The FollowSpy alternative without the weekly bill.
Track follows & unfollowers — free to try.
FollowSpy is a solid web tracker, but it's browser-only and bills around $7–9 every week. UnfollowCheck tracks follows, unfollowers and newest followers from a public @username — free to try, with a real iOS app and push alerts. Type a @username to try it. No login, no ads.
248,310 profiles tracked this month
Same spying — without the recurring weekly charge
Free to try
FollowSpy hides full data behind a weekly plan. UnfollowCheck scans recent follows and newest followers free.
No weekly billing
FollowSpy bills ~$7–9 every week — about $364/year. UnfollowCheck's scan is free to try and the app is a simple download.
A real iOS app
FollowSpy is web-only. UnfollowCheck runs automatic checks with home-screen widgets and true push alerts.
Real push alerts
Get notified on your phone the moment someone unfollows you or a watched profile follows someone new.
Daily watchlist
Keep up to 3 profiles under quiet, automatic watch instead of re-running searches by hand.
No password, ever
Like FollowSpy, it works from a public @username — and never asks for your login or any data.
What is FollowSpy — and why look for an alternative?
FollowSpy (followspy.ai) is a web-based Instagram tracker. You enter a public username and it shows that account's recent follows, new followers, and unfollowers with timestamps, plus anonymous story viewing. It's well reviewed, it works from public data, and it never asks for your Instagram password — all good marks. If you want a clean web dashboard for one-off lookups, it does the job.
The reason people search for an alternative is almost always the same: the pricing model. The genuinely useful features — full history, unlimited searches, alerts — are gated behind a subscription that bills weekly, roughly $7–9 a week. Annualized that's around $364, and a weekly auto-renew is the kind of charge that's very easy to forget to cancel. On top of that, because FollowSpy is web-only, there's no app and no real phone push — you have to keep coming back to the site to check.
How UnfollowCheck compares
UnfollowCheck answers the same questions — who someone followed, who their newest followers are, and who unfollowed whom — but the entry scan is free, run from a public @username with no login and full anonymity. The difference is that it's a native iOS app: it checks your watched profiles automatically and sends a push notification the instant something changes, with a home-screen widget for a glance-and-go view. One plan covers a 3-profile watchlist — no weekly meter running in the background.
And it tracks your own account too. See who unfollowed you and who doesn't follow you back, with an alert when someone slips away. Prefer to just look? The anonymous viewer opens a public profile's posts and stories with no trace.
Where FollowSpy has an edge
To be fair to FollowSpy: it includes anonymous story viewing directly, and its Premium tier markets unlimited profile searches plus continuous real-time tracking. UnfollowCheck's watchlist caps at 3 profiles and runs on an automatic-check cadence rather than unlimited manual lookups. If you do a high volume of one-off searches or want story viewing baked in, FollowSpy is worth a look — just keep an eye on that weekly renewal.
FollowSpy vs UnfollowCheck
An honest comparison — including where FollowSpy has the edge.
| What you want | 🕵️ FollowSpy |  UnfollowCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Track follows & unfollowers | Yes | Yes |
| Free scan to start | Limited free tier | Yes |
| Native iOS app + push | Web only | Yes |
| No weekly subscription | ~$7–9/week | Yes |
| Track who unfollowed you | Yes | Yes + alerts |
| Daily watchlist | Manual searches | Up to 3 |
| Needs your Instagram password | No | Never |
| Built-in story viewer & unlimited searches | Yes (Premium) | Watchlist of 3 |
| Typical price | ~$7–9/week | From ~$3/mo |
FollowSpy alternatives, answered
What is the best FollowSpy alternative?
UnfollowCheck is a natural FollowSpy alternative: it tracks who someone follows, their newest followers, and who unfollowed you — all from a public @username, anonymously and with no login. The big difference is delivery and pricing: UnfollowCheck has a free scan and a native iOS app with push alerts, instead of FollowSpy's web-only, weekly subscription.
Is FollowSpy safe and legit?
FollowSpy (followspy.ai) is generally rated legitimate — it has a solid trust score, positive reviews, and it never asks for your Instagram password. The two things to watch are that the domain is fairly young and that it bills weekly, which is easy to forget and adds up fast. It isn't a scam, but the recurring weekly charge is the most common complaint.
Is FollowSpy free?
FollowSpy has a limited free tier, but its useful features — full history, unlimited searches and alerts — sit behind a weekly subscription of roughly $7–9 per week (about $364 a year at the top tier). UnfollowCheck runs a free scan of any public profile's recent follows and newest followers with no subscription to start.
Does FollowSpy or UnfollowCheck need my Instagram password?
Neither does. Both work from a public @username, which is the safe way to track Instagram activity. UnfollowCheck never asks for a login or password and reads only public data, so your account is never at risk.
Does FollowSpy have an app?
No — FollowSpy is web-only, with no iOS or Android app and no browser extension, so any 'alerts' arrive by email or on the site rather than as phone push notifications. UnfollowCheck has a iOS app that runs automatic checks and pushes a real notification the moment something changes.
What does FollowSpy do that UnfollowCheck doesn't?
FollowSpy includes anonymous story viewing, and its Premium tier allows unlimited profile searches and markets continuous real-time tracking. UnfollowCheck's watchlist covers up to 3 profiles and runs automatic checks rather than unlimited manual searches. If unlimited one-off searching or built-in story viewing is your priority, FollowSpy has the edge there.
Can UnfollowCheck tell me who unfollowed me?
Yes. Like FollowSpy it detects unfollowers, but UnfollowCheck delivers it through a iOS app that sends a push notification when someone unfollows you, and it also shows who doesn't follow you back — without a weekly subscription.
How do I switch from FollowSpy to UnfollowCheck?
Type a public @username into the scan box on this page to see recent follows and newest followers free — no account, no weekly charge. For unfollow push alerts and a 3-profile watchlist, download the UnfollowCheck iOS app.
Spy smarter — no weekly bill.
Get follow tracking, unfollow push alerts, and a 3-profile watchlist in the UnfollowCheck iOS app — Pro from about $3/month (billed yearly), and never asks for your password.