Comparison

ARSpiders.com Spider on Face vs GOTCHA

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

Head to head
About

ARSpiders.com Spider on Face

Scare your friends with realistic AR spiders and scorpions that crawl on their faces or around your room. Record and share your pranks with interactive creatures and cinematic filters. Enjoy a completely free experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Place AR spiders and scorpions
  • Interactive creature control
  • Capture and share photos/videos
  • Cinematic camera filters
  • Spider selfie mode
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No Ads! Everything Included for Free (No In-App Purchases!) Are your friends terrified of creepy spiders or scorpions? Or are you brave enough to face your fears? Surprise and scare your friends with the ultimate spider prank camera — right on their faces or around your room using realistic AR creatures. Key Features: 1. Place Spiders & Co via AR (Augmented Reality): Watch ultra-realistic 3D creatures crawl across walls, floors, tables — even your face. 2. Interactive Gameplay: Command your creepy-crawlies and make them “attack” for maximum shock value. 3. Capture and Share: Record spine-chilling photos and videos to prank your friends. 4. Camera FX: Enhance realism with cinematic filters like Color Correction, Vignette, and Film Grain. Advantages: • No Ads or In-App Purchases: Everything is unlocked and ready — 100% free experience. • Offline Mode: Works seamlessly even without an internet connection. • Spider Selfie Mode: Create ultra-realistic spider selfies. (Requires iOS TrueDepth camera or iOS 15 + A12 or newer.) Attention: This app can be scary — perfect for pranking friends or testing your courage. It may even help you overcome arachnophobia. More creatures are coming soon — vote and share your feedback.

About

GOTCHA

This app captures genuine reactions to a jump-scare prank. Users play a staring game, and when the scare occurs, their surprised face is recorded by the front camera for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • Jump-scare prank recording
  • Staring game suspense builder
  • Front camera reaction capture
  • One-tap sharing of clips
  • Multiple monster options
  • Private by design, no tracking
Features
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GOTCHA is a jump-scare prank camera: hand your phone to a friend, and it films the moment they jump. They play a staring game — how long can they hold their stare on the red dot? Underneath, a heartbeat builds, faster and faster. Then GOTCHA strikes: a full-screen monster, a scream, cracked glass, and a rumble they'll feel in their hands. The best part is what happens next. The front camera was rolling the whole time, so the second it's over you have a ready-to-share clip of their reaction. No editing, no second phone, no missed moment. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your monster and how long the suspense lasts. 2. Hand your phone over: "bet you can't hold your stare." 3. They stare at the dot. The tension builds. 4. GOTCHA! The monster jumps out — and their face is already on camera. 5. Share the clip anywhere in one tap. SIX MONSTERS Zombie (free), Devil, Ghoul, Spider, Skull and Alien — with more on the way. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The camera runs only during a prank you start. Clips stay on your phone and are never uploaded. No account, no ads, no tracking. Sharing is always your choice. GOTCHA PRO — one-time purchase Unlock all six monsters and remove the watermark from your clips. Yours forever, no subscription. GOOD TO KNOW It's a jump scare: a sudden loud noise and a frightening cartoon monster. The staring game is only a game — nothing is tested, measured or scored, and the app never reports a result about anyone. Prank people who'll laugh about it, ask before you share a clip of someone, and skip anyone who shouldn't be startled — heart conditions, epilepsy, or young kids.

Screenshots

ARSpiders.com Spider on Face4 screens
GOTCHA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GOTCHA at Free against ARSpiders.com Spider on Face's $2.99. GOTCHA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ARSpiders.com Spider on Face's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (476 vs 1). On ads 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

GOTCHA is free to download; ARSpiders.com Spider on Face costs $2.99 up front. GOTCHA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARSpiders.com Spider on Face asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GOTCHA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARSpiders.com Spider on Face has 476 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ARSpiders.com Spider on Face versus GOTCHA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARSpiders.com Spider on FaceGOTCHA
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (476 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings476 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB10 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperLinda SchnetzingerBCDPRODUCTION LLC

Customer experience

ARSpiders.com Spider on Face

All ratings476 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative32.3%

GOTCHA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ARSpiders.com Spider on Face

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GOTCHA

One-time1
  • GOTCHA Pro$2.99

Questions

Is ARSpiders.com Spider on Face free?
ARSpiders.com Spider on Face costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GOTCHA free?
GOTCHA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ARSpiders.com Spider on Face or GOTCHA?
GOTCHA is rated higher. ARSpiders.com Spider on Face averages 4.7 out of 5 from 476 ratings, while GOTCHA averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ARSpiders.com Spider on Face or GOTCHA have ads?
Neither ARSpiders.com Spider on Face nor GOTCHA shows ads.

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