Comparison

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector vs EctoSense Ghost Detector

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

Head to head
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

EctoSense Ghost Detector

This app turns your iPhone into a paranormal investigation tool. It uses your phone's sensors to detect electromagnetic fields and employs AI-powered camera vision to identify unusual shapes and patterns, suggesting potential paranormal activity.

Highlights
  • EMF detector using phone magnetometer
  • Live magnetic field radar
  • EMF strength graphs
  • Unusual spike alerts
  • AI-powered ghost camera
  • Camera outlines detected entities
Features
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EctoSense: Ghost Detector transforms your iPhone into a ghost-hunting instrument, using real sensors and camera vision to explore strange energy around you. Two detection modes: EMF Detector: Measures electromagnetic fields using your phone’s magnetometer — the same type of readings used in traditional ghost-hunting equipment. Watch the circular radar trace invisible forces and see energy spikes that might suggest paranormal activity. Ghost Camera: Powered by artificial intelligence that watches for human-like shapes and patterns. When the system detects a figure that shouldn’t be there… it could be something otherworldly. Real data. Real readings. Unexplained results. Live radar of the magnetic field around you Graphs of EMF strength and changes over time Flashing alerts when unusual spikes occur Camera outlines where entities are detected

Screenshots

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector4 screens
EctoSense Ghost Detector3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EctoSense Ghost Detector at 4.8 against Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector's 4.0. EctoSense Ghost Detector also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model 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 Scanner Spirit Detector sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. EctoSense Ghost Detector asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EctoSense Ghost Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector versus EctoSense Ghost Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost Scanner Spirit DetectorEctoSense Ghost Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating9++9
DeveloperSandeep BhandariDAVID CROOKS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Customer experience

Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

EctoSense Ghost Detector

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

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
None

EctoSense Ghost Detector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector free?
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EctoSense Ghost Detector free?
EctoSense Ghost Detector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector or EctoSense Ghost Detector?
EctoSense Ghost Detector is rated higher. Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while EctoSense Ghost Detector averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector or EctoSense Ghost Detector have ads?
Ghost Scanner Spirit Detector shows ads; EctoSense Ghost Detector does not.

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