Comparison

talks vs LURKE

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

Head to head
About

talks

Engage in community-driven discussions focused on ideas and thoughtful conversation. Share posts, join threads, and follow updates in a curated feed that prioritizes content over clutter.

Highlights
  • Community-first design
  • Focused conversation
  • Share posts
  • Join threads
  • Follow updates
  • Idea-centric feed
Features
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talks is a community‑first discussion app built for real conversation. Share posts, join threads, and follow updates in a feed designed to keep the focus on ideas. not noise.

About

LURKE

This app helps you track changes in your Instagram follower list. It identifies who unfollowed you, who followed you, and who you follow that doesn't follow back. It provides clear reports on recent follow activity for any public account.

Highlights
  • Track unfollowers
  • Identify new followers
  • Find accounts that don't follow back
  • See recent follow activity
  • Monitor multiple Instagram accounts
  • Historical growth charts (Pro)
  • Push notifications (Pro)
Features
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See what changed on public Instagram accounts. LURKE turns completed follower and following scans into clear reports. Review unfollowers, new followers, accounts that do not follow back, recent following changes, and follower growth without sharing an Instagram password. WHAT YOU CAN CHECK • Unfollowers found since the previous completed scan • New followers and newly followed accounts • Accounts you follow that do not follow you back • Mutual and one-way connections • Follower and following totals over time • Multiple public accounts from one dashboard HOW CHANGE REPORTS WORK 1. Enter a public Instagram username. 2. The first completed scan creates a baseline. 3. Later completed scans compare with that baseline and show what changed. 4. Scan history keeps completed results organized. Scans are not real-time and can take time to complete. Results depend on public data available at the time of each scan. LURKE PRO • Unlimited tracked accounts • Full follower and following reports • Historical growth charts • More on-demand refreshes • Push alerts after a completed scan finds a follower change PRIVACY & TRUST Lurke analyzes public profile data through third-party data providers. No Instagram password is required. Lurke does not sell your personal information and is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.lurke.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lurke.app/privacy

Screenshots

talks4 screens
LURKE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: talks at 4.9 against LURKE's 1.0. talks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. LURKE sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. talks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

talks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: talks has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

talks ships an update every 9 days, LURKE every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
talks versus LURKE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertalksLURKE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB78 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSamer RozNaviStack LLC

Customer experience

talks

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LURKE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

talks

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

LURKE

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Lurke Pro (Special Offer)$19.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly No Trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is talks free?
talks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LURKE free?
LURKE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, talks or LURKE?
talks is rated higher. talks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while LURKE averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do talks or LURKE have ads?
Neither talks nor LURKE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, talks or LURKE?
talks ships an update every 9 days, and LURKE every 10 days. Most recently, talks was updated on October 31, 2026 and LURKE on October 28, 2026.

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