The best Instagram tracker apps compared for 2026

The short list

• Best overall for tracking someone’s public account: Peekd
• Best for analytics on your own account (iPhone): Reports+
• Own-account unfollowers app with Android support: FollowMeter
• Web tracker with likes and comments: IGDetective
• Weekly activity reports on large accounts: Snoopreport
• Quick “newest follows” lookup: Recentfollow
• Free one-off story viewing: Insnoop or Mollygram

All eight side by side

Prices are what each site or US store listing showed on October 12, 2026. They change often and vary by country.

1. Peekd: best overall for public accounts

What it’s for: keeping an eye on someone else’s public account over time. You add a username, Peekd saves who that account follows and who follows it, then re-checks on a schedule.

Why we put it first: it is the only tool here that combines four things. No Instagram login at all. A dated timeline of new follows and unfollows. Real-time alerts when the account changes. Anonymous viewing of public stories. It runs on the web, iPhone and Android with one account, and the free plan tracks one account with no card.

Say you want to know whether your ex followed someone new this week. Instagram won’t tell you, and their following list isn’t a dependable timeline. Peekd shows the new account and the day it appeared. Start with the Instagram follower tracker, or check your own not-following-back list for free.

Honest drawback: public accounts only, nothing verified or above 10,000 followers, and no history from before you started tracking. No likes, comments, DMs or profile visitors either.

Own-account analytics apps

2. Reports+ (Deep Vision Labs)

Best for: engagement analytics on your own profile: ghost followers, top followers, story and post metrics, up to four of your accounts. Key facts: requires signing in with your Instagram account; iPhone and iPad only, English only; 4.6 stars from about 494,000 ratings on the US App Store, as of October 2026. Drawback: the most common complaint in recent reviews is being logged out or asked to re-verify by Instagram after connecting. Reports+ vs Peekd.

3. FollowMeter

Best for: a classic unfollowers app for your own account, around since 2013, with lists of unfollowers, non-followers, ghost followers and story viewers. Key facts: sign-in with your Instagram account; iPhone, iPad and Android; 4.1 stars from about 24,000 ratings on the US App Store and 3.1 on Google Play, as of October 2026. Drawback: its Google Play data safety section says data can’t be deleted, and reviewers report logouts and slow refreshes. FollowMeter vs Peekd.

Neither app tracks another person’s account. If that is what you want, skip this group.

Trackers for other people’s accounts

4. IGDetective

Best for: browser users who also want likes and comments on public profiles, plus extras like an AI chat about tracked accounts. Key facts: no Instagram login; web only, English only; free plan covers 1 profile but no follow tracking; follow tracking needs Premium, shown at $30/month with a 7-day refund. Drawback: no alerts are mentioned anywhere on its site, and its own methodology page says new follows can take a few days to appear. IGDetective vs Peekd.

5. Snoopreport

Best for: weekly or monthly reports on likes and follows, including large and verified accounts that Peekd can’t cover. Key facts: no Instagram login; web plus an iPhone app (4.8 stars from about 24 ratings on the US App Store, as of October 2026); from $4.99/month for 2 accounts; run by a named US company. Drawback: no free plan, payments are non-refundable, its FAQ says reports catch about 5% to 75% of actions, and the app says plainly it is not real time. Snoopreport vs Peekd.

6. Recentfollow

Best for: a quick “who did they follow lately” lookup on recentfollow.com. Key facts: no Instagram login; web only; the visible plan was $14/week; TrustScore 4.5 from 29 Trustpilot reviews, as of October 2026. Drawback: its refund rules conflict across pages (a 7-day guarantee in the terms, “No refunds” on the About page), and it doesn’t explain how it orders results or whether it shows dates. An iPhone app with the same name is listed under a developer called Bob Wei, and we couldn’t confirm it belongs to the website. Recentfollow vs Peekd.

Anonymous story viewers

7. Mollygram

Best for: free one-off viewing and downloading of public stories, highlights and reels, in 13 languages. Key facts: no login, no account, browser only, ad-supported. Drawback: heavy ads on our visit (a late-loading ad sent our first click to another site), a consent banner naming 210 partners, and no named operator. Mollygram vs Peekd.

Also in this group: StoryNavigation works without sign-up and charts follower counts, but sends you to a Telegram bot for follower lists. Imginn is mainly for browsing and downloading posts and reels. Picuki no longer shows Instagram at all: picuki.com now forwards to a TikTok viewer. AnonyIG shows stories, reels and posts with downloads, but comes with heavy ads and a paid “private accounts” upsell for another product. Inflact has an ad-free viewer limited to one profile a day on the free tier, and is now mainly an influencer research tool for brands. StoriesIG is now split across lookalike domains, and the old storiesig.net, .me and .io addresses are registered to Meta.

8. Insnoop

Best for: the simplest possible story and highlight check, with downloads. Key facts: free, no login, browser only; our test lookups worked within seconds and showed no ads. Drawback: no operator name or address anywhere, lookalike domains (insnoop.pro, insnoop.io) of unclear relation, and no history or follow data at all. Insnoop vs Peekd.

Both forget everything after each search. Peekd’s free story viewer covers the same quick look, and the app adds follow tracking.

How we compared

We did not run long-term tests of every paid plan, and we won’t pretend we did. For each tool we read its website, FAQ, pricing page, terms and privacy policy, its App Store and Google Play listings where they exist, and recent public reviews. We opened Insnoop and Mollygram in a browser ourselves. All of it was checked on October 12, 2026, and each fact is sourced in our notes.

We make Peekd, so we stuck to published facts about competitors and listed Peekd’s limits as plainly as theirs. Ratings are quoted as each store or review site showed them that day. We left out Peekd’s own rating because it isn’t comparable.

Red flags when choosing a tracker

• It asks for your Instagram password to track someone else. You don’t need to log in to read public data, and linking your account is what reviewers connect to lockouts.
• It promises private accounts. Without the owner’s approval, no outside tool can open a private profile.
• It claims to show profile visitors. Instagram doesn’t share that data, as covered in who viewed my Instagram profile.
• No named operator. If there is no company name or address, you don’t know who holds your email and card.
• Unclear refunds. Read the terms before paying. Weekly plans and auto-renewal add up fast.

Our guide to Instagram stalker apps goes deeper on each one.