Comparison

Talking Carl vs Beardify

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

Beardify

Experiment with a wide variety of realistic beard styles on your photos and videos. Customize beard color to match your hair and even animate your bearded self for fun social media content. It's a playful way to see yourself with different facial hair.

Highlights
  • Apply various realistic beard styles
  • Customize beard color
  • Animate bearded photos
  • Create hairy video selfies
  • Mix effects with other apps
  • Share photos and videos
Features
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Beardify - Beard Photo Booth A beard isn’t just facial hair -- it’s awesomeness escaping through your face. Fun for both the bearded and the beardless alike! From a five-o-clock shadow to a full-on face forest, find the perfect level of whiskers for your face. Not sure what style? Try on tons of realistic, "follicle-accurate" beard styles. Want to match your hair color? Tweak the beard color for every style. "When Apptly puts out a face editing app, we pay attention." - AppSaga FEATURES: • SELECT YOUR BEARD - see what will you look like with a Full Beard, Goatee, Mutton Chops, Soul Patch, and more! • MATCH your beard to your hair color for a super-realistic look! • TAP to ANIMATE your bearded self - sigh, blink, sneeze, and more. • VIDEOS - create custom, hairy video selfies from any animation! • MIX EFFECTS - combine effects from our other apps (including: Fatify, Baldify, Stacheify, Oldify 2, Sketchify, Comicfy and Browify!) • Make bearded FRIENDS - or hairy pets/family members! SHARE photos and videos through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Messenger, MMS, What's App, LINE, YouTube, and Email. NEW BEARD STYLES: Stubble: Since even the most majestic beards had humble beginnings. Garibaldi: Wide, rounded and BIG. The more natural… the better. Beardsman: Gloriously full, natural beard. More than a beard… a lifestyle. Verdi: Full beard, short and rounded at bottom with a stylish mustache. Hulihee: HUGE, fearsome mutton chops. “Hulihee” means “Turn and flee” in Hawaiian. Friendly Hulihee: Add a Handlebar Mustache to connect Hulihee chops! Shenandoah: Full and long. Show great poise even without a Mustache. Old Dutch: Large, long, and flared outwards at the bottom. Favored by Lumberjacks! ORIGINAL STYLES: Goatee: A true classic. Full Beard: Also known as 'Riker's Beard', this style is both masculine AND decorative. Balbo: This beard exudes genius-playboy-billionaire-philanthropist. Soul Patch: The flavor saver. Zappa: And sometimes you just need to be Frank. Claus: Santa has nothing on this beard! Chin Strap: The perfect complement to any jawline. Popular among sportsman. Cat Beard: Because sometimes cats are beards! Mutton Chops: This style proves that sideburns were meant to be BIG. ….and MORE Instagram/Twitter: @apptly Beard on! Note: Beardify is meant to make you laugh and/or giggle, and should be used purely for entertainment. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Talking Carl4 screens
Beardify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Talking Carl at #90 against Beardify's unranked. Beardify's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Beardify $0.99 up front. Talking Carl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beardify sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Talking Carl against 4.4 for Beardify. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 940 and 418 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Talking Carl's written reviews are positive against 80% of Beardify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, Beardify every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Talking Carl versus Beardify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CarlBeardify
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.3 (940 ratings)4.4 (418 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews80.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings940 — better418
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayasui.comApptly LLC

Customer experience

Talking Carl

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

Beardify

All ratings416 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews582 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative16.3%

User reviews

Talking Carl

From 940 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

Beardify

From 418 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Realistic beard application
  • 🤣 Hilarious results

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Excessive in-app purchases
  • 💸 Paid app with ads
  • 🤖 Unreliable face detection
  • 🙄 Limited beard options in free version

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

Beardify

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Inability to upload photos to social media
  • Constant prompts to sign in to App Store

Requested features

3 requests
  • More beard styles and color options
  • Ability to adjust beard size and placement
  • Option to save/share videos without watermark

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99
8 purchases

Beardify

One-time8
  • Chin Curtain beard$0.99
  • Chin Strap Beard$0.99
  • Mutton Chops Beard$0.99
Show 5 more
  • set of hilarious Beard Silhouettes$0.99
  • Bat Beard$0.99
  • Musketeer Beard$0.99
  • Santa Hat & Snow Animation$1.99
  • set of ALL premium beards$2.99

Questions

Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Beardify free?
Beardify costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Carl or Beardify?
Beardify is rated higher. Talking Carl averages 4.3 out of 5 from 940 ratings, while Beardify averages 4.4 from 418 ratings.
Do Talking Carl or Beardify have ads?
Neither Talking Carl nor Beardify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or Beardify?
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, and Beardify every 2 months. Most recently, Talking Carl was updated on November 1, 2026 and Beardify on October 29, 2026.

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