Pranks vs Talking Carl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pranks
This application is designed for users who enjoy playing practical jokes. It provides a platform for friends to engage in lighthearted pranks.
- Play pranks on friends
- Entertainment focused
- Lighthearted fun
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Love playing pranks on your friends? Download Pranks!
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.
- Talk and hear words repeated
- Feed the character
- Tickle for laughs
- Poke for reactions
- Baby mode for kids
- Swipe gestures for actions
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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"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pranks at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. Pranks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (44K vs 765). Talking Carl's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (71% vs 36%). On ads 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
Pranks is free to download; Talking Carl costs $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pranks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talking Carl holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pranks has 44K ratings behind it against 765, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pranks's written reviews are positive against 71% of Talking Carl's.
| Parameter | Pranks | Talking Carl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (44K ratings) | 4.3 (765 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44K — better | 765 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #113 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 2.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indigo Penguin Limited | Tayasui.com |
Customer experience
Pranks
Talking Carl
User reviews
Pranks
From 44K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Funny pranks
- 😄 Entertaining
- 💡 Good ideas
Room to improve
- 🐛 Repeated pranks
- 🤔 Lack of variety
- 🤨 Some pranks not explained well
- 😒 Boring or unoriginal pranks
Talking Carl
From 765 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Pranks
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More pranks
- Easier navigation between pranks
- Ability to choose specific pranks
- Improved prank descriptions
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
Pranks
No in-app purchases
Talking Carl
- Sticker Pack$0.99
Questions
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