Comparison

Jack vs Halloween Ambience 4K

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

Head to head
About

Jack

This app lets you digitally carve and display a realistic 3D pumpkin with a flickering candle. Choose from dozens of designs and enjoy spooky ambient sound effects to create a festive Halloween atmosphere on your device.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D Jack-O-Lantern
  • 40 carving designs
  • Ambient sound effects
  • Lightning strike effect
  • Interactive controls (rotate, shake)
  • Supports landscape and portrait
Features
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Jack-O-Lantern is an app that displays a carved 3D pumpkin. The pumpkin is recreated in loving detail right down to the flickering candle inside. Dozens of carving designs are included, so no getting your hands dirty carving the real thing. Set your iPhone in a dock to give your desk that appropriate Halloween atmosphere, or bring your iPad with you to spookify any outing. Artificial pumpkin smell not included. Features: - Highly realistic 3D Jack-O-Lantern. - 40 different carvings to suit your every need. - Scary ambient sound effects for that extra atmospheric touch. - Double-tap the screen for a lightning strike. - Drag your finger to rotate the view. - Shake to change carvings. - Supports both landscape and portrait rotations. - Options are included in the Settings application. Also check out the Jack-O-Lantern Screen Saver for MacOS, available at http://www.killerrobots.com/

About

Halloween Ambience 4K

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Turn any screen into a window on Halloween night. Halloween Ambience 4K fills your Apple TV, iPhone or iPad with living, cinematic Halloween scenes in stunning 4K, perfect for parties, decorating, relaxing or setting the spooky mood. 8 LIVE SCENES FULL OF SURPRISES Rendered in real time, so every moment plays out differently: bats flutter past the window, storms roll in, a ghost drifts through the room, a black cat curls up by the fire, and a werewolf howls at a giant moon. Keep an eye on the scarecrow in the corn maze. He won't stay put. - Haunted Hearth (free): a crackling fireplace with candles and jack-o'-lanterns - Witch's Cauldron: a bubbling brew, potion flashes and a sleepy black cat - Graveyard Ruins: rolling fog, will-o'-wisps, a tolling bell and lightning - Haunted House: an autumn afternoon that turns into a haunted night - Frankenstein's Lab: arcing coils, boiling beakers and a sheet that twitches - Corn Maze: a scarecrow with a mind of his own - Werewolf's Moon: a howl under a full moon and glowing eyes in the trees - Autumn Waterfall: falling leaves, birdsong and, now and then, a rainbow Each scene has its own layered soundscape, mixed softly so your own music keeps playing on top. Rare surprises show up now and then, so there is always something new to spot. YOU CHOOSE THE PACE Calm, Normal or Spooky, or Non-stop for kids, with something new happening every few seconds. 165 4K HALLOWEEN AND FALL PHOTOS Fourteen collections: Cozy Fall Indoors, Witch's Cottage, Gothic Manor & Vampire Crypt, Frankenstein's Lab, Vintage & Retro, Pumpkins Porches & Streets, Haunted Houses & Castles, Graveyards & Crypts, Witching Hour, Spooky Forests & Swamps, Autumn & Harvest, Enchanted Halloween, Haunted Carnival and Rainy Nights. Add drifting leaves, gentle rain or rolling fog to outdoor scenes and tune their intensity and speed. EXTRAS - Halloween countdown and optional on-screen clock - Shuffle every photo, or stay with a favorite - Keeps the screen awake so the ambience never sleeps - Made for the big screen: true 4K on Apple TV, beautiful on iPhone and iPad FREE TO ENJOY The Haunted Hearth live scene and a photo from every collection are free. Unlock all 8 live scenes and all 165 photos forever with one purchase. No subscription, no ads, and Family Sharing is supported. Happy Halloween! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://northpeakdigital.app/halloween-ambience-4k/privacy

Screenshots

Jack4 screens
Halloween Ambience 4K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Halloween Ambience 4K at Free against Jack's $0.99. Jack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 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

Halloween Ambience 4K is free to download; Jack costs $0.99 up front. Halloween Ambience 4K sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jack versus Halloween Ambience 4K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJackHalloween Ambience 4K
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betterApple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB241 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKiller RobotsNorth Peak Digital LLC

In-app purchases

None

Jack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Halloween Ambience 4K

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is Jack free?
Jack costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halloween Ambience 4K free?
Halloween Ambience 4K is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jack or Halloween Ambience 4K have ads?
Neither Jack nor Halloween Ambience 4K shows ads.

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