Comparison

Fantasm vs Night Vigil

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

Head to head
About

Fantasm

This app is a comprehensive platform for paranormal investigation, combining ITC phonetic messaging, environmental monitoring, audio analysis, and visual tracking. It offers advanced tools to detect anomalies, capture activity, and document encounters with precision.

Highlights
  • ITC phonetic messaging
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Audio analysis
  • Visual tracking
  • Full session recording
  • Accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, microphone integration
Features
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Like nothing you've seen before. Fantasm™ is a groundbreaking ITC platform engineered exclusively for paranormal investigation. For the first time ever, ITC phonetic messaging, environmental monitoring, audio analysis, visual tracking, and full session recording unite in a single, unified, and cohesive application. Fantasm™ puts all of the most valuable investigative tools in one place, at your fingertips, so you can detect subtle environmental shifts, capture extraordinary activity, and document paranormal encounters with precision and ease. At the heart of Fantasm™ is its extremely advanced ITC system, which draws on an industry-leading dictionary of over 6,500 words and phrases curated specifically for paranormal research. Fantasm™ leverages your device’s accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, and microphone to deliver a unified, immersive experience that brings every subtle anomaly into clear focus for deeper paranormal exploration. Fantasm’s robust recording ensures no aspect of your investigation is overlooked, with simultaneous capture of ITC responses, audio for EVP analysis, and video documentation. Each session is fully logged for review and analysis. The intuitive interface streamlines sharing of findings, fostering collaboration within the paranormal research community. By consolidating these essential features into one cohesive platform, Fantasm™ enhances the efficiency and depth of your investigations, delivering a focused immersive experience in your quest to explore the unknown. DISCLAIMER Fantasm™ is designed to aid you the paranormal investigator in identifying unexplained phenomena. Fantasm™ cannot prove or disprove the paranormal. Fantasm™ is provided for entertainment purposes only. We are not responsible for the use, misuse, or interpretation of this software. Please use Fantasm™ responsibly. Above all else, enjoy! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this app, please contact us at JedaSoftwareSystemsHelp@gmail.com https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Night Vigil

Features
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Night Vigil turns your iPhone into a real field instrument: magnetometer, microphone, and barometer working together to record what happens on a hunt. WHAT YOU GET Real sensors. Real recordings. Real control. The EMF dial responds to magnetic anomalies in your environment. The mic picks up what you hear. The barometer marks pressure shifts. Every reading is calibrated against a baseline taken at the start of your session. No fakery, no wild guesses. WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS Anomalies bookmark themselves the moment they occur. You ask a question and get a 10-second response window marked on the recording. You flag moments with one tap. Later, you review the whole session on a timeline and see exactly what coincided with what. THE HONEST PART Cross-sensor debunking built in. When a spike lands with a sound, or pressure shifts with a sound, the app flags it as likely environmental. What stands alone is what's interesting. Night Vigil doesn't claim to detect ghosts, it gives you the data and gets out of your way. AFTER THE HUNT Export a complete ZIP: audio, sensor traces, your findings, everything. Unlimited sessions with Investigator. Or keep one session free and review it as much as you want. Night vision themes (red, amber, green) protect your dark adaptation. Silent haptics so nothing contaminates your EVP audio. All on-device, no accounts, no tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fantasm4 screens
Night Vigil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Night Vigil at every 2 weeks against Fantasm's every 3 months. Night Vigil also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Fantasm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Night Vigil sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantasm ships an update every 3 months, Night Vigil every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fantasm versus Night Vigil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasmNight Vigil
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichael WeberJamie van Dyke

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fantasm

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access (Cancel Anytime)$1.991 Month
  • Full Access (Cancel Anytime)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Access$9.99
1 purchases

Night Vigil

Subscriptions1
  • Investigator - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Fantasm free?
Fantasm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Night Vigil free?
Night Vigil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fantasm or Night Vigil have ads?
Neither Fantasm nor Night Vigil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fantasm or Night Vigil?
Fantasm ships an update every 3 months, and Night Vigil every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fantasm was updated on November 4, 2026 and Night Vigil on November 5, 2026.

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