Comparison

Inspector vs Fox Insights

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

Head to head
About

Inspector

This app helps you track Instagram follower activity, including who unfollowed you and new followers. It allows anonymous story viewing and provides real-time alerts for profile changes without requiring your login credentials.

Highlights
  • Track unfollowers and new followers
  • Anonymous story viewing
  • Real-time profile change alerts
  • No Instagram login required
  • Monitor multiple public profiles
  • View stories, highlights, posts, and reels
Features
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Track Instagram followers without your password. See who unfollowed you, watch stories anonymously, and get instant alerts when public profiles change. ANALYZE FOLLOWERS - See exactly who unfollowed you and who recently followed back - Track new followers and lost followers in real time - Spot ghost followers and detect suspicious accounts in any public profile's audience - Get a gender breakdown of an account's followers — useful for spotting fake or bot followers (Premium) - Monitor multiple profiles at once (Premium) WATCH ANONYMOUSLY - View Instagram stories 100% anonymously — your visit is never recorded (Premium) - Browse highlights, posts, and reels from public profiles in full size - Search by username or paste any profile link to start tracking STAY IN THE LOOP - Real-time push notifications when a public profile posts new content, follows a new account, gains followers, or updates their profile (Premium) - Chronological activity feed shows every change in one place WHY INSPECTOR - No Instagram login. No password. No risk. Other trackers ask for your credentials and can trigger Instagram's "suspicious activity" warnings — Inspector never does. - Your activity is never stored, shared, or sent to Instagram - Clean interface, no spam, no fake "reports" SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Inspector Premium is offered as a weekly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://inspector.social/privacy Terms of Service: https://inspector.social/terms DISCLAIMER Inspector is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc. The app only displays publicly available information. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. This app is intended solely for lawful use.

About

Fox Insights

Features
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Fox Insights helps you understand changes in your social account data with private, local-first analytics. Import your account data or connect your own account session to review followers, following, profile changes, visibility signals, and engagement patterns in one place. Fox Insights is designed for people who want a clearer view of their own account activity without sending reports, imports, or analytics data to outside services. WHAT FOX INSIGHTS HELPS YOU SEE • Who newly appears in your followers list • Who no longer appears in your followers list • Accounts you follow that do not appear to follow you back • Follower and following changes between scans • Engagement summaries from recent account data • Admirer rankings based on available like data • Story visibility and status signals for tracked profiles • Accounts that may no longer be visible to your account • Snapshot history so you can compare changes over time PRIVATE BY DESIGN Fox Insights is local-first. Your imported files, snapshots, reports, rankings, and scan history are stored on your device. • Import a Data Export ZIP and analyze it offline • No advertising SDKs • No data sales • No unnecessary analytics tracking • Reports are generated from data available to your account FOX INSIGHTS PRO Fox Insights includes free tools for offline import and basic follower/following analysis. Fox Insights Pro unlocks the full analytics toolkit: • Extended account insights • Full visibility signal history • Admirer ranking and engagement analysis • Lost-account and unavailable-profile checks • Relationship checks • Unlimited snapshot history • Deeper scan comparisons IMPORTANT NOTICE Fox Insights is an independent analytics app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by any social platform. Use Fox Insights only with accounts you own or are authorized to analyze. Results are inferred from available account data and may be incomplete or different from official platform numbers. TERMS OF USE Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Inspector4 screens
Fox Insights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fox Insights at 13.0 against Inspector's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Inspector sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Fox Insights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inspector ships an update every 3 weeks, Fox Insights fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inspector versus Fox Insights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInspectorFox Insights
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB45 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStanislav CherniavskyiVladyslav Palamarchuk

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Inspector

Subscriptions3
  • Inspector Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Inspector Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Inspector Premium$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Fox Insights

Subscriptions3
  • Fox Insights Pro$0.997 Days
  • Fox Insights Pro$2.991 Month
  • Fox Insights Pro$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Inspector free?
Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fox Insights free?
Fox Insights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inspector or Fox Insights have ads?
Neither Inspector nor Fox Insights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inspector or Fox Insights?
Inspector ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fox Insights fortnightly. Most recently, Inspector was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fox Insights on October 31, 2026.

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