Comparison

GHOST vs Spirit Box

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

Head to head
About

GHOST

Explore the paranormal with advanced tools and a global community. Detect activity, discover haunted locations, and share your experiences with fellow enthusiasts. Form squads for collaborative investigations.

Highlights
  • Detect paranormal activity
  • Explore haunted locations
  • Share experiences
  • Form ghost hunting squads
  • Access exclusive tools
Features
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Turn your phone into a ghost-hunting kit, then go find out what's actually in the room with you. GHOST gives you real detection tools built on your phone's own sensors, a growing map of haunted locations to explore, and a community of hunters to share it all with. What's in the app: - Four device tools: EMF meter, Motion Detector, SLS Camera, and Dead Bell, using your phone's magnetometer and camera in four different ways to sense what's nearby - A community map of haunted locations, with photos, directions, and reviews from other hunters - Stories: read what other hunters have found, and publish your own - Friends: add other hunters and follow their activity in a dedicated feed - Squads: join a crew, chat, and hunt together Membership: GHOST runs on subscription, with three tiers that build on each other: - Bronze: full access to all four device tools - Silver: everything in Bronze, plus adding new haunted locations and publishing your own stories - Gold: everything in Silver, plus a verified badge and the ability to create your own Squad Payment is charged to your Apple ID and your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Service (EULA): https://ghosthub.io/en/eula

About

Spirit Box

This app uses your phone's magnetometer to detect electromagnetic anomalies and translate them into spirit voices and EVP fragments. Explore paranormal encounters with ghost files and customize your investigation with different scanner skins and voice modes. Record and share your findings for entertainment.

Highlights
  • Real magnetometer EMF detection
  • Spirit voice and EVP generation
  • 3 scanner skins
  • 3 voice processing modes
  • 30 Ghost Files with nightly stories
  • Session recording and sharing
  • Offline functionality
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Real EMF ghost detector powered by your iPhone's magnetometer. Detects electromagnetic anomalies and translates them into spirit voices, whispers, and EVP fragments. No random generators. Real sensor data. Over 5.000+ ghost hunters have used Spirit Box EVP for paranormal investigations, haunted locations, and late-night sleepovers. HOW IT WORKS Point your phone around the room. The magnetometer picks up electromagnetic field fluctuations. When anomalies spike, the scanner responds with voices from beyond. GHOST FILES 30 true paranormal encounters. A new story unlocks every night. Read real investigation reports in a haunted typewriter interface. THREE SCANNER SKINS - Classic: original spirit box with green interface - VHS Tape: dark retro horror scanner with static - Backrooms: liminal space detector with unsettling atmosphere THREE VOICE MODES - Clean: clear spirit communication - Void: deep, distorted voices from the other side - Decay: deteriorated transmissions from the unknown RECORD & SHARE Capture ghost hunting sessions and share your evidence with one tap. FEATURES - Real magnetometer EMF detection - 3 scanner skins - 3 voice processing modes - 30 Ghost Files (new story nightly) - Session recording + sharing - Works completely offline UNLOCK PRO Remove all ads and unlock premium scanner skins. For entertainment purposes only. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cmlapps.github.io/Spiritbox/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://cmlapps.github.io/Spiritbox/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cmlapps.github.io/Spiritbox/privacy.html

Screenshots

GHOST4 screens
Spirit Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spirit Box at 4.2 against GHOST's 3.3. Spirit Box also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). GHOST's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. GHOST sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Spirit Box sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spirit Box holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirit Box has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GHOST ships an update every 5 weeks, Spirit Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GHOST versus Spirit Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGHOSTSpirit Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.2 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings354 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB558 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGhosthub.ioCloud Motion Lab LLC

Customer experience

GHOST

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spirit Box

All ratings51 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GHOST

Subscriptions4
  • Bronze2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Silver2 variants$4.991 Month
  • GOLD$7.991 Month
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  • Gold$7.991 Month
7 purchases

Spirit Box

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
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  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro - Offer$4.99
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is GHOST free?
GHOST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spirit Box free?
Spirit Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GHOST or Spirit Box?
Spirit Box is rated higher. GHOST averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Spirit Box averages 4.2 from 54 ratings.
Do GHOST or Spirit Box have ads?
Spirit Box shows ads; GHOST does not.
Which is updated more often, GHOST or Spirit Box?
GHOST ships an update every 5 weeks, and Spirit Box weekly. Most recently, GHOST was updated on October 30, 2026 and Spirit Box on October 31, 2026.

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