Scary Prank vs Scary Sounds and Effects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Scary Sounds and Effects
Access a collection of popular scary sound effects and ringtones for your device. Use them for notifications, alarms, or to prank friends. The app offers free access to a variety of spooky sounds with regular updates.
- Free scary ringtones
- Sound effects library
- Set as ringtone
- Set as notification
- Set as alarm
- Easy to use interface
- New sounds updated regularly
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Scary sounds and effects includes some of the most downloaded scary ringtones and sound effects for your device. You can use these scary sound effects as a scary ringtone, text notification, alarm and more. Simply tap a button to listen or to save to your device. Scare or prank your friends or download just for fun, it's free! - free scary ringtones and sound effects - easy to use - simple interface - updated with new sounds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scary Sounds and Effects at 4.4 against Scary Prank's 3.9. Scary Sounds and Effects also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (206 vs 17). Scary Prank's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 45%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Scary Prank sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scary Sounds and Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scary Sounds and Effects holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scary Sounds and Effects has 206 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 45% of Scary Sounds and Effects's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Scary Prank ships an update monthly, Scary Sounds and Effects every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scary Prank | Scary Sounds and Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 4.4 (206 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 206 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 旭 梁 | Jason Torres |
Customer experience
Scary Prank
Scary Sounds and Effects
In-app purchases
Scary Prank
- Scary Prank Pro$1.99
Scary Sounds and Effects
No in-app purchases
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