the buttons so that my daughter will not be confused" "Great app for the kids! - My kids love playing with this app and found it easy to share the videos"

Screenshots

Shave Me!4 screens
Talking Carl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shave Me! at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. Shave Me! also leads on iOS requirement (4.3 vs 9.0). Talking Carl's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (71% vs 59%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Shave Me! is free to download; Talking Carl costs $0.99 up front. Shave Me! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talking Carl holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 212 and 765 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Shave Me!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Talking Carl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shave Me! ships an update monthly, Talking Carl every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Shave Me! versus Talking Carl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShave Me!Talking Carl
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (212 ratings)4.3 (765 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews71.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212765 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#169 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB62 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMetaversal StudiosTayasui.com

Customer experience

Shave Me!

All ratings212 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral11.6%
Negative29.3%

Talking Carl

All ratings765 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews743 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

Shave Me!

From 212 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • 😂 Amusing and silly
  • 👍 Great time-killer

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Paywall for additional features
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💤 Gets boring over time
  • 🤢 Disturbing/gross content

Talking Carl

From 765 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Funny and entertaining
  • 🤩 Brings back childhood memories
  • 👍 Great for kids and adults
  • 💕 Cute and lovable character

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔧 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🕰️ Outdated and not updated
  • 🤖 Unresponsive voice recognition

Bugs and requests

Shave Me!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hair growth feature not working
  • Disappearing wax strips and tattoo ink
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update for newer iOS versions
  • More tools and customization options
  • Ability to save/share creations
  • Unlock all features for a one-time fee

Talking Carl

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Sprites and animations glitch out
  • Voice recording and playback issues
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update the app to fix bugs and glitches
  • Add more features and interactions
  • Bring back old fan-favorite games and modes
  • Improve voice recognition and responsiveness

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Shave Me!

One-time10
  • Ad Removal$0.99
  • 20 Pack of Wax Strips$0.99
  • 100 oz of Tattoo Ink$0.99
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  • 100 Pack of Wax Strips$1.99
  • 500 Pack of Wax Strips$1.99
  • 500 oz of Tattoo Ink$1.99
  • Pack of 5,000 Wax Strips$4.99
  • 1500 oz of Tattoo Ink$4.99
  • Infinite Tattoo Ink$5.99
  • Unlimited Wax Strips$5.99
1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Shave Me! free?
Shave Me! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shave Me! or Talking Carl?
Talking Carl is rated higher. Shave Me! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while Talking Carl averages 4.3 from 765 ratings.
Do Shave Me! or Talking Carl have ads?
Neither Shave Me! nor Talking Carl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shave Me! or Talking Carl?
Shave Me! ships an update monthly, and Talking Carl every 5 weeks. Most recently, Shave Me! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Talking Carl on October 17, 2026.

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