Comparison

Talking Carl vs Talking Face Bot

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

Talking Face Bot

Create hilarious talking face videos using animated mouths and eyes that follow your finger. Record and share your creations, transforming any photo into a talking character, from people to pets and objects.

Highlights
  • Animated mouth and eyes
  • Eyes follow finger
  • Record custom videos
  • Share with friends
  • Use photos of people
  • Animate pets and objects
Features
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"This app is the best app I have had!!!" "Amazing" "It's the BEST !!!!" With an animated mouth and eyes that pop-out and follow your finger round the screen. Record your own videos to share with your friends. Not only can you use photos of people's faces, you can create talking pets, household objects, plants, mugs, cuddly toys ... enjoy hours of fun!

Screenshots

Talking Carl4 screens
Talking Face Bot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Talking Face Bot at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. Talking Face Bot also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Talking Carl's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (765 vs 49). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Face Bot is free to download; Talking Carl costs $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Talking Face Bot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talking Carl holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Carl has 765 ratings behind it against 49, 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 63% of Talking Face Bot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, Talking Face Bot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Talking Carl versus Talking Face Bot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CarlTalking Face Bot
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (765 ratings) — better3.6 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better63.1% of reviews
Number of ratings765 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayasui.comWattl Ltd

Customer experience

Talking Carl

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

Talking Face Bot

All ratings49 ratings
Positive59.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative29.8%

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

Talking Face Bot

From 49 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😂 Hilarious and funny
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for family
  • 🤩 Very cool app
  • ✨ Amazing and brilliant

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🚫 Mouth feature not working
  • 🗑️ Useless and waste of time
  • ❌ App doesn't work
  • 📉 Outdated and not working on newer OS

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

Talking Face Bot

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Tutorial video is a blank screen
  • App crashes when trying to email video
  • App crashes before uploading to Facebook
  • Character won't talk
  • Camera is over head on iPhone 4
Show 5 more
  • Voice doesn't work when recording
  • App jumps out of screen sometimes
  • App opens and then nothing works
  • Mouth doesn't work
  • Paid for extra features but they don't work

Requested features

5 requests
  • More voices please
  • Unlock more faces
  • Save videos to library
  • MMS option
  • IPad/HD version

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Talking Face Bot

One-time1
  • Talking Photo Booth voice and accessories pack 1$0.99

Questions

Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Talking Face Bot free?
Talking Face Bot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or Talking Face Bot?
Talking Carl is rated higher. Talking Carl averages 4.3 out of 5 from 765 ratings, while Talking Face Bot averages 3.6 from 49 ratings.
Do Talking Carl or Talking Face Bot have ads?
Neither Talking Carl nor Talking Face Bot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or Talking Face Bot?
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, and Talking Face Bot fortnightly. Most recently, Talking Carl was updated on October 15, 2026 and Talking Face Bot on September 19, 2026.

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