Who are they really following?

Klupt loads a public profile’s latest follows from its own servers and lists them newest first, with a count of how many are girls and how many are guys. Instagram never shares the date of a follow, so you see the order, not timestamps. Save a profile and Klupt compares each new check against the last one, so new follows stand out with a NEW tag. It’s the same data behind our recently followed tracker on the web.

Nobody can see a private account’s follows from the outside, and any app that claims otherwise is lying or after your password. If your Instagram account already follows a private profile, you can connect it inside the app (optional) and Klupt reads that profile’s list on your iPhone, the same way the Instagram app would. Your login stays on your device. More on what’s possible in our private Instagram viewer guide.

• No account. No email or sign-up; the app uses an anonymous device ID.
• No trace. Klupt never follows, likes or messages anyone, and Instagram doesn’t notify people when their following list is viewed.
• Read the details in the app privacy policy and app terms.

The App Store has a dozen apps that promise to show who someone recently followed. We read each listing and compared login requirements, languages and ratings in the best apps to see who someone recently followed on Instagram.

You can check someone’s Following list in Instagram itself, but it no longer reliably shows recency and nothing marks what’s new. Our guide on how to see who someone recently followed on Instagram walks through the free methods and where they fall short.