Comparison

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector vs Ghost Visual Box

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

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About

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector

This app uses your device's sensors to detect magnetic field variations, which may indicate paranormal activity. Scan your surroundings to find potential ghostly presences and learn if you are truly alone. It's a fun tool for entertainment, especially around Halloween.

Highlights
  • Detects magnetic field variations
  • Uses mobile device sensors
  • Simulates ghost detection
  • Provides visual graph
  • Suitable for pranks
Features
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Need a quick scare without clunky menus or fake complexity? Start a ghost hunt, watch the ghost radar react, hear eerie EVP lines, and save the whole moment as a shareable case file. FEATURES Start with a full-screen hunt dashboard built to begin or replay a haunt in seconds. Watch the live ghost radar sweep, follow drifting detection dots, check the ambient EMF readout, choose a spirit persona like Eleanor, Thomas, Mary-Ann, or Silas, and tap Start Hunt to begin. Each haunted session plays out like a short paranormal story with Presence, Contact, and Manifestation phases. You see a live proximity reading, feel optional pulses, hear an optional ambient audio bed, and watch EVP fragments appear on screen as the session builds. The latest line is always easy to read, and every session includes a clear For entertainment only note. You can end a hunt at any time. Open the tool drawer for more ways to play. Record an EVP with presets like Clean, Lower, Higher, Backwards, and Spirit Box, then save or share your take. Use Spirit Camera with Night, Thermal, IR, or SLS filters and capture stills with drifting anomaly overlays like mist, orbs, glowing eyes, and silhouettes. Try the EMF Scanner for a moving needle, live graph, and a Capture spike control, or tap the Soundboard to play pads like Creak, Whisper, Wind, Heartbeat, and Music box. Save each session as a newspaper-style case file with the spirit name, era, transcript, last words, location, and time captured. Turn it into a vertical reel card for sharing, revisit your latest encounters from the Home Screen, run a quick EMF scan from a widget, and see hunt progress on the Lock Screen while a session is active. GREAT FOR Halloween parties, slumber-party scares, graveyard walks, old house visits, late-night basement dares, quick reaction videos with the Thermal or SLS Spirit Camera, sending a Backwards EVP clip to friends, checking the nearest haunts map before you start a hunt, or replaying a saved case file and sharing the reel card after the chills wear off. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector helps horror fans run short, cinematic ghost hunts on iPhone. It mixes ghost radar, spirit dialogue, EVP transcript playback, Spirit Camera filters, EMF readings, widgets, and case files in one place, with fallback lines so sessions keep moving smoothly. Your captures, frames, and case files stay on this iPhone. Some content is free to try, while Pro adds more spirit personas, longer EVP recording time, deep scan mode, more Soundboard packs, full history, the full nearest-haunts list, and bigger capture libraries. Camera access is only used for Spirit Camera, microphone access is only used while recording EVP, and location is only used for nearest haunts and hunt context. Start a hunt, pick a persona, and see what answers back. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

Ghost Visual Box

This advanced tool aids paranormal investigators by generating words and stunning images from spirit communication. It operates entirely offline, offering a unique experience for ghost hunting without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Advanced spirit box algorithm
  • Generates words and images
  • Offline operation
  • Paranormal investigation tool
  • User-friendly interface
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"Ghost Visual Box" is the most advanced Spirit-Box for ghost hunting ever. It uses an advanced algorithm to not just giving you words (like other spirit boxes) but creating stunning images. It is an amazing ghost hunting tool for your paranormal investigations.  Best of all: Our team worked hard to run this advanced algorithm directly on your device without the need of having an internet connection. Privacy Policy: http://www.m-a-x.net/development/visualbox/GhostVisualBoxPrivacyPolicy.pdf Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html Support: developer@m-a-x.net

Screenshots

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector4 screens
Ghost Visual Box3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector at 4.0 against Ghost Visual Box's 2.7. Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Ghost Visual Box's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 Scanner Spirit Detector sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Ghost Visual Box sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector's written reviews are positive against 14% of Ghost Visual Box's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector versus Ghost Visual Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost Scanner Spirit DetectorGhost Visual Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSandeep BhandariMaximilian Forster

Customer experience

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Ghost Visual Box

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Sale$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Special$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Forever Pro Discount$79.99
  • Forever Pro$99.99
4 purchases

Ghost Visual Box

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Half-Yearly$12.996 Months
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  • Yearly$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector free?
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Visual Box free?
Ghost Visual Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector or Ghost Visual Box?
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector is rated higher. Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Ghost Visual Box averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector or Ghost Visual Box have ads?
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector shows ads; Ghost Visual Box does not.

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