Instagram follow trackers compared (2026)

If you want to know who an Instagram profile recently followed, you quickly end up with a dozen web tools promising almost the same thing. We compared the best-known ones with SocialChecker, based only on what the services say on their own websites.

The key point first: Instagram does not sort the following list by date. A tool that simply shows the first entries cannot know who is new. Only services that compare the list over time are reliable.

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iPhone and Android app

SocialChecker: Yes, iOS and Android
EasyComment: No, browser only
DolphinRadar: No, web dashboard
IGDetective: No, browser only

Push notifications

SocialChecker: Yes, for new posts and stories. Follow changes in the feed
EasyComment: Not stated
DolphinRadar: Email alerts for reports, push not stated
IGDetective: Not stated

Platforms

SocialChecker: Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat (Premium and up)
EasyComment: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook comments
DolphinRadar: Instagram (plus search for linked accounts on other platforms)
IGDetective: Instagram

New follows with dates

SocialChecker: Yes, new and dropped follows, compared several times a day from when you add the profile
EasyComment: No, one-off lookup. By its own account no unfollow tracking
DolphinRadar: Weekly reports
IGDetective: Yes, from tracking start, daily (Premium). Unfollows currently unavailable per FAQ

Story archive

SocialChecker: Yes, automatic with timestamps. With Ultra also Instagram highlights, including removed contents
EasyComment: Story viewer, no archive stated
DolphinRadar: Yes, on quarterly and annual plans, from subscription start
IGDetective: Yes, automatic on Premium, manual on free

Free tier

SocialChecker: Web tools free (recent follows checker: 3 searches/day without an account). Tracking from Basic
EasyComment: First 5 results per account without login
DolphinRadar: No free trial per FAQ
IGDetective: 1 profile, stories, manual archive. Recent follows Premium only

Price

SocialChecker: Basic $5.49/month for 3 profiles, Premium $10.99 for 10, Ultra $27.99 for 50 (Google Play US, yearly cheaper)
EasyComment: Credits: $9/month (300), $19 (1,000), $49 (2,000) or packs from $3. 1 credit = 1 page of results
DolphinRadar: $4.49/month, $10.99/quarter, $32.99/year, 1 Instagram account each
IGDetective: $30/month or $1/day, up to 5 profiles

Instagram password needed

SocialChecker: No
EasyComment: No
DolphinRadar: No
IGDetective: No

Feature	SocialChecker	EasyComment	DolphinRadar	IGDetective
iPhone and Android app	Yes, iOS and Android	No, browser only	No, web dashboard	No, browser only
Push notifications	Yes, for new posts and stories. Follow changes in the feed	Not stated	Email alerts for reports, push not stated	Not stated
Platforms	Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat (Premium and up)	Instagram, TikTok, Facebook comments	Instagram (plus search for linked accounts on other platforms)	Instagram
New follows with dates	Yes, new and dropped follows, compared several times a day from when you add the profile	No, one-off lookup. By its own account no unfollow tracking	Weekly reports	Yes, from tracking start, daily (Premium). Unfollows currently unavailable per FAQ
Story archive	Yes, automatic with timestamps. With Ultra also Instagram highlights, including removed contents	Story viewer, no archive stated	Yes, on quarterly and annual plans, from subscription start	Yes, automatic on Premium, manual on free
Free tier	Web tools free (recent follows checker: 3 searches/day without an account). Tracking from Basic	First 5 results per account without login	No free trial per FAQ	1 profile, stories, manual archive. Recent follows Premium only
Price	Basic $5.49/month for 3 profiles, Premium $10.99 for 10, Ultra $27.99 for 50 (Google Play US, yearly cheaper)	Credits: $9/month (300), $19 (1,000), $49 (2,000) or packs from $3. 1 credit = 1 page of results	$4.49/month, $10.99/quarter, $32.99/year, 1 Instagram account each	$30/month or $1/day, up to 5 profiles
Instagram password needed	No	No	No	No

SocialChecker vs. EasyComment
EasyComment is a credit-based web toolkit: comment and follower exports, a story viewer and a “recently followed” viewer for Instagram, plus TikTok tools.
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SocialChecker vs. DolphinRadar
DolphinRadar is a web dashboard that tracks one Instagram account per subscription and produces weekly activity reports.
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SocialChecker vs. IGDetective
IGDetective is a web app that refreshes public Instagram profiles daily, dates new follows and archives stories.
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Sources (as of September 24, 2026)

Details about other services come from their own websites. “Not stated” means we found nothing on it. Prices may change. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].

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