Best Apps to See Who Someone Recently Followed on Instagram (iPhone, 2026)
We read the App Store listing of 8 iPhone apps that promise to show who someone recently followed on Instagram: login, languages, ratings, last update, and how to test one before you pay.
The App Store has about a dozen apps that promise to show who someone recently followed on Instagram. They look alike, they are all free to download, and nearly all of them sell a weekly subscription. The differences that matter are whether the app asks for your Instagram login, whether the list it shows is really newest first, and how much you see before you pay.
Short answer: for a public profile you need an app that works from a username alone and shows the newest follows at the top. Klupt for iPhone does that and adds a girls vs guys breakdown. It is our own app, so the table below gives the same public facts for seven alternatives and you can judge for yourself.
How we compared: on 11 November 2026 we read each app's US App Store listing and noted the rating, last update, languages and what the description says. We did not buy every subscription, so features are reported as "the listing says", not as test results.
What to look for in a recent-follow app
- No Instagram login for public profiles. A public following list can be read without your account. An app that wants your password for that is a risk to your account.
- A real newest-first order. Since Instagram's update of 9 September 2026, the order of a following list in the app and in most trackers no longer shows what is recent. Many tools now save a snapshot and only report follows that appear afterwards. More in why the following list is not in chronological order.
- What is free. "Free" on the App Store means free to download. Check what you can see before the paywall.
- Recent updates. Instagram changes often. An app last updated many months ago may no longer work as described.
The 8 apps compared
| App (developer) | US rating | Last update | What the listing says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klupt: Katch the ick (Youcef Hanaia) | New (v2.0, Nov 2026) | 9 Nov 2026 | Username only, newest first, girls vs guys, track 5 profiles, private accounts you follow on-device |
| Recent Follow - Follow Tracker (Bob Wei) | 4.0 (309) | 2 Sep 2026 | No Instagram sign-in, newest on top, followers logged too |
| Recently Followed: Tracker (POWR GmbH) | 4.0 (42) | 29 Oct 2026 | No login, newest first, notifications, unfollowers |
| LastFollow: Profile Tracker (Mert Sen Findicak) | 4.5 (38) | 15 Sep 2026 | Compares full lists day by day, daily check with notification |
| InstaTrack: Follow Tracker (Lirone Levy) | 4.0 (31) | 15 Oct 2026 | No login, follow and unfollow notifications, several accounts |
| Lurk - Recent Follow Tracker (Collins Chukwuma) | 3.4 (66) | 12 Feb 2026 | No login, alerts and history; subscription required |
| Peekly - Recent Follow Tracker (genki asano) | 3.0 (2) | 5 Nov 2026 | Follows in order, gender ratio, notifications; subscription required |
| Peekuin: Ghost follow tracker (Hexacodes) | 5.0 (3) | 15 Oct 2026 | No login, chronological order, follow alerts |
Ratings are from the US App Store on 11 November 2026 and differ by country.
1. Klupt: Katch the ick
Klupt is the app we build. You type a public username and it lists the accounts that profile followed most recently, newest first, with a count of how many are girls and how many are guys. You can save up to 5 profiles, and each time you check, follows that appeared since your last look are flagged NEW.
- Login: none for public profiles. Optional Instagram connection for private accounts you already follow, kept on your iPhone.
- Free: the girls vs guys counts. Names and tracking need Klupt Pro (weekly or yearly, billed by Apple).
- On the web too: Telegram alerts for new follows on klupt.io.
2. Recent Follow - Follow Tracker
The most-rated app in this group (309 US ratings) and the one with the most languages (22). Its listing describes a dated log for any public account, newest entry on top, with followers logged the same way and no Instagram sign-in. Last updated in September 2026.
3. Recently Followed: Tracker
From a German developer, updated in late October 2026. The listing promises recent follows sorted newest first, notifications when a tracked profile follows someone, and unfollower detection, all without login. English only.
4. LastFollow: Profile Tracker
The highest rating here with a meaningful number of reviews (4.5 from 38). The listing is clear about the method: it compares the complete follower and following lists day by day and reports what changed. That is a snapshot approach: you learn about follows from the day you start tracking, with a daily check at a time you choose. Available in 8 languages.
5. InstaTrack: Follow Tracker
Focused on notifications: the listing describes follow and unfollow alerts for several public accounts and an activity timeline, with no Instagram login.
6. Lurk, Peekly and Peekuin
Three smaller apps. Lurk promises instant alerts but has not been updated since February 2026, and its listing says a subscription is required to access features. Peekly adds a gender ratio and was updated this month, with only 2 US ratings so far; its listing also says a subscription is required. Peekuin promises chronological order and alerts, with 3 ratings.
How to test an app before you pay
- Pick a public account whose latest follow you already know, for example a friend who followed you yesterday.
- Search it in the app's free tier.
- If the app shows a count or a blurred preview, check that it matches what you know. If it shows nothing until you subscribe, you are paying on trust.
- Prefer the weekly plan for a first try, and cancel in Settings > your name > Subscriptions if it does not do what the listing says.
Which one should you pick?
- You want the newest follows right now, with girls vs guys: Klupt.
- You only care about changes from today on: a snapshot tracker such as LastFollow fits.
- You are on Android or a computer: use klupt.io in the browser, or compare the web tools in best recent follow trackers compared.
Want the manual methods first? See how to see who someone recently followed on Instagram.
FAQ
Is there a way to find out who someone recently followed on Instagram?
Yes. Instagram does not show it, but a recent-follow app does: you enter a public username and it lists the newest accounts that profile followed. Klupt does this on iPhone and at klupt.io in any browser.
Is there an app to see who someone recently followed on Instagram?
Yes, several. On iPhone, apps such as Klupt, Recent Follow, Recently Followed: Tracker and LastFollow take a public username and list that account's recent follows. Instagram itself has no such feature: it removed the Following activity tab in 2019 and does not sort other people's following lists by date.
Do these apps need my Instagram password?
For public profiles, the apps in this comparison say they do not. Be careful with any app that asks for your Instagram login just to look at a public account. Klupt only offers an optional Instagram connection for private accounts that you already follow, and that login stays on your iPhone.
Are these apps free?
All eight are free to download and all sell a subscription inside the app. What you get before paying differs: some show a preview, and two listings (Lurk and Peekly) state that a subscription is required to use the features. Klupt shows how many girls and guys someone recently followed for free; names need Klupt Pro.
Will the person know I looked at who they follow?
No. Instagram does not notify anyone when their following list is viewed, and these apps read public data without following, liking or messaging the account.
Can an app show who a private account recently followed?
Not from the outside. A private account's following list is only visible to its approved followers. Klupt and Peekly both say they can analyze a private account only if your own Instagram account already follows it.
What about Android?
Klupt has no Android app yet; on Android it runs in the browser at klupt.io, with Telegram alerts for new follows. Some of the other apps have Google Play versions, which we did not review here.