BooAlert vs Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- EMF, NVG, & EVP detection
- NVG mode with screenshot capture
- EVP recording, playback, and sharing
- Adjustable EMF sensitivity
- Built-in flashlight
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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
Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar
This app simulates paranormal activity detection for entertainment purposes. It pretends to scan frequencies and magnetic fields to identify ghosts and spirits, generating fake reports. It also includes a simulated EMF detector mode for pranks.
- Simulated ghost detection
- Paranormal activity scanning
- Fake magnetic field scanning
- EMF detector simulation
- Auto-generated prank reports
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Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar. Do you want to prank your friends about some Suspicious activity? Here's Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar for you. Use Ghost Detector Radar to test if your house has ghosts or paranormal spirits and talk to the ghosts. Ghost Detector pretends to scan frequencies and magnetic fields and detects GHOST or PARANORMAL activities as a PRANK. A report is also generated with the calculation of fake magnetic field intensity and fake magnetic flux density. Ghost Detector Radar also comes with an additional EMF detector mode where you can simulate EMF detection. Hit scan on to begin prank. After completion, ghost detector will return auto-generated results Ghost Detector Radar is a free prank app, will not actually detect if ghosts are around you. DISCLAIMER: Real Ghosts and paranormal spirits are not determined by app. This app is a prank app - does not really detect if ghosts are around you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BooAlert at none against Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar's shown. Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 31 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BooAlert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar has 1.6K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of BooAlert's written reviews are positive against 47% of Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar's.
BooAlert ships an update every 31 months, Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BooAlert | Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (15 ratings) | 3.8 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.7% of reviews | 46.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | booalert llc | Akash Ram |
Customer experience
BooAlert
Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar
Bugs and requests
BooAlert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during ghost scans
- Purchased features not working as expected
- Inconsistent ghost detection results
Requested features
4 requests- Unlock all features for a one-time purchase
- Reduce frequency of ads
- Improve ghost detection reliability
- Add more variety in ghost types and interactions
In-app purchases
BooAlert
- Ad Removal$1.99
Ghost Detector & Ghost Radar
- E.M.F Detector$1.99
- Orb Detector$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Talk to Ghost$2.99
- Translate Sounds$2.99
- Call From Ghost$2.99
- Buy All$5.99
Questions
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