Comparison

Talking Pierre for iPad vs Teksta Scooby App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Talking Pierre for iPad

Interact with a virtual parrot that repeats what you say, invents its own sentences, and plays guitar. You can also play games with it, like throwing tomatoes or cutlery, and interact by rubbing its belly or poking it.

Highlights
  • Repeats and invents sentences
  • Plays guitar
  • Dodges tomatoes
  • Throws cutlery
  • Belly rubs and pokes
  • Interactive animations
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Talking Pierre is in the house! Are you ready for some amazing guitar shredding? Download Talking Pierre’s FREE and FUN app and enjoy yourself! He repeats, makes up his own sentences and more! The genuine bonafide talking parrot has many tricks up his sleeve and he’s ready to have all the fun in the world with you! He repeats after you and makes up new sentences, he rocks it out like a true guitar hero and he dodges those tomatoes like a pro! Enhance the fun by getting the FULL Talking Pierre app which is filled with new animations and responses! *** FEATURES *** Talk to Pierre: He repeats and invents his own sentences! Play with Pierre: Try hitting him with a tomato, listen to him rock out on his guitar and have him throw cutlery at you! Interact with Pierre: Rub his belly, poke him or have him jump the way you want him to! This app is PRIVO certified. The PRIVO safe harbor seal indicates Outfit7 has established COPPA compliant privacy practices to protect your child’s personal information. Our apps do not allow younger children to share their information. This app contains: - Promotion of Outfit7's products and contextual advertising - Links that direct customers to our websites and other Outfit7 apps - Watching videos of Outfit7's animated characters via YouTube integration - The option to make in-app purchases Terms of use: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eula/en/ Privacy policy for games: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy-policy-games/en Customer support: support@outfit7.com

About

Teksta Scooby App

Control a robotic dog companion with a variety of interactive features. Teach it tricks, make it sing and dance, or even set it as an alarm. It responds to voice, actions, and even hand gestures, mimicking a real puppy with Scooby Doo's humor.

Highlights
  • Sing and dance commands
  • Customizable barking and walking
  • Teach tricks and animations
  • Virtual feeding and piano composition
  • Alarm clock functionality
  • Hand gesture control
Features
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Get TEKSTA Scooby and you will find he is an amazingly smart and funny Robotic Dog with all the humour and fun of our favorite Great Dane, Scooby Doo! With this app, he can do even more!! App Features Sing & Dance – Start Scooby to sing and dance! Bark Control – Choose how often Scooby will bark. Motion Control – Choose how often Scooby will walk. Tricks – Choose from the list and teach Scooby some tricks. Feeding – Choose a foods for your Scooby to eat! Robotic Friends - Call to a puppy friend for your Scooby. Animation - Choose custom actions for Scooby. Piano - Compose a melody for your Scooby to sing. Set Alarm - Set a alarm and Scooby will wake you up. Works with iPad®. (Note: Not all functions of the app work with older devices.) For best performance, make sure: • your tablet’s speaker is facing TEKSTA Scooby • your tablet’s volume is not mute and turned all the way up • your tablet’s other apps are turned off • the environment is not too noisy More about the TEKSTA Scooby product TEKSTA is a real robot who responds to your voice, actions, motions, lights, sounds and even this app. Thanks to his artificial intelligence program, Scooby will bark, cry, whine and change his eye patterns in ways to show how he's feeling. He also has state-of-the-art sensors to know if he's being pet, fed, talked to, and played with. He will fall asleep when the sun goes down and will wake up happy to see you. In short, he acts just like a real puppy with the fun a humour of our much loved Great Dane, Scooby Doo. Scooby features hand gesturing control. With simple movements of your hand, you can command him to stop, sit, and do a back flip jump.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Teksta Scooby App at 5.0 against Talking Pierre for iPad's 4.2. Teksta Scooby App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Talking Pierre for iPad's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Talking Pierre for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Teksta Scooby App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teksta Scooby App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Pierre for iPad has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Pierre for iPad ships an update every 3 months, Teksta Scooby App every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Talking Pierre for iPad versus Teksta Scooby App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking Pierre for iPadTeksta Scooby App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutfit7 LimitedInnomind Solution Company Limited

Customer experience

Talking Pierre for iPad

All ratings15,357 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative20.9%

Teksta Scooby App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Talking Pierre for iPad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches with audio and voice recognition
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Unexpected app behavior or crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more interactive elements
  • Improve voice quality and responsiveness
  • Introduce new characters or pets
  • Expand gameplay and customization options

Teksta Scooby App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Pierre for iPad

One-time1
  • Talking Pierre upgrade pack$3.99
None

Teksta Scooby App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Pierre for iPad free?
Talking Pierre for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teksta Scooby App free?
Teksta Scooby App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Pierre for iPad or Teksta Scooby App?
Teksta Scooby App is rated higher. Talking Pierre for iPad averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Teksta Scooby App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Talking Pierre for iPad or Teksta Scooby App have ads?
Talking Pierre for iPad shows ads; Teksta Scooby App does not.
Which is updated more often, Talking Pierre for iPad or Teksta Scooby App?
Talking Pierre for iPad ships an update every 3 months, and Teksta Scooby App every 7 months. Most recently, Talking Pierre for iPad was updated on November 3, 2026 and Teksta Scooby App on October 14, 2026.

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