Comparison

Ghost Hunting Tools vs yNot Explore

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ghost Hunting Tools

This app simulates paranormal activity detection and spirit communication. It features a ghost detector, radar, and a large word bank to interpret signals, offering an immersive experience for paranormal enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Paranormal activity detection
  • Spirit communication
  • EVP detector
  • Real-time paranormal radar
  • EMF reader
  • Large word bank for interpretation
Features
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The lights flicker. Your phone hums in your hand. Somewhere in the static, a voice is trying to come through. Are you listening? Ghost Hunting Tools is a full paranormal investigation kit running on your phone. Spirit box, EVP visualizer, ghost detector, and EMF meter, all in one app. Built for first-time ghost hunters and veteran investigators alike. Free to use, with a Pro upgrade when you are ready to dig deeper. What's inside Spirit Box and Ghost Talker Open a session and the app scans for ghostly signals, pulling words from a curated dictionary in real time. Read them on screen, find every one again in your Word History, and watch as patterns start to form. The kind of one-word-at-a-time communication serious investigators look for, without the radio hiss. EVP Visualizer Watch the background static the app generates on its own (it never uses your microphone). When a signal is strong enough to become a word, darker bars rise: that is the EVP behind it. Some words you will write off as coincidence. Others will sit with you longer than you expected. EMF Detector A working EMF meter pulled straight from your phone's sensors. Watch the readings spike when something steps into the field. Cross-reference with the spirit box and you have two channels lining up at once. Sensor Dashboard EMF, pressure, vibration. Your phone has more paranormal-detection capability than most people realize, and the dashboard reads them side by side. The EMF Alarm sounds when the field rises or drops past your trigger level. Easy-to-follow graphs let you spot the moment everything goes quiet, right before it doesn't. The Word Bank A large dictionary of words the app surfaces during scans. No filler, no random noise for the sake of it. Just the vocabulary that paranormal investigators have reported reaching for them again and again. Pro unlocks a much bigger bank and lets you add your own words. Pro Version Remove ads, unlock the expanded dictionary, and add custom words of your own: names of the deceased, places of interest, anything you suspect might be listening. Pro purchases also fund continued development of the app, so the hunt keeps getting better because of the people who go pro. Why people keep this app on their home screen You do not have to believe in ghosts to enjoy Ghost Hunting Tools. You just have to be curious about what happens in the quiet moments. Open the app at a bonfire, in a basement, in an empty hotel room. Bring a friend. Tell us what you find. Ghost hunt safely Trust your instincts. Don't go alone to places you don't know. If something feels wrong, close the app and walk away. Tools are tools, and your judgment is what keeps you safe. A note on entertainment Ghost Hunting Tools is built for fun and curiosity. We can't promise you will talk to a real ghost. We can promise you will have a story. Privacy Policy: https://weaseldev.com/privacy/ghosthunting.html Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

yNot Explore

Discover local dining, drinking, and entertainment spots with integrated Google and Yelp ratings. This app provides essential local information to help you quickly find places to enjoy and explore.

Highlights
  • Find places to eat, drink, and play
  • Integrated Google ratings
  • Integrated Yelp ratings
  • Local information at your fingertips
  • Discover entertainment options
Features
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Find a place to eat, drink, or play at the tap of a button. Google and Yelp ratings? Right in the app. yNot gives you the local lowdown so you can get straight to having a blast. Why not explore?

Screenshots

Ghost Hunting Tools4 screens
yNot Explore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: yNot Explore at 5.0 against Ghost Hunting Tools's 4.2. yNot Explore also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Ghost Hunting Tools's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 2). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ghost Hunting Tools sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. yNot Explore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

yNot Explore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ghost Hunting Tools has 10K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Ghost Hunting Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of yNot Explore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost Hunting Tools ships an update every 4 weeks, yNot Explore monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ghost Hunting Tools versus yNot Explore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost Hunting ToolsyNot Explore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB37 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperZee WeaselPinecone Software, LLC (NC)

Customer experience

Ghost Hunting Tools

All ratings10,422 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews556 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative26.4%

yNot Explore

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ghost Hunting Tools

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when opening on certain devices
  • Word history gets cleared after a few new words
  • Microphone not working consistently for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Record and playback EVP sessions
  • Expand the word dictionary for better communication
  • Add a background mode to use with other apps
  • Improve the EMF detector sensitivity and accuracy

yNot Explore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ghost Hunting Tools

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Pro Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 1-Year Pro Subscription3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ghost Hunting Tools Pro$19.99
  • Ghost Hunting Tools Pro$34.99
None

yNot Explore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghost Hunting Tools free?
Ghost Hunting Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is yNot Explore free?
yNot Explore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Hunting Tools or yNot Explore?
yNot Explore is rated higher. Ghost Hunting Tools averages 4.2 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while yNot Explore averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ghost Hunting Tools or yNot Explore have ads?
Ghost Hunting Tools shows ads; yNot Explore does not.
Which is updated more often, Ghost Hunting Tools or yNot Explore?
Ghost Hunting Tools ships an update every 4 weeks, and yNot Explore monthly. Most recently, Ghost Hunting Tools was updated on October 19, 2026 and yNot Explore on September 30, 2026.

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