Last updated July 3, 2026 · Independently compared · 5 tools

Best DolphinRadar Alternatives in 2026 (With Mobile Apps)

Instagram killed the Following Activity tab in 2019, since then, the only way to see who any account is quietly following, unfollowing and getting curious about is a third-party tracker. DolphinRadar is a strong all-in-one web tracker with AI behavioral modules, but it is web-only, charges more up front than some rivals, and gates its best AI features to longer plans. People look for alternatives that add mobile apps, cost less, or drop the AI extras they will not use. Here are the five best DolphinRadar alternatives in 2026, ranked honestly.

Comparison at a glance

The ranked picks

1. 1

   Lurk

   Free check · from ~$1/week

   Lurk covers the core of what DolphinRadar does, anonymous, no-login tracking of recent follows, unfollows and stories, and adds what DolphinRadar is missing: a native iPhone app, a home screen install on Android with push alerts, and a free instant web check. It costs less to start, though it does not include DolphinRadar's AI behavioral modules.

   Best for: DolphinRadar's core tracking plus a real iPhone app at a lower entry price

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2. 2

   Snoopreport

   $4.99/mo (2 accounts) · advertised $0.99/wk

   Snoopreport is the closest alternative to DolphinRadar's analytical depth, tracking follows plus the likes any account makes, with AI interest profiling. Unlike DolphinRadar it has an iPhone app, but it has no Android app, no consumer free tier, and delivers reports on a weekly cadence rather than a live dashboard.

   Best for: Activity depth and interest profiling nearest to DolphinRadar's AI modules

3. 3

   The Ick

   ~$8.99/wk · $34.99/yr

   The Ick is a web and Android follow tracker that pushes alerts when any account follows or unfollows someone, solving DolphinRadar's no-app gap on Android only. It is anonymous and no-login, but it has no iPhone app, caps you at five profiles, updates roughly hourly, has no AI analysis, and paywalls most features at ~$8.99/week (or $34.99/year).

   Best for: Mobile follow/unfollow push alerts if you do not need AI insights

4. 4

   Katch

   $3.99/wk · $39.99/yr (web)

   Katch is a newer tracker (mid-2025) offering recent-follow tracking, unfollow alerts and anonymous story viewing on the web and Android. It gives DolphinRadar users the Android app they lack, but it has no iPhone app, its paywall is aggressive, no price shows until that paywall, and there is no AI behavioral layer.

   Best for: An Android follows-and-stories tracker, if the higher weekly price is fine

5. 5

   Social Blade

   Free (Bronze $4.99/mo)

   Social Blade is the only genuinely free alternative, tracking follower and following COUNTS and growth trends on the web. It never reveals who was followed or unfollowed and has no story viewing or AI analysis, so it complements a real tracker rather than replacing DolphinRadar.

   Best for: A free companion for count trends, not a full DolphinRadar replacement

Verdict

Lurk (getlurk.app) is the best DolphinRadar alternative for most people because it keeps the anonymous, no-login follow and story tracking but adds a native iPhone app, installs on Android straight from the browser, and costs less to start, DolphinRadar has no iPhone or Android app. Where DolphinRadar genuinely wins is its AI behavioral modules (personality, relationship and interest analysis). If that is why you wanted DolphinRadar, Snoopreport is the closest substitute for activity depth, and no one else here replicates the AI layer. The Ick and Katch run on web and Android with no iPhone app, and Social Blade is the only free option but tracks counts, not identities.

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How we compared

Tools were compared on the dimensions that matter for this task: whether research is anonymous, whether you have to log in with your own Instagram account, recent-follow tracking, anonymous story viewing, supported platforms, and entry price. Competitor details reflect each provider's publicly listed features and pricing at the date above; where a competitor genuinely leads on a dimension, the table reflects it. Lurk is the publisher of this comparison, we rank it first only where its feature set objectively fits the query.

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