Comparison

The Ghost vs Paranormal

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

Head to head
About

The Ghost

Team up with friends to survive terrifying haunted locations. Escape as a survivor or hunt them down as a ghost. Can you escape before it's too late?

Highlights
  • Multiplayer co-op survival
  • Play as survivor or ghost
  • Multiple haunted locations
  • Escape or hunt mechanics
  • Up to 5 players
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New Wishlie Hospital You were getting your daily treatment with friends at the New Wishlie Hospital for 2 weeks already, and today was time to get discharged from the hospital. But something happened. You woke up at 2 AM and found out that all the patients were gone, except you and your friends. The place looks much muddier and it’s... locked! You read in magazines about the hospital and turns out that it's haunted. Now It seems like the only way to escape is through the garage door. Will you be able to get away by the time the ghost devours your soul? High School Emily and Leila were studends and best friends. They lived in a small house in a town with almost no people. It was Sunday, and it was routinuous for them to visit the cemetery together. Only this time, for some reasons, Emily felt she would better stay home. So she decided to stay home. Looking out of window, Emily sees strange creature creeping behind her sister... The next day after Leila's absence, she runs to school for help. On her way to get inside the school, the main school gate closes behind her. Now locked inside the school area, the next thing she notices are students who struggle to survive... Apartments Waking up you realized that you were stuck in a cursed apartment. You and your friends need to use elevator to reach the first floor and exit the building. But it's not as easy as it seems: when you miss an anomaly on one floor, the elevator will glitch and take you back to the highest floor. Even more: there are monsters, ghosts and maniacs lurking on floors. Play with up to 5 players. Play as survivor - escape the place. Play as the ghost - don't let the survivors escape. Choose Exit 8 game mode to play Apartments in guessing mode.

About

Paranormal

Experience intense survival horror in a haunted office. Solve puzzles with friends in first-person mode to escape a terrifying entity. Play solo or with up to four players online.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer horror gameplay
  • Single player offline mode
  • Online co-op with up to 4 survivors
  • Solve complex riddles
  • First-person perspective
  • In-game chat with friends
Features
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Play scary survival horror game and experience the phobia of escaping from the ghost. Paranormal Multiplayer Horror is an exciting game with complex riddles in a office haunted by the ghost. It will let you experience the thrill of horror films and you can play it in first person mode!. You and your friends are in the office working at night shift. Suddenly lights go out and a terrifying entity haunts the building. You must solve the puzzles wit your friends and escape from the ghost in this crazy survival action game. Game Features: - Play either Single Player offline or Multiplayer game mode - Online game mode with up to 4 survivors. - Play with friends. - Chat with your friends. Enjoy this classic horror environment. Connect with random friends or invite your friends and share exciting adventures. Install now!.

Screenshots

The Ghost4 screens
Paranormal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paranormal at none against The Ghost's 23. Paranormal also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9). The Ghost's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 43%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Ghost sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Paranormal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paranormal holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.3K and 879 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of The Ghost's written reviews are positive against 43% of Paranormal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Ghost ships an update every 2 weeks, Paranormal every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
The Ghost versus Paranormal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe GhostParanormal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (4.3K ratings)4.2 (879 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews — better43.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better879
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB304 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGameplier LtdSibi Chakravarthy

Customer experience

The Ghost

All ratings4,349 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative23.0%
Written reviews1,714 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative31.9%

Paranormal

All ratings879 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

The Ghost

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun multiplayer experience
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Unique monster mechanics
  • 👍 Good for playing with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Microphone issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Difficulty balancing
  • 🐛 Matchmaking problems

Paranormal

From 879 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Multiplayer functionality
  • 😂 Humorous user experiences

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 💸 Excessive advertisements
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls
  • 🕰️ Long loading times

Bugs and requests

The Ghost

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to revive teammates
  • Ghosts/monsters behaving unexpectedly
  • Lobby/matchmaking issues
  • Audio problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More maps and monsters
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to see teammates on map
  • Sprint/stamina feature

Paranormal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to join private games
  • Crashes when switching between maps
  • Stuck in loading screens

Requested features

4 requests
  • More map variety
  • Improved character customization
  • Better optimization for older devices
  • Multiplayer voice chat

In-app purchases

16 purchases

The Ghost

One-time16
  • Email Sign Up$0.99
  • StPatrick hat$0.99
  • XP Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Gold XP Pack 1$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • The Best Offer$1.99
  • Great Resources Deal$1.99
  • Top Hat$1.99
  • Cowboy Hat$2.99
  • Plague Hat$3.99
  • Limited Time Offer$4.99
  • XP Pack 2$4.99
  • Gold XP Pack 2$4.99
  • Hot Offer$4.99
  • XP Pack 4$20.99
  • XP Pack 5$41.99
None

Paranormal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Ghost free?
The Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paranormal free?
Paranormal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Ghost or Paranormal?
Paranormal is rated higher. The Ghost averages 3.9 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Paranormal averages 4.2 from 879 ratings.
Do The Ghost or Paranormal have ads?
Both The Ghost and Paranormal show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Ghost or Paranormal?
The Ghost ships an update every 2 weeks, and Paranormal every 5 months. Most recently, The Ghost was updated on September 25, 2026 and Paranormal on September 25, 2026.

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