Comparison

Echoes From Beyond vs Spooky Town

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

Head to head
About

Echoes From Beyond

Explore your surroundings and hunt virtual ghosts using augmented reality. Use a laser beam to capture ectoplasmic energy and upgrade your gear. Compete with others globally for the top spot in this active, real-world ghost hunting adventure.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality ghost hunting
  • Capture ectoplasmic energy (EKTO)
  • Upgrade weapons and traps
  • Global online ranking
  • Offline play support
  • Share battle pictures
Features
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!!! WARNING : This game provides a highly engaging and active augmented reality experience. Be extremely careful when playing, do not run or play in hazardous or dangerous areas. !!! Transform your device into an ectoplasmic energy radar and hunt ghosts hidden in the real world around you! Shoot ghosts with your nifty laser beam, and extract their ectoplasmic energy (EKTO). Do you have what it takes to hunt the most powerful ghosts? Do you have what it takes to be ranked in the all time best Ghost Blasters? Prepare for battle, we need you to be part of the Ghost Blasters Team and fight all these ghosts invading the world! Game Features: - Tons of ghosts to shoot in the world! - Experiment highly physical action in survival mode, prepare to sweat! - Unique ghosts waves for every playing location in the world - Collect as much EKTO energy as possible to raise to the best Ghost Blasters ranking - Upgrade your weapons and traps using your EKTO score - Online ranking using Game Center - Will you be the best Ghost Blaster of the world? - Explore the score map and see who's the best hunter in any area of the world - Offline support, so that you can hunt in any area of the world even if you don't have Internet connection! - Share pictures of your epic battles with your friends - Astounding augmented reality The game works best with an internet connection, but you can still play in areas without network. Join the ghost hunt !

About

Spooky Town

Embark on a ghost-catching adventure in a haunted town. Use a special vacuum to capture spirits, complete missions, and defeat bosses. Upgrade your gear and enjoy humorous gameplay with multiple levels and mini-games.

Highlights
  • Catch ghosts
  • Complete objectives
  • Defeat Ghost Bosses
  • Collect treasures
  • Beat mini-games
  • Upgrade equipment
Features
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Spooky town Are you afraid of surrounded spaces? You want to prove yourself and clean the neighborhoods of the pesky ghosts? Then this is the game you are looking for! Ghosts have come to terrify the town and you take your special vacuum to hit the ghost and catch them all. Jump in the haunted streets with your special vacuum and capture the mocking ghosts, featuring a bunch of levels that will delight ghostbuster fans with a touch of humor. Accomplish your missions by capturing ghosts in the town and beat the mini-games using your “Ghost Tickets” and obtain treasures to upgrade your equipment. - Catch ghosts - Complete objectives - Defeat Ghost Bosses - Collect treasures - Beat mini-games - Upgrade and more! Are you ready to face the creepy mysteries of Spooky Town and become the best ghostbuster? Don't be afraid, or you will struggle to catch these spooky creatures, get ready for the fun! Download today to enter this haunted funny town!

Screenshots

Echoes From Beyond4 screens
Spooky Town4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spooky Town at 100% against Echoes From Beyond's 48%. Spooky Town also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Echoes From Beyond's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 12). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Echoes From Beyond sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Spooky Town sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spooky Town holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echoes From Beyond has 77 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Echoes From Beyond's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spooky Town's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echoes From Beyond ships an update every 3 months, Spooky Town every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Echoes From Beyond versus Spooky Town: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoes From BeyondSpooky Town
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (77 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB111 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSCALE-1 PORTALEdwin Castellanos

Customer experience

Echoes From Beyond

All ratings73 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative36.4%

Spooky Town

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Echoes From Beyond

One-time4
  • Mega Traps Pack$0.99
  • Blast Pack$0.99
  • Extra Endurance$0.99
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  • Mega Beamer$0.99
2 purchases

Spooky Town

One-time2
  • One time offer$0.99
  • Unlock Spooky Town$0.99

Questions

Is Echoes From Beyond free?
Echoes From Beyond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spooky Town free?
Spooky Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Echoes From Beyond or Spooky Town?
Spooky Town is rated higher. Echoes From Beyond averages 4.1 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Spooky Town averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Echoes From Beyond or Spooky Town have ads?
Echoes From Beyond shows ads; Spooky Town does not.
Which is updated more often, Echoes From Beyond or Spooky Town?
Echoes From Beyond ships an update every 3 months, and Spooky Town every 5 days. Most recently, Echoes From Beyond was updated on November 3, 2026 and Spooky Town on November 7, 2026.

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