say4real vs NGL
An anonymous message link you share to your Instagram story, answered in the NGL app.
NGL Pro is a weekly subscription for hints about who sent a message. The FTC’s own release says those buyers “did not receive the name of the sender.” say4real bills by the year, sells no name either, and says so before you pay.
Every figure below was read off NGL's own pages on 15 September 2026. Sources are at the foot of this page.
Billing period
say4realMonthly or yearly.
Weekly.
Price
say4realFree to use. Pro is $3 a month or $29 a year, Creator $9 a month or $79 a year.
NGL Pro is listed at $7.99 on the App Store.
Can you buy the sender’s name?
say4realNo tier sells one. Pro shows sender hints — approximate city, network, device and OS — and never a name.
No. NGL Pro sells hints about a sender, not a name — the FTC’s own release says paying users “did not receive the name of the sender.”
A public page of your own
say4realsay4real.com/yourname, with your links and a public Q&A you can answer in view of everyone.
Answers go back to your story. There is no page to keep.
Age policy
say4realUnder 13 cannot hold an account. Accounts aged 13 to 17 have anonymous messages switched off.
18+ on the App Store.
NGL settled with the FTC and the State of California in July 2024.
The message box, running here
Not a screenshot. That is our own inbox, embedded on this page the same way it would sit on yours. Send something and we will read it.
Take your name
Free, and the free tier is the product rather than a trial.
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