Comparison

GhostCam vs Fear Effect Cam

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

Head to head
About

GhostCam

Create "fake" ghost photographs with customizable ghost elements. Adjust the number, opacity, and size of ghosts, and precisely position them to fit your scene. Save your spooky creations directly to your device's photo library.

Highlights
  • Create fake ghost photos
  • Customize ghost number, opacity, and size
  • Select ghost placement area
  • Save photos to library
Features
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By using this GhostCam, you can take "Fake" ghost photographs. [Main Features] - Enable to specify number, opacity and size of ghosts. - Enable to select the area of ghost conforming with the scene of photographies. - Enable to save your ghost photographies to your photo library.

About

Fear Effect Cam

Easily create unsettling horror videos with this camera app. Apply cursed video filters to your footage for a chilling effect.

Highlights
  • Horror video creation
  • Cursed video filters
  • Easy to use camera
  • Footage editing
Features
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iHorrorCamera is a camera application that can easily shoot horror videos. You can easily shoot horror videos like a cursed video.

Screenshots

GhostCam3 screens
Fear Effect Cam2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fear Effect Cam at Free against GhostCam's $0.99. Fear Effect Cam also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). GhostCam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

Fear Effect Cam is free to download; GhostCam costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fear Effect Cam holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of GhostCam's written reviews are positive against 57% of Fear Effect Cam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GhostCam ships an update every 15 months, Fear Effect Cam monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GhostCam versus Fear Effect Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostCamFear Effect Cam
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings313 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB28 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTahito AokiMasaharu Tsukamoto

Customer experience

GhostCam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative35.7%

Fear Effect Cam

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

GhostCam

No in-app purchases

None

Fear Effect Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GhostCam free?
GhostCam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fear Effect Cam free?
Fear Effect Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GhostCam or Fear Effect Cam?
Fear Effect Cam is rated higher. GhostCam averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Fear Effect Cam averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do GhostCam or Fear Effect Cam have ads?
Fear Effect Cam shows ads; GhostCam does not.
Which is updated more often, GhostCam or Fear Effect Cam?
GhostCam ships an update every 15 months, and Fear Effect Cam monthly. Most recently, GhostCam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fear Effect Cam on October 24, 2026.

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