Talking Carl vs Turutu Talking Gecko
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"
Turutu Talking Gecko
Interact with a virtual gecko by talking, moving, and tickling its belly. This free app lets you record your voice for the gecko to repeat and allows for offline play, making it a fun digital companion.
- Talk and have the gecko repeat your voice
- Move and interact with the gecko
- Play offline
- Record custom voices
- Tickle the gecko's belly
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*** Funny, talking and ... FREE! *** Play with Jack the Gecko, make him speak with your own voice, move him and shake him. But that ain’t all! You can also help him catch flies and tickle his belly! Fun, huh? He will become your best digital pal in a bite, we are sure. So ... are you ready to play with him? Special features: - Easy and fun to use! - Use your fingers to move the Jeko and to make him take action. - He can speak with your own voice... or that of your friends! - It works on "airplane mode" too Did you like the Talking Gecko? Then download all our apps, they are fun! And now ... Are you ready? Enjoy the fun and all green world of Jak the talking Gecko, ready for you to explore, enjoy and live!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Turutu Talking Gecko at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. Turutu Talking Gecko also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Talking Carl's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 26 months). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Turutu Talking Gecko is free to download; Talking Carl costs $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Turutu Talking Gecko asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Talking Carl against 4.3 for Turutu Talking Gecko. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Carl has 925 ratings behind it against 4, 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 27% of Turutu Talking Gecko's.
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, Turutu Talking Gecko every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Carl | Turutu Talking Gecko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (925 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 925 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #114 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tayasui.com | Digital Taps |
Customer experience
Talking Carl
Turutu Talking Gecko
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
Turutu Talking Gecko
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Talking Carl
- Sticker Pack$0.99
Turutu Talking Gecko
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Talking Carl free?
Is Turutu Talking Gecko free?
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or Turutu Talking Gecko?
Do Talking Carl or Turutu Talking Gecko have ads?
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