Comparison

Fav Talk vs CodeBar

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

Head to head
About

Fav Talk

Connect with people who share your passions and interests. Discover new friends from around the world, practice foreign languages, and build your social circle. Customize your profile and control your privacy settings to enhance your experience.

Highlights
  • Hobby-based user search
  • Direct chat functionality
  • Global user base
  • Language exchange partner finder
  • Profile customization
  • Privacy controls
Features
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Share your story with those who have similar interests~ * Usage and help 1. Click the 'Search' button and find the people who have interests in common with you. 2. You can see the profile of the person you found and if you want to know more about him/her, just click " chatting" to start to know each other. 3. This app has been downloaded and used by people who come from China, US, Korea, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, etc. You can make foreigner friends more easily by using this app. 5. If you are learning foreigner languages or you want to start to learn it, you can use this app to search the friends who also want to do languages-exchanging. It will help you to learn more fast! 6. You can choose other people to have a talk with from the chatting list. 7. You can change your profile, profile photo, nickname, interests and so on. 8. When a person finds you, he/she is automatically added to your chatting list. 9. You can change the settings to allow or refuse other people searching you.

About

CodeBar

Features
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身の回りに溢れるバーコードを介してつながるちょっと変わったSNS、登場! 会話ルームに参加できるのは、同じバーコードを読んだ人たちだけ。同じ商品を購入した者同士で、熱く語り合ってみませんか? 完全匿名・ログイン不要で誰でも簡単に始められます!

Screenshots

Fav Talk4 screens
CodeBar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeBar at none against Fav Talk's 7. CodeBar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). Fav Talk's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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. Fav Talk sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. CodeBar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fav Talk ships an update every 6 months, CodeBar daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fav Talk versus CodeBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFav TalkCodeBar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB95 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSnTownRyotaro Takatsu

Bugs and requests

Fav Talk

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account deletion/reset issues
  • Profile information disappearing
  • Inconsistent app behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add profile picture viewing
  • Implement a friends list
  • Expand interest categories
  • Introduce video/voice chat
  • Improve notification system

CodeBar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Fav Talk

One-time7
  • 500stars$0.99
  • 10stars$0.99
  • 1500stars$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 3000stars$2.99
  • Remove Ads.$2.99
  • 33stars$2.99
  • 60stars$4.99
None

CodeBar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fav Talk free?
Fav Talk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodeBar free?
CodeBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fav Talk or CodeBar have ads?
Fav Talk shows ads; CodeBar does not.
Which is updated more often, Fav Talk or CodeBar?
Fav Talk ships an update every 6 months, and CodeBar daily. Most recently, Fav Talk was updated on November 1, 2026 and CodeBar on October 25, 2026.

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