Comparison

Whitetail Deer Calls vs LethalCalls

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

Head to head
About

Whitetail Deer Calls

This app provides a collection of whitetail deer calls directly on your phone, designed to help hunters attract deer. It offers various grunts, rattles, and bleats, and works even in silent mode. For optimal sound, an external speaker is recommended.

Highlights
  • Multiple buck and doe vocalizations
  • Rattling and sparring sounds
  • Fawn distress calls
  • Plays in silent mode
  • External speaker recommended for quality
Features
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Bring bucks in close with Whitetail Deer Calls, a simple, reliable deer calling app built by a hunter for hunters. Every call has been re-recorded for clear, realistic sound, and the library is organized the way you actually hunt: from the softest, safest calls to the loudest and most aggressive. Each call includes a short description of what it is and when to use it, so you always know what you're playing before you play it. BUCK CALLS - Soft, Social, Standard and Heavy Grunts - Social Grunts and Tending Grunts series - Tending Grunt and Rage Grunts - Snort and Wheeze (the full snort-wheeze challenge) - Pawing and Rubbing Tree - Bucks Sparring, Aggressive Rattling and Bucks Fighting - Bawl DOE CALLS - Contact and Doe Grunt - Estrus Bleat Mild, Estrus Bleat and Estrus Bleat Heavy - Estrus Bleats Mild and Estrus Bleats Heavy series - Bellow and Breeding Bellow FAWN CALLS - Bleat - Distress and Screams FEATURES - Multiple variations of many calls, so you don't sound like a recording on repeat - Caution and warning labels on loud, aggressive, and distress calls, so you don't blow out your setup by accident - Save your go-to calls to Favorites for quick access in the stand - Dark outdoor theme that's easy on the eyes in low light - Works offline, so no signal is needed in the woods - Remove ads forever with a one-time purchase, or watch a short video to go ad-free for a week Use calls sparingly and match them to the season. Grunts and contact calls work any time, estrus bleats shine during the pre-rut and rut, and aggressive calls like rattling and the snort-wheeze are best saved for mature bucks. Hunting regulations vary by state. Some areas restrict or prohibit electronic calls for big game, so check your local laws before using this app in the field.

About

LethalCalls

Experience authentic whitetail deer sounds recorded during the breeding season. Explore 8 categories with 64 audio clips, including various grunts, roars, and chasing sounds, for a realistic hunting simulation.

Highlights
  • Authentic recorded audio
  • 64 audio clips
  • 8 sound categories
  • Rut-specific sounds
  • Realistic environmental noises
Currently charting
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Lethal Calls delivers 100% authentic recorded audio, from live whitetail deer (including the buck pictured on this screen). These recordings were completed during the breeding season at Progressive Farms in Askov, MN. Within this app, you'll find 8 categories containing 64 audio clips, such as buck and doe grunts, sparring, snort wheeze, buck roars, growls, and bucks chasing does. Listen close - you'll hear sticks cracking, leaves crunching, and brush breaking, making this the most realistic LETHAL call ever produced! During the Rut: Use audio from the Buck Sparring, Snort Wheeze, Buck Making Scrape, Buck Pursuing Doe, Buck Rubs, and the Buck Roars and Growls within the Buck Grunt category, as these sounds are made by bucks when trying to intimidate other deer or are sexually frustrated.

Screenshots

Whitetail Deer Calls4 screens
LethalCalls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Whitetail Deer Calls at Free against LethalCalls's $4.99. Whitetail Deer Calls also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7). LethalCalls's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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

Whitetail Deer Calls is free to download; LethalCalls costs $4.99 up front. Whitetail Deer Calls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LethalCalls asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whitetail Deer Calls holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Whitetail Deer Calls's written reviews are positive against 64% of LethalCalls's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whitetail Deer Calls ships an update every 24 months, LethalCalls every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Whitetail Deer Calls versus LethalCalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhitetail Deer CallsLethalCalls
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better3.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings711 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB294 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan NielsenKyle Anderson

Customer experience

Whitetail Deer Calls

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%

LethalCalls

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whitetail Deer Calls

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

LethalCalls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whitetail Deer Calls free?
Whitetail Deer Calls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LethalCalls free?
LethalCalls costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whitetail Deer Calls or LethalCalls?
Whitetail Deer Calls is rated higher. Whitetail Deer Calls averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while LethalCalls averages 3.7 from 11 ratings.
Do Whitetail Deer Calls or LethalCalls have ads?
Whitetail Deer Calls shows ads; LethalCalls does not.
Which is updated more often, Whitetail Deer Calls or LethalCalls?
Whitetail Deer Calls ships an update every 24 months, and LethalCalls every 11 months. Most recently, Whitetail Deer Calls was updated on October 16, 2026 and LethalCalls on October 9, 2026.

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