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.
| 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) | |
| 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 | 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.
Side by sideSocialChecker vs. DolphinRadar
DolphinRadar is a web dashboard that tracks one Instagram account per subscription and produces weekly activity reports.
Side by sideSocialChecker vs. IGDetective
IGDetective is a web app that refreshes public Instagram profiles daily, dates new follows and archives stories.
Side by sideSources (as of September 24, 2026)
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