Talking Carl vs Detect It!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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"
Detect It!
This app simulates a fake Geiger counter that you can secretly control to prank friends. Adjust the readout and sound by pressing the screen or varying fingerprint size, and customize labels for a personalized experience.
- Simulated Geiger counter
- Pressure-sensitive control (3D Touch)
- Fingerprint size control
- Customizable labels
- Realistic sound effects
- Works on various iPhone models
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Trick your friends with a ‘detector’ that you secretly control. Press the screen harder to control the readout and realistic 'geiger-counter' sound. Use it on your friends to measure their style, intelligence, and wit. Wave it around when you ‘detect' BS, bros, or sheer brilliance. Detect engrams, elronds, megafaunas, and more. It’s amazing what your phone can 'detect'! Works on old and new iPhones, even those without 3D-touch! How it works: On phones with 3D Touch (6s, 7, 8, X, XS), the readout is controlled by measuring the PRESSURE on your screen. On all other phones (iPhone 11 and newer, iPhone 6 and older), the readout is controlled by the SIZE (DIAMETER) of your fingerprint on the screen. TIP for the fingerprint-size-sensing phones: lay the length of your finger against the screen to get up to and above 100%! Edit the labels to whatever you like, or leave them blank for versatility. Can also be used as a 'musical' instrument or for sound effects. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Detect It! at 5.0 against Talking Carl's 4.3. Detect It! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Talking Carl's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (765 vs 3). On price, 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
Talking Carl costs $0.99 and Detect It! $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Detect It! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Detect It! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Carl has 765 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Talking Carl's written reviews are positive against 100% of Detect It!'s.
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, Detect It! every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Carl | Detect It! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (765 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 765 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tayasui.com | Bryan Wu |
Customer experience
Talking Carl
Detect It!
Bugs and requests
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
Detect It!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Talking Carl
- Sticker Pack$0.99
Detect It!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Talking Carl free?
Is Detect It! free?
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or Detect It!?
Do Talking Carl or Detect It! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or Detect It!?
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