Comparison

BooAlert vs Group Ghost Chat

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

Head to head
About

BooAlert

Explore your surroundings using your device's compass to detect magnetic fields. Enhance your experience with night vision and EVP features. Includes a flashlight for dark environments.

Highlights
  • EMF, NVG, & EVP detection
  • NVG mode with screenshot capture
  • EVP recording, playback, and sharing
  • Adjustable EMF sensitivity
  • Built-in flashlight
Features
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Note: iPods do not have EMF capabilities due to the lack of an internal compass. Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to explore the world in a different way. BooAlert utilizes your device's compass to display the magnetic field around you. Get a deeper feel of your findings with a built in NVG and EVP extension. BooAlert also has a built in flashlight for users in dark areas - not available on iPads. Key Features: * EMF, NVG, & EVP * Integration of BooAlert.com * Capturing screenshots in NVG-Mode * EVP recordings, playback, & sharing via email * Adjustable EMF sensitivity * Flashlight on capable devices

About

Group Ghost Chat

Engage with spirits through text-based chat, receiving their responses via audio. View all public conversations in real-time. No login required, just choose a username to interact with the spectral entities.

Highlights
  • Text-based ghost messaging
  • Audio ghost responses
  • Public chat view
  • No login required
  • Real-time conversations
  • Ephemeral messages
Features
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For our Ghost Talk users who wanted more from the chat, we bring you Group Ghost Chat where you type your messages in to get a response from your ghosts. Plus you get to see everyone else's conversations as well. There is no login, just tell the app what you want to be called in the chat so your ghosts can identify you in their responses. Because ghosts have trouble with the on-screen keyboard we still use the microphone to pick up their responses. So you will need to allow microphone access if you want to have ghost responses to your comments. All messages expire quickly so you only see the most recent conversations. We had a lot of fun building this app and we hope you have a lot of fun using it!

Screenshots

BooAlert3 screens
Group Ghost Chat1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BooAlert at Free against Group Ghost Chat's $0.99. BooAlert also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Group Ghost Chat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 31 months). On review sentiment, 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

BooAlert is free to download; Group Ghost Chat costs $0.99 up front. BooAlert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Group Ghost Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Group Ghost Chat holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Group Ghost Chat has 95 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of BooAlert's written reviews are positive against 42% of Group Ghost Chat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BooAlert ships an update every 31 months, Group Ghost Chat monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BooAlert versus Group Ghost Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooAlertGroup Ghost Chat
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.4 (15 ratings)3.6 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1595 — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB99 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerbooalert llcOurBigAdventure, LLC

Customer experience

BooAlert

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative44.8%

Group Ghost Chat

All ratings95 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative30.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

BooAlert

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App closes after a few seconds
  • App freezes
  • App won't stay open
  • App minimizes automatically
Show 15 more
  • App crashes during sessions
  • App has trouble loading
  • EMF doesn't work
  • NVG sends back to home screen
  • Pictures not saved to camera roll
  • Ad removal not working
  • App crashes on iPad Air and iPhone 6
  • App crashes on iPad Mini 4
  • App crashes on iPhone 6
  • App crashes on iOS 9
  • App crashes on iPhone 5S
  • App crashes on iPhone 4g
  • App crashes when opening EVP
  • App crashes when opening functions
  • App crashes when trying to use EVP

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix crashing issues
  • Add camera to see ghosts
  • Improve app stability
  • Fix bugs
  • Make it more real
Show 3 more
  • Add more features
  • Remove ads
  • Fix saving pictures issue

Group Ghost Chat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BooAlert

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$1.99
None

Group Ghost Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BooAlert free?
BooAlert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Group Ghost Chat free?
Group Ghost Chat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BooAlert or Group Ghost Chat?
Group Ghost Chat is rated higher. BooAlert averages 3.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Group Ghost Chat averages 3.6 from 95 ratings.
Do BooAlert or Group Ghost Chat have ads?
Group Ghost Chat shows ads; BooAlert does not.
Which is updated more often, BooAlert or Group Ghost Chat?
BooAlert ships an update every 31 months, and Group Ghost Chat monthly. Most recently, BooAlert was updated on September 30, 2026 and Group Ghost Chat on October 14, 2026.

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