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FollowBuddy
Both skip the password. Only one skips the export request, the waiting and the file upload.
no passwordno installfree scan, about 20 seconds
The short answer
lastfollower
A free scan that starts and finishes in your browser in about twenty seconds, with nothing to request, download or upload.
FollowBuddy
An iOS app that asks Instagram for your official data export, waits for the email, then reads the file you upload to it. No password, but a lot of steps.
Pick lastfollower if you want the answer now and would rather not manage a zip file. Pick FollowBuddy if you prefer everything to come through Instagram's own official export, and the annual price suits you.
FollowBuddy deserves credit for the thing most of this category gets wrong: it does not ask for your Instagram password. Instead it leans on Instagram's official data download, the one you request from your account settings.
That is a sound idea with an awkward middle. You request the export, wait for Instagram to build it and email you a link, download the archive, then upload it into the app. By the time the file arrives, the follower list inside it is already a little old.
lastfollower reaches the same answer without the round trip. It reads your public follower list directly, compares it against your last snapshot, and hands back the names. No request, no waiting for an email, no file to find in your downloads folder.
lastfollower vs FollowBuddy, side by side
Every row is written so a green tick means the good outcome. Nothing is phrased to flatter us in one direction and them in another.
| Feature | lastfollower | FollowBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in the browser | lastfollowerYesAny device with a browser | FollowBuddyNoiOS app |
| No app install | lastfollowerYesNothing to download | FollowBuddyNoApp Store download |
| No Instagram password | lastfollowerYesThere is no login step | FollowBuddyYesUses the official export |
| No data export to request | lastfollowerYesType a handle and go | FollowBuddyNoRequest it from Instagram first |
| No file to download and upload | lastfollowerYesNothing leaves your device | FollowBuddyNoUpload the archive each time |
| See a result without signing up | lastfollowerYesFree scan, no account | FollowBuddyNoTrial signup first |
| Time to first result | lastfollowerYesAbout 20 seconds | FollowBuddyNoHours, waiting on the export |
| Who unfollowed you | lastfollowerYesNamed, newest first | FollowBuddyYesCore feature |
| Who does not follow you back | lastfollowerYesIts own sorted list | FollowBuddyYesCore feature |
| New followers since last scan | lastfollowerYesEvery scan diffs the last | FollowBuddyPartlyOnly as fresh as the last upload |
| Ghost follower detection | lastfollowerYesSilent for months, flagged | FollowBuddyNoNot in the export data |
| Snapshot stays on your device | lastfollowerYesKept in your own browser | FollowBuddyNoYour export is uploaded to them |
| Free to start | lastfollowerYesFree scan, full totals | FollowBuddyNo3 day trial, then billed |
| Price after the free tier | lastfollowerYes$4.99 a week, cancel anytime | FollowBuddyNoAbout $100 a year |
| Green ticks | 14 of 14 | 3 of 14 |
FollowBuddy details taken from its own public pages and store listings, last checked 29 August 2026. Prices and features change, so check theirs before you buy.
Why people move to lastfollower
Twenty seconds instead of a waiting game
Instagram takes its time building a data export, and it lands by email whenever it is ready. lastfollower reads your public follower list on the spot, so the gap between wanting the answer and having it is about twenty seconds.
Nothing to download, nothing to upload
FollowBuddy's flow means an archive of your Instagram data sits in your downloads folder and then goes up to a third party. lastfollower never produces that file. The snapshot it compares against stays in your own browser.
A free result before you are asked for anything
FollowBuddy starts with a three day trial that turns into an annual charge, so you commit before you have seen it work. lastfollower gives you a free scan with the full totals for every list, no account required, and you decide afterwards.
A price that is not an annual leap
FollowBuddy publishes around $100 a year after the trial. lastfollower is $4.99 a week, so you pay for the weeks you use it and stop when you are done.
Everything you get with lastfollower
Not a roadmap and not a paid tier. This is what a scan does the moment you type your handle.
- Runs in any browser, on a phone or a laptop
- No app to install and nothing to keep updated
- No Instagram password, ever
- No OAuth screen and no account connection
- A free scan without creating an account
- Results in about twenty seconds
- Everyone who unfollowed you, newest first
- Everyone you follow who does not follow back
- New followers since your last scan
- Ghost followers who stopped engaging months ago
- Follower snapshots stored in your own browser
- Nothing posted, liked or followed on your behalf
- No notification reaches the accounts you scan
- Works the same on iPhone, Android and desktop
About FollowBuddy
FollowBuddy is an iOS unfollow tracker built around Instagram's official data download. You request your data from Instagram, and once the archive arrives you upload it to the app, which reads the follower and following lists inside it and works out who does not follow you back and who has unfollowed you.
The design choice is a genuinely privacy-conscious one, because it means the app never handles your password. It also means the app is only ever as current as your most recent export.
A three day free trial, then a published annual subscription of about $100 a year, covering up to three Instagram accounts.
Where FollowBuddy wins
No tool wins every row, and a comparison page that says otherwise is not worth reading.
- PartlySticking strictly to Instagram's own official data export, which is the most sanctioned data path there is
- PartlyWorking from a complete account archive rather than what a profile shows publicly, so private accounts are covered too
- PartlyTracking three accounts under a single subscription
- PartlyA native iOS app with push notifications, if you live on your phone
Price, without the small print
No account, no card, full totals for every list. Pro is $4.99 a week, cancel anytime.
- Free scan without an account
- No per-account fee, scan every handle you own
- Cancel from the billing page in two clicks
A three day free trial, then a published annual subscription of about $100 a year, covering up to three Instagram accounts.
Published price, last checked 29 August 2026.
lastfollower vs FollowBuddy FAQ
How is lastfollower different from FollowBuddy?
FollowBuddy reads the data export you request from Instagram and upload to it, so the answer is only as fresh as that file. lastfollower reads your public follower list directly and returns the lists in about twenty seconds, with nothing to request, download or upload.
Is lastfollower a good FollowBuddy alternative?
Yes, and it is faster and cheaper for the same core job. The one thing FollowBuddy does that lastfollower cannot is work from a full account archive, which is what lets it cover a private account. lastfollower needs a public profile to read.
How much does FollowBuddy cost compared to lastfollower?
FollowBuddy publishes a three day free trial followed by roughly $100 a year. lastfollower scans free with no account at all, and Pro is $4.99 a week, with no annual commitment.
Do I have to enter my Instagram password?
Neither tool asks for one, which is a real point in FollowBuddy's favour compared to most of this category. lastfollower reads only public data and FollowBuddy reads your official export, so no password is typed into either.
Does lastfollower work with a private account?
Not while it stays private, because a private profile has no public follower list to read. FollowBuddy's export-based approach does cover private accounts, so that is the honest edge case where it wins.
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