Comparison

Talking Carl vs Detect It!

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

Head to head
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"

About

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.

Highlights
  • Simulated Geiger counter
  • Pressure-sensitive control (3D Touch)
  • Fingerprint size control
  • Customizable labels
  • Realistic sound effects
  • Works on various iPhone models
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Talking Carl4 screens
Detect It!4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Talking Carl versus Detect It!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CarlDetect It!
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.3 (765 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings765 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayasui.comBryan Wu

Customer experience

Talking Carl

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

Detect It!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99
None

Detect It!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Detect It! free?
Detect It! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or Detect It!?
Detect It! is rated higher. Talking Carl averages 4.3 out of 5 from 765 ratings, while Detect It! averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Talking Carl or Detect It! have ads?
Neither Talking Carl nor Detect It! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or Detect It!?
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, and Detect It! every 9 months. Most recently, Talking Carl was updated on October 12, 2026 and Detect It! on October 7, 2026.

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