Comparison

AR Spirits Box vs Y2K38 Doomsday Clock

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

Head to head
About

AR Spirits Box

Explore the paranormal with a ghost hunting radar that visualizes spirits in your surroundings. Ask detected ghosts questions and receive their responses. Upgrade for full access to all sounds and spirit conversations.

Highlights
  • Ghost detection radar
  • Spirit visualization
  • Ask ghosts questions
  • Spirit responses
  • VIP upgrade for full features
Features
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Discover spirits and engage with the paranormal through this innovative app's immersive and authentic experience. Experience the unique ghost detection feature that visualizes detected spirits as if they were ethereally present in your surroundings. How to Use: - Start the radar. - Explore your surroundings to locate a spirit. - Ask ghosts questions and await their responses. Upgrade to VIP and enjoy all sounds and spirits chatting. More Subscription Information: - Weekly plan, monthly plan and yearly plan are available. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, the account will be charged for the renewal of the subscription, indicating the cost of the renewal. - You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal after purchase by going to your App Store account settings. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy https://newtechvantage.github.io/aispirit/terms-of-use.html Terms of Use https://newtechvantage.github.io/aispirit/privacy-policy.html

About

Y2K38 Doomsday Clock

Features
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Are you too young to remember Y2K and wish you could've gotten in on the fun? Good news, the next one is already on the way. On January 19, 2038, at 03:14:07 UTC, 32-bit systems around the world will run out of seconds. It's called the Year 2038 Problem, or Y2K38, and it's a real bug baked into decades of legacy code, embedded systems, and infrastructure you probably rely on every day. This app is your front-row seat, a retro-terminal interface wrapped around a live countdown to the exact moment Unix time overflows, served with Matrix rain, CRT scanlines, and the occasional glitch. Features - Live countdown to January 19, 2038, 03:14:07 UTC, accurate to the second, with a real-time Unix timestamp and a progress bar marching toward INT32_MAX (2,147,483,647) - Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large, including a large widget with a live binary representation of the current timestamp and a progress meter toward overflow - Opt-in milestone notifications at every stage of panic: 10 years, 5 years, 1 year, 6 months, 100 days, 30 days, 7 days, 1 day, 1 hour, and the final minute - Plain-English explainer of the Y2038 problem: why 32-bit signed integers are the villain, which systems are at risk (IoT, embedded, legacy databases, older kernels, industrial control), and which are already safe (Linux 5.6+, macOS, iOS, modern Windows, glibc 2.34+, MySQL 8.0.28+) - Y2K vs. Y2K38 side by side, what was cosmetic then vs. fundamental now, plus a timeline of incidents the bug has already caused, from AOL in 2006 to 30-year certificates in 2020 - Preparedness checklist that ranges from genuinely useful (audit your embedded systems) to deeply unhinged (learn to read a sundial, tell your smart fridge it's going to be okay) - Epoch Explorer, pick any date, watch all 32 bits flip in real time, and cross the 2038 boundary to see exactly how your system time-travels to December 13, 1901 - Binary Visualizer, interactive 32-bit overflow simulation for when you want to feel the rollover in your bones - Device Checker, a completely legitimate, definitely-not-dramatized diagnostic scan, complete with an IoT-exposure risk rating - Fun Facts about Unix time: the GPS rollover, the Boeing 787's 248-day reboot bug, why Mars rovers may have a future problem, and other real-world overflow disasters Built for developers who appreciate a good integer overflow joke, sysadmins counting down to early retirement, millennials who missed Y2K and feel robbed, zoomers discovering legacy infrastructure for the first time, and anyone who enjoys a slow-motion software apocalypse with a side of tongue-in-cheek humor. Download now and start the countdown. Time is literally running out.

Screenshots

AR Spirits Box4 screens
Y2K38 Doomsday Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Y2K38 Doomsday Clock at none against AR Spirits Box's shown. AR Spirits Box's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. AR Spirits Box sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Y2K38 Doomsday Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AR Spirits Box versus Y2K38 Doomsday Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR Spirits BoxY2K38 Doomsday Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBig Adventure StudiosParra LLC

Bugs and requests

AR Spirits Box

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • You can't play without paying 10$ a week!
  • I paid for NO reason I was sooo excited find ghost but it is just ghost sounds DO NOT download
  • So there was like an ad that popped up but no way to X out? I was like so excited to use this app 😡
  • I already know my house is haunted
  • I DONT WANT TO PLAY JUST TO FIND GHOSTS IT PROBABLY IS A FAKE APP. Where is the X this game is ridiculous I paid and it said payment decided and it took money out my account do not pay for this game it's horrible
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  • I'M CAN'T NOT INSTALL OR BUY SOMETHING IS YOU FAULT
  • Why do we need to pay for something that says that it's FREE totally a scam
  • First of all you have to pay to use it second thing it does not work because my house has people that have died in my room and it doesn't work at all so if you want to use it don't use it because it doesn't work
  • It says I have to pay even though I'm trying for free and it's annoying cause I don't wanna pay for something it says is free

Requested features

2 requests
  • Put the X
  • Where the hell is the X button for ghost pro

Y2K38 Doomsday Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

AR Spirits Box

Subscriptions9
  • Spirit AI Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Spirit AI Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Spirit AI Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Spirit AI Premium$9.991 Month
  • Spirit AI Premium$12.991 Month
  • Spirit AI Premium$17.991 Month
  • Spirit AI Premium$29.991 Year
  • Spirit AI Premium$32.991 Year
  • Spirit AI Premium$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Y2K38 Doomsday Clock

One-time1
  • Y2K38 Pro$0.99

Questions

Is AR Spirits Box free?
AR Spirits Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Y2K38 Doomsday Clock free?
Y2K38 Doomsday Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AR Spirits Box or Y2K38 Doomsday Clock have ads?
AR Spirits Box shows ads; Y2K38 Doomsday Clock does not.

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