Comparison

Talking Carl vs Smurf

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

Smurf

Create your own Smurfs movies with animated characters, sound effects, and voice recording. Sync with The Smurfs 2 Blu-ray for interactive games and unlockable content. Enjoy a second screen experience with movie-themed activities.

Highlights
  • Create Smurfs mini-movies
  • Animate characters and record voice
  • Interactive seek and find game
  • Second screen movie sync
  • Unlockable characters and backgrounds
  • Movie-themed mini-games
Features
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Our little blue friends are back for more Smurf-tastic fun! With this ultimate Smurfs movie app and The Smurfs 2 Blu-ray™ Disc, you can play Smurfy activities, like create your own mini-movies starring your favorite Smurfs characters. Activities: -Magic Movie Maker: Make your own Smurfs movie using magic spells, wacky sound effects, actual locations from the movies, and the whole cast of Smurf characters. Record your own voice while you animate the characters on-screen! Save your movies and show your friends and family! **UNLOCK MORE FOR THE MAGIC MOVIE MAKER** - Buy The Smurfs 2 on Blu-ray™ and sync the app to play Smurfy Seek and Find, a fast-paced seek and find activity that will unlock new characters, backgrounds, magic spells and sound effects for the Magic Movie Maker! -Smurf-O-Vision: Second Screen The original Smurf-O-Vision app is included! Sync the app to The Smurfs Blu-ray™ to enjoy a second screen experience that plays along with the movie and will have engaged in lots of fun activities – like popping bubbles, playing with Azrael, opening Jokey’s presents and zapping Azrael! *Please note that Wi-Fi sync is no longer available for this feature. Supported languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Dutch, French, German, and Italian

Screenshots

Talking Carl4 screens
Smurf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smurf at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. Smurf also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 9.0). Talking Carl's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (938 vs 70). On rating, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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

Smurf is free to download; Talking Carl costs $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smurf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Talking Carl against 4.3 for Smurf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Carl has 938 ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Talking Carl's written reviews are positive against 64% of Smurf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, Smurf every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Talking Carl versus Smurf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CarlSmurf
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (938 ratings) — better4.3 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings938 — better70
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.05.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB476 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayasui.comSony Pictures Home Entertainment

Customer experience

Talking Carl

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

Smurf

All ratings70 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative30.0%

User reviews

Talking Carl

From 938 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

Smurf

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for kids
  • 💡 Interactive movie experience
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging
  • 😊 No pop-ups mentioned
  • 🎬 Allows movie making

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Takes a long time to download
  • 🐛 Doesn't download fast
  • 🐛 App is buggy
  • 🐛 App does not work
  • 🐛 Extremely poor app

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

Smurf

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App won't let me play
  • Game never downloads
  • App is buggy
  • App does not work
  • Film started skipping forward whole chapters on its own
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  • Sync issues
  • App force closing
  • Not compatible with all iPod touch
  • Wifi sync didn't work
  • Manual sync mistimed
  • App is not compatible with all devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Please bring this app back
  • Please make it stay
  • Update it please
  • Would love to have the old version back too
  • Needs more content
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  • Needs more games
  • Needs more construction activities
  • Needs more behind the scenes clips
  • More interactive scenes like the toilet one
  • More development needed
  • More fresh ideas for interactions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99
None

Smurf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Smurf free?
Smurf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or Smurf?
Talking Carl is rated higher. Talking Carl averages 4.3 out of 5 from 938 ratings, while Smurf averages 4.3 from 70 ratings.
Do Talking Carl or Smurf have ads?
Neither Talking Carl nor Smurf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or Smurf?
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, and Smurf every 5 months. Most recently, Talking Carl was updated on October 29, 2026 and Smurf on October 21, 2026.

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