Comparison

Talking Carl vs TVdex

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

TVdex

Features
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TVdex is a personal tracker for everything you watch (and everything you're about to). Add the TV series and films you love, tick episodes off as you go, and always know what to watch next and what's coming up. Built local-first and private: no account, no ads, no tracking, no social feed. Your library lives on your device and syncs only to your own iCloud (we run no servers and never see your data). TRACK WHAT YOU WATCH - Per-episode progress for series; watched / unwatched for films - "Up Next" surfaces the next episode to continue, for each series - "Upcoming" is a calendar of episodes about to air - Season/Series-finale badges, so you never miss a big one RATE & ORGANIZE - Your own ratings for episodes, series and films next to the community score - Favorites, plus your own custom lists - Record where you watched each viewing RE-WATCH & CATCH UP - Re-watch a finished series from the start, it flows back into Up Next - Statistics: time watched, episodes, weekly charts, biggest binges, top genres and networks, your backlog and a "when you'll be caught up" projection STAY IN THE LOOP - Local notifications for upcoming episodes of the shows you follow. Nothing is sent anywhere MOVING YOUR HISTORY OVER - Import a data export so you don't lose years of tracking: series, episodes, films, ratings and viewings, with a step to match anything that needs review SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES - iPhone ↔ iPad through your own private iCloud. Turn it off anytime to keep everything on one device. Available in English and Italian. Film and TV information is provided by The Movie Database (TMDB). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Watch-provider availability is provided by JustWatch.

Screenshots

Talking Carl4 screens
TVdex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TVdex at Free against Talking Carl's $0.99. TVdex also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Talking Carl's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, TVdex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Talking Carl versus TVdex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CarlTVdex
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (765 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings765 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTayasui.comSergio Ferraresi

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

TVdex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Carl

One-time1
  • Sticker Pack$0.99
None

TVdex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Carl free?
Talking Carl costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is TVdex free?
TVdex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talking Carl or TVdex have ads?
Neither Talking Carl nor TVdex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Carl or TVdex?
Talking Carl ships an update every 5 weeks, and TVdex every 10 days. Most recently, Talking Carl was updated on October 17, 2026 and TVdex on October 10, 2026.

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