Talking Smiling Simon vs Bro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Smiling Simon
Interact with a quirky, talking smiley character who responds to your voice and touch with funny animations and sounds. Engage in special games and special effects for guaranteed laughs and entertainment.
- Voice interaction and animations
- Reacts to touch
- Funny character with unique reactions
- Special fun games
- High quality 3D graphics
- Special effects
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Talk with Simon the Talking smile. He answers with his funny voice and reacts to what you say or your touch. Simon is a not very well mannered smiley that acts in a cool way. Play with him and find out more about his weird character. In case you should not like him, you will have the possibility to defend yourself by throwing a big fish on his head. Big laughs are guaranteed. Features: - Talking Game - Talking App - Talking Smiley - Emoji Game - High quality 3D graphics - Voice interaction/animations - Gets angry, smiles, laughs, burps, farts, etc. - With special fun games - Special effects: whistle,vomit, sleeping, says what's up, you are a looser, I am coming to get you, etc. Enjoy hours of fun and laughter with Smiling Simon and find out if you can play all the levels of all the games!
Bro
This app provides a supportive digital companion on your lock screen to help you stay focused and motivated. It offers encouragement, acts as a sounding board for your thoughts, and even maintains a journal to track your progress.
- Lock screen motivational companion
- Supportive check-ins
- Sounding board for conversations
- Automated journaling
- Progress tracking
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Baked in San Francisco with love You know how we are all always a little frazzled these days? Just constantly distracted and brain fried — from work, from social media, whatever. That's why we made this app called Bro. It's just like… having a ridiculously supportive buddy on your lock screen. Sends you good vibes, checks in, and helps you keep your head on straight. You can talk to bro about whatever: work, relationship... and bro is the perfect sounding board. Bro even keeps a journal for you so that you can track your growth and connect the dots looking backwards. Bro's just here to keep you dialed in, keep you sharp and chill, and on top of your game. In this day and age, we could all use one more bro. --------------- SUBSCRIPTION INFO Our app offers an in-app subscription for a premium experience, including advanced AI models, unlimited memory, and unlimited cloud storage. Payment will be charged to the Apple Account when the free trial ends, if any, or when the purchase is confirmed. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase Official Website: https://bro.my Support: social@bro.my Terms of Service (EULA): https://bro.my/Terms Privacy Policy: https://bro.my/PrivacyPolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Talking Smiling Simon at 4.3 against Bro's 3.7. Talking Smiling Simon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (63% vs 37%). Bro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Bro sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Talking Smiling Simon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talking Smiling Simon holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bro has 1.1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Talking Smiling Simon's written reviews are positive against 37% of Bro's.
Talking Smiling Simon ships an update every 3 months, Bro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Smiling Simon | Bro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 3.7 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 37.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaufcom GmbH | Super Jampad Inc. |
Customer experience
Talking Smiling Simon
Bro
Bugs and requests
Talking Smiling Simon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bro
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to receive verification code
- AI assistant stops responding during screen sharing
Requested features
2 requests- Allow sign-in with email/cloud accounts
- Reduce reliance on paid subscription
In-app purchases
Talking Smiling Simon
No in-app purchases
Bro
- Bro+ Weekly2 variants$2.997 Days
- Bro+ Weekly$4.997 Days
- Bro+ Weekly$6.997 Days
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- Bro+ - Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Bro+ Yearly$35.991 Year
- Bro+ Yearly$74.991 Year
- Bro+ Yearly7 Days trial$74.991 Year
- Bro+ Yearly3 Days trial$74.991 Year
Questions
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