Comparison

Talking Carl vs My Talking Pet

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

My Talking Pet

An app that animates your pet photos, making them speak with custom voices and accessories. Create funny videos to share with friends and family, or use them as digital assistants. Features include voice modulation, costume additions, and text overlays.

Highlights
  • Animate pet photos
  • Customizable voices
  • Add hats and accessories
  • Create memes
  • Digital assistant features
  • Video sharing
Features
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The #1 hit app as seen on TV! More than 10 million downloads so far. Bring photos of your pet to life. Make them speak realistically and share it as a video on Facebook, or email it as a special greeting to your friends and family. Packed full of features! - Lots of animals to choose from even if you don't have your own pet - Record your own voice or choose from hundreds of hilarious pre-recorded clips - Change the voice from big dog to little cat or anything in between - Add hats, glasses, moustaches and more to your pet - Turn your pet into a digital personal assistant. Have them tell you the weather forecast , news headlines , or even get them to remind you of your appointments - iMessage integration, send your messages using your talking pet - Advanced animation, your pet looks around in 3D - Add text to make your own memes *** SUBSCRIPTION TERMS *** My Talking Pet offers auto-renewing monthly and yearly subscriptions to 'My Talking Pet Pro'. My Talking Pet Pro has no limit on saving and sharing videos, has no watermark on videos, unlocks special modes for hats, glasses and filters, and unlocks more animals to use in addition to your own photos. My Talking Pet offers free trials, which auto-enrol into the selected subscription if not cancelled during the free trial period. Any unused portion of free trial periods, if offered, will be forfeited if you start a new subscription before the completion of your trial. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Privacy policy: https://mytalkingpet.app/privacy Terms of service: https://mytalkingpet.app/terms

Screenshots

Talking Carl4 screens
My Talking Pet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Talking Pet at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. My Talking Pet also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (174K vs 765). Talking Carl's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

My Talking Pet is free to download; Talking Carl costs $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Talking Pet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Talking Pet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Talking Pet has 174K ratings behind it against 765, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Talking Carl's written reviews are positive against 73% of My Talking Pet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, My Talking Pet every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Talking Carl versus My Talking Pet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CarlMy Talking Pet
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (765 ratings)4.8 (174K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews73.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings765174K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB322 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayasui.comSharemob LLC

Customer experience

Talking Carl

All ratings765 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative26.5%

My Talking Pet

All ratings173,921 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,056 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative21.7%

User reviews

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

My Talking Pet

From 174K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🤗 Brings joy to friends and family
  • 🎨 Customizable features
  • 🐶 Great for pets

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔄 Inconsistent updates
  • 🤖 Robotic/unnatural voices

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

My Talking Pet

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sudden loss of paid features after app update
  • Inability to re-use saved voice settings
  • Inconsistent performance and crashes
  • Difficulty aligning face markers properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More voice options (accents, genders, ages)
  • Ability to use multiple pets in one video
  • Improved face tracking and mouth synchronization
  • Expanded costume/accessory options
  • Easier sharing/saving options in free version

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99
9 purchases

My Talking Pet

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • My Talking Pet Pro3 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • My Talking Pet Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • My Talking Pet Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • My Talking Pet Pro3 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial$23.991 Year
  • My Talking Pet Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is My Talking Pet free?
My Talking Pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or My Talking Pet?
My Talking Pet is rated higher. Talking Carl averages 4.3 out of 5 from 765 ratings, while My Talking Pet averages 4.8 from 174K ratings.
Do Talking Carl or My Talking Pet have ads?
Neither Talking Carl nor My Talking Pet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or My Talking Pet?
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, and My Talking Pet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Talking Carl was updated on September 24, 2026 and My Talking Pet on September 24, 2026.

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