Comparison

Scary Prank vs Snap Ghost

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

Head to head
About

Scary Prank

This app allows you to scare your friends by simulating a normal app that suddenly reveals a scary ghost with a loud scream. It secretly records your victim's reaction via video and audio, allowing you to customize scares with different ghosts, sounds, and timing.

Highlights
  • Hidden face video recording
  • Customizable scary ghosts and audio
  • Time-controlled shock events
  • Simulates normal apps
  • Records victim's reactions
  • Pro features for custom videos
Features
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Scary Prank: point the camera at a friend, take their photo, and watch a ghost appear beside them, right before it jumps out with a scream. Pick a prank, give the phone to your victim with an innocent line, and a ghost bursts onto the screen with a scream and a shudder of vibration. Then laugh, and tap Again. SEVEN PRANKS • Ghost Camera: "Let me take a photo of you." A ghost develops in the picture, then bursts out. • Ghost Detector: "This app finds ghosts." The radar sweeps, the readings climb… (just for fun: it detects nothing) • Haunted Mirror: "Check your hair in this mirror." A live mirror in an old frame, until it isn't. • Steady Hand Maze: "Bet you can't finish level 3." Drag the dot without touching the walls. • Stare Test: "Stare at the cross for 20 seconds and the colours vanish." It's a real illusion. • Spot the Difference: "Find all five in a minute." • Calm Aquarium: "Watch this, it's so relaxing." TEN ORIGINAL GHOSTS The Grin, Pale Girl, Skull, Hollow Eyes, Demon, Broken Doll, the Jack-o'-Lantern, The Witch and, new for Christmas, horned Krampus and Grim Santa, each with its own scream, sting, growl or bells. Or turn your own photo into a ghost. MAKE IT YOURS Choose the ghost, the sound and when it appears: a surprise moment, or after 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds. FREE TO PLAY Ghost Camera, Ghost Detector, Haunted Mirror and the maze, three ghosts and two sounds are free, and the two Christmas ghosts are free for everyone until December 26. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks everything else: no subscription, no ads. Bought the old Time Controller? Restore it to get Pro. PLAY IT SAFE The scare is a sudden picture with a loud sound. Don't use it on young children, older people, anyone who is pregnant or has a heart condition or epilepsy, or anyone who is driving or on stairs. Privacy: no ads, no account, nothing collected. Camera pictures stay on the screen: nothing is recorded, uploaded or saved.

About

Snap Ghost

Easily add realistic ghosts to your photos to prank friends. Select from over 50 spooky designs and share your creations instantly on social media or save them to your device.

Highlights
  • Add ghosts to photos
  • Over 50 ghost designs
  • Take photos within the app
  • Share directly to social media
  • Save to camera roll
  • Quick editing (30 seconds)
Features
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Scare your friends in seconds. Add Spooky Ghosts To Your Photos! This is a great app for prank friends. You can add ghosts to any pics and you can take pics right in the app and share them with friends immediately. ***Here's all you have to do*** 1. Download the Snap Ghost app to your device. 2. Take a photo of yourself or a friend, or grab one from your own photo library. 3. Begin the fun! Choose the ghost that best matches the photo you took and add it in! 4. Now you're ready to show the world, Share it on Facebook, tweet it on Twitter, email it to all of your friends, share it on Instagram and save it to your camera roll from right within your app! 5. Rinse and repeat! - Do it all over again with a new photo :-) Prank your friends by taking their picture and adding a realistic ghost in the photo behind them It only takes about 30 seconds to customize, but you'll be laughing for a lot longer :-) Here's just some of the features of Snap Ghost. * Pick out of over 50 realistic and scary ghosts to add to your picture, there is one for every occasion! * Watch your Facebook likes, shares and comments skyrocket when your friends see the image you created * Keep an eye on how many retweets and replies you get after you tweet one of your hilarious creations * Email it to yourself or your friends directly from the app so you can entertaint them right from their inbox * Share it on Instagram and have your followers instantly see your new cool creation * Save it directly to your camera roll so you can share via iMessage, text or just so you can look back at it to make yourself laugh over and over again :-) Download Snap Ghost now!!!

Screenshots

Scary Prank4 screens
Snap Ghost3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scary Prank at none against Snap Ghost's shown. Scary Prank also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 76 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 71%). Snap Ghost's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (219 vs 17). 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. Scary Prank sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Snap Ghost sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snap Ghost holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snap Ghost has 219 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Scary Prank's written reviews are positive against 71% of Snap Ghost's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scary Prank ships an update monthly, Snap Ghost every 76 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Scary Prank versus Snap Ghost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScary PrankSnap Ghost
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (17 ratings)4.2 (219 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews — better70.7% of reviews
Number of ratings17219 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 76 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB79 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer旭 梁Jorge Gregorio Martin Bello

Customer experience

Scary Prank

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative12.3%

Snap Ghost

All ratings219 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative23.6%

Bugs and requests

Scary Prank

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Snap Ghost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Difficulty sending photos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode
  • More ghost options
  • Ability to resize ghosts easily
  • Creepy background music

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scary Prank

One-time1
  • Scary Prank Pro$1.99
9 purchases

Snap Ghost

One-time9
  • Horror Pack$0.99
  • Heads Pack$0.99
  • Half Figure Pack$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Spooky Apparitions$0.99
  • Extreme Horror$0.99
  • Remove Banner$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Scariest Score$1.99
  • Unlock all Packs$2.99

Questions

Is Scary Prank free?
Scary Prank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snap Ghost free?
Snap Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scary Prank or Snap Ghost?
Snap Ghost is rated higher. Scary Prank averages 3.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Snap Ghost averages 4.2 from 219 ratings.
Do Scary Prank or Snap Ghost have ads?
Snap Ghost shows ads; Scary Prank does not.
Which is updated more often, Scary Prank or Snap Ghost?
Scary Prank ships an update monthly, and Snap Ghost every 76 months. Most recently, Scary Prank was updated on October 29, 2026 and Snap Ghost on October 29, 2026.

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