Kudlio vs Talking Frog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Kudlio
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Meet your new best friends: Sky, Jinx, Pebble, Mango, Nugget, Mary, Moody, and Snort. Pick a friend to match your mood and start a conversation in any language. They'll listen, think, and reply with unique, stylized animal sounds and on-screen text. Meet them: Sky (Husky): Pure energy. Eager, warm, and always happy to see you. Jinx (Cat): Pure attitude. Sly, charming, and delightfully unpredictable. Pebble (Seal): Pure chill. Sweet, soft, and wonderfully calm. Mango (Parrot): Pure flair. Bright, lively, and full of color. Nugget (Songbird): Pure chaos. Tiny bird, big personality. Mary (Sheep): Pure comfort. Gentle, cozy, and sweet as a sunny meadow. Moody (Cow): Pure mellow. Calm, grounded, and quietly lovable. Snort (Pig): Pure mischief. Playful, snuffly, and always ready to make things weird. Simple Billing: No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Buy a pack of minutes, and they're yours forever. If you don't want to pay, you can keep petting them for free. A Note: Kudlio is built for entertainment and joy. While our friends are smart, AI can occasionally be inaccurate. Please note that the "animal voices" are stylized AI sounds--real pets might find them a bit confusing!
Talking Frog
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Talking Frog is a friendly voice companion that listens and talks back โ all on your Mac. Tap the frog, ask a question out loud, and it answers in a clear, spoken voice, kept short and easy to follow. It runs a small AI "brain" right on your Mac. After a one-time download it works offline, and your voice is turned into text on the device โ no account, no sign-up, nothing recorded or sent away. โข Just talk. Tap the frog and speak; it listens while it thinks and talks, so you can jump in any time. โข Answers that fit the listener. Set an age and the frog tailors how it explains things โ playful for young children, deeper for teens, grown-ups, and seniors. โข Built-in curiosity. A bank of hand-picked questions for every age โ from "How many legs does a ladybug have?" to "Why does light travel the same speed for everyone?" โ nudges the conversation along. โข Kid-friendly by design. A child-lock keeps little hands from wandering off into settings, leaving just the frog and its voice. โข Private. Speech recognition and the AI both run on-device. Talking Frog is for fun and learning. Like any AI it can be wrong or surprising, so please use it as a playful companion, not a source of truth, and supervise young children.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Talking Frog at none against Kudlio's 4. Talking Frog also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Kudlio's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Kudlio sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Talking Frog asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Kudlio | Talking Frog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KapTable AI Limited | Dmitry Kuznetsov |
In-app purchases
Kudlio
- 30-Minute Pack$2.99
- 120-Minute Pack$5.99
- 1,000 Minute Pack$29.99
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- 2,000-Minute Pack$49.99
Talking Frog
No in-app purchases









