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Poprey review: we used it for 30 days

1/5

Our score: 1/5

Not recommended

Short version: Poprey sells followers and likes by the hundred, and our test got bot followers from it: thousands turned up, engagement crashed from 3.9% to 0.9% and 341 disappeared within two weeks. Its Trustpilot profile has been removed. For genuine followers, our Kicksta review explains a better option.

What is Poprey?

Poprey is a follower and engagement shop. It sells Instagram likes, followers, views, comments and automatic likes in fixed packages, and it covers TikTok and YouTube too.

It markets itself as an Instagram growth platform with controlled, safe delivery. In practice it works like every other follower seller we've looked at: you buy a number and the number appears. That puts it in a very different category from the Instagram growth tools that help real people discover you.

How Poprey works

Poprey is a shop, not a growth service. You choose a quantity of followers, likes, views or comments, pay, and the numbers are pushed onto your profile or post. Nothing about it helps people who care about your content find you.

Step 1: Choose a package

Pick followers, likes, views, comments or automatic likes, then choose High Quality or Premium and a package size.

Step 2: Enter your details

Type your username or paste a post link. Your profile has to be public and needs a profile picture.

Step 3: Add a guarantee

For followers you can add a refill guarantee of 30, 60, 90 or up to 180 days, which tops up drops after an Instagram update.

Step 4: Pay and wait

Poprey says fulfillment starts right after payment, either all at once or gradually, depending on the option you pick.

Step 5: Watch the count move

Followers arrive quickly. In our case they also left quickly once the test was over.

Who is Poprey best for?

Poprey suits almost nobody who wants a real audience. It sells numbers by the hundred, and in our test those numbers came from accounts that never looked at our posts. If engagement, reach or customers matter to you, this is the wrong tool.

A good fit if you

  • Only care how the follower number looks
  • Want a cheap, one-off bump on a single post
  • Don't mind followers who never interact
  • Accept that refunds end once an order starts

Skip it if you

  • Want followers who like, comment and buy
  • Plan to work with brands that check your engagement
  • Want a service with a working Trustpilot profile
  • Need any protection if the followers disappear

Why use Poprey at all?

The appeal is speed and price. For a couple of dollars, a new profile can look busier overnight, and Poprey offers a small free trial to make that first step easy.

The trouble is what comes with the number. When a large share of your followers never react to anything, Instagram reads your posts as uninteresting and shows them to fewer people. Building a real following, as our guide to growing followers organically explains, works the other way round.

We saw the same pattern across other follower sellers in this test. Our Growbot review looks at an automation tool with a similar outcome.

And Somiibo, another bot-driven service, also left us with numbers that didn't translate into engagement.

How we tested it

Poprey was one of the services in our 30-day test round in September and October 2026. Our test account had 718 followers going in, and nothing about its posting changed while the order ran.

We tracked followers, engagement and 30-day reach in Insights every day. Two weeks after the test finished we looked once more and counted who was left.

Poprey test results
MetricBeforeAfter
Followers7184,246
Engagement rate3.9%0.9%
Accounts reached (30 days)3,0753,105
Followers lost after we stopped (14 days)–341

What we liked

Low cost to try

Packages are cheap and you can try 10 followers or 25 likes for free, so there's little money at risk if you're curious.

No password required

All Poprey asks for is a username or post URL, which keeps your password private.

What we didn't like

It delivered bot followers

Our follower count jumped from 718 to 4,246, yet engagement crashed from 3.9% to 0.9% and reach barely moved. Then 341 of the new followers were gone within 14 days of stopping. Those are the marks of bot followers: they inflate numbers, never react and eventually get removed.

Followers sold on looks

Poprey's own product pages say its followers are "looking good" or, on Premium, "looking fully legit". That's language about how accounts appear, not about who is behind them, and our results matched the warning.

Removed from Trustpilot

Trustpilot has removed Poprey's profile because the business goes against its guidelines, so there are no public reviews there to check.

Almost no refund rights

You can only ask for a refund if an order hasn't started within 48 hours. Delivered orders are non-refundable, and opening a PayPal dispute gets you blacklisted.

What we liked

  • Pro: Cheap one-off packages
  • Pro: No password needed

What we didn't like

  • Con: Delivered bot followers in our test
  • Con: Engagement fell from 3.9% to 0.9%
  • Con: Removed from Trustpilot

Poprey pricing

Poprey plans
PlanPriceWhat you get
Followers (High Quality)From $2.50 one-off100 followers; 10 free as a trial; refill guarantee optional
Followers (Premium)From $4.00 one-off100 followers described as "looking fully legit"
LikesFrom $2.40 one-off200 likes; 25 free as a trial
Automatic likesFrom $9.90 per 30 daysLikes added to new posts for a 30-day period

Followers, likes, views and comments are one-off purchases, so there's no monthly plan to compare. Automatic likes run as a 30-day subscription that you renew manually.

Refunds are only possible if an order hasn't started within 48 hours. Delivered orders can't be refunded, refunds for some services come as store credit, and processing can take up to 25 business days.

Prices checked October 15, 2026.

Is Poprey safe?

Poprey never asks for your password, which removes one risk. The bigger danger is the followers themselves. Accounts that never engage drag your engagement rate down, and when Instagram clears out fake profiles, your count drops with them.

Poprey's terms say it isn't responsible for any consequences after you receive an order. Read Instagram's own terms before you buy, because the risk to your account stays with you.

Whatever you try, keep Instagram's two-factor setting switched on and never hand your password to a follower seller.

Poprey vs alternatives

Poprey compared with alternatives
#ToolOur scorePrice fromBest forReview
1Kicksta5/5$69/monthCreators and small brands who want real growth
2Upleap4.5/5$39/monthFirst-timers and local businesses
3Flock Social4.5/5$39/monthCreators and small businesses on a budget

Poprey review: our verdict

Poprey is cheap and easy, but what it delivered were bot followers: a crowd that inflated the count, ignored every post and started vanishing as soon as we stopped. With no refunds after delivery and no Trustpilot profile left to check, there's little to recommend it. If you want an audience that engages, pick from the top growth services we've tested.

Does Platypus recommend Poprey?

Not recommended

It delivered bot followers that ignored our posts and drifted away. Choose Kicksta instead.

1/5

FAQ

Are Poprey followers real?

Our results say yes. The account added 3,528 followers within a month while engagement slid from 3.9% to 0.9%, reach stayed flat, and 341 followers vanished within two weeks of stopping. Real people don't behave that way; bot accounts do.

What is Poprey?

It sells Instagram likes, followers, views, comments and automatic likes, plus TikTok and YouTube packages. You pay once for a set number, and nothing logs in to your account.

How much does Poprey cost?

High Quality followers start at $2.50 for 100 and Premium at $4.00 for 100, as one-off purchases. Likes start at $2.40 for 200, and 30-day automatic-like plans start at $9.90.

Does Poprey need my Instagram password?

No. You only enter a username or post link. Your profile must be public and have a profile picture for the order to go through.

Can I get a refund from Poprey?

Only if your order hasn't started within 48 hours of paying. Once followers or likes are delivered, the order is non-refundable, and some refunds are paid as store credit.

What should I use instead of Poprey?

Kicksta. It puts your profile in front of genuine people in your niche, and over a comparable month our engagement rose to 5.5% instead of collapsing.

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Tested by

Kathy Piere

Instagram reviews

I review Instagram growth tools for Platypus Reviews, with a focus on niche accounts like local businesses, hobby pages and small creators. I run every tool on a real account, check the new followers by hand, and write down exactly what happened, good or bad.

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