Comparison

JuJu Paranormal vs Beyond Haunted

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

Head to head
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JuJu Paranormal

Features
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KEY FEATURES: AI Assistant Michael Your AI investigation partner with three personality modes (Normal, Scientist, Dramatic). Real-time analysis of photos, EVP recordings, and sensor data. Hands-free "Hey Michael" voice control (coming soon!). Context-aware insights based on location and history. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) Michael uses your own API key (OpenAI or Gemini)—you pay only for what you use. Voice features included at no extra cost. Entropy-Based Variance Sensor Measures variance and unpredictability in sensor data (EMF, motion, light, gyro, pressure) using information-theory metrics relative to a calibrated baseline. Correlates with other sensors to highlight unusual readings. Measurement tool only—does not claim to detect or prove paranormal activity. Professional EVP Recording High-quality audio capture with real-time frequency analysis. Optional ghost frequency filtering isolates ranges (18-22 Hz, 300-800 Hz, 4.5-5.5 kHz) often used in paranormal investigation; these ranges are not scientifically validated. Record, analyze, and reverse audio for Estep Loop. Tag and organize sessions. Advanced Photo Capture Multi-sensor correlation (EMF, motion, light, pressure, magnet) with photos. AI-powered variance analysis. EXIF data (GPS, timestamp). Cloud storage backup. Multi-Sensor Suite EMF, motion (accelerometer, gyroscope), ambient light, barometric pressure, magnetometer. Real-time variance measurement with calibration. Investigation Tools Sentry Mode: Automated multi-sensor monitoring. Sentinel Mode: Location-based alerts. Anomalous Frequency Scanner: Synthetic frequency generation for investigation use. Mobile Estep Loop. Video recording with sensor overlay. 5-Orb EQ Display. Directional Photo Guidance. Members Area (Full Unlock) Evidence gallery with cloud sync, investigation dashboard, Hot Zone Map, export tools (PDF, Word, ZIP), pattern analysis, Michael's Archive, historical location database. Pricing FREE: Unlimited sensor readings, EVP recording, basic photo/video, Anomalous Frequency Scanner (30 min/week), Michael AI (30 min/day), local storage, normal personality. Perfect for trying the app. FULL UNLOCK - $4.99 one-time: Unlimited Michael AI (all modes), unlimited Anomalous Frequency Scanner, "Hey Michael" voice, Michael Alerts, Sentry Mode, Sentinel Mode, cloud storage, members area, 5-Orb EQ, Thermal Film, Arrows, EMF Heat Map, Estep Loop, all investigation tools unlocked. No subscription—pay once, own forever. Privacy & Security Data encrypted and protected. Anonymous data options. GDPR compliant. Never sold or shared without consent. Perfect for professional paranormal investigators, ghost hunting teams, enthusiasts, research groups, and content creators. Download now—start free, unlock everything for $4.99 one-time when ready. Privacy Policy: https://jujuparanormal.com/privacy Support: https://jujuparanormal.com/support

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Beyond Haunted

This app uses real device sensors to detect paranormal activity, offering a more unsettling and authentic ghost hunting experience. It features multiple instruments, including EMF and spirit box, and provides detailed evidence logging.

Highlights
  • Real sensor-based readings
  • EMF, barometer, and vibration meter
  • Spirit box tuned to haunted locations
  • EVP audio and SLS video recording
  • Offline searchable archive of case files
  • Apple Watch integration for pulse monitoring
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Most ghost hunting apps make their readings up. You already know the ones. The needle that jumps on cue. The thermometer on a phone that has never had a temperature sensor. The figure that appears because the app decided it was time for a figure. Ghost Kit does none of that, and it is more unsettling for it. Every number on screen comes off a real sensor in your hand. When the field climbs in an empty hallway, it climbed. When a figure locks onto something in the dark, the camera genuinely found a shape there. Nothing here is invented. Which means when something does happen, you have to sit with it. FIVE INSTRUMENTS THAT ACTUALLY MEASURE PROXIMITY watches four sensors at once and only speaks when two of them move together, in the same moment, for no reason either of them can explain. An outlet cannot trigger it. Neither can you. Most nights it says nothing at all, which is exactly why the nights it does say something are worth paying attention to. SENSORS is your EMF meter, barometer and vibration reader. Set a baseline in a quiet room and every reading afterwards is a measured change from the way you found the place. Peak hold keeps the spike on the dial after it has gone, so you do not lose it while your head is turned. VOICES is a spirit box tuned to 758 real, documented, haunted locations. Point it at a sanatorium and the words that surface come from that building's own rooms, its own people, its own reported activity. A lighthouse speaks differently from an asylum. Underneath the words runs a bed of speech fragments that are not words at all, so the app can never be accused of having said anything. Whatever you hear in it, you heard. EVIDENCE records EVP audio and SLS video with every instrument logged alongside on one timeline. A voice at twelve seconds, checked against what the room's field and air were doing at twelve seconds. Sudden level changes are flagged automatically and any flag replays that moment alone, at half speed, over and over, until you are sure. ARCHIVE is 758 case files across all fifty states, searchable, readable offline, tied straight into the spirit box. IT TELLS YOU WHEN IT IS PROBABLY NOTHING This is the part no other app in this category will do. Ghost Kit flags sounds that arrive with a movement of the phone and calls them what they almost certainly are: you. It tells you when a high EMF reading is your own laptop. It tells you when the air pressure has been falling all evening because weather is coming through. There is a glossary that explains why orbs are dust and why shadow figures live at the edge of your vision. An app willing to say that has earned the right to be believed when it says a reading is genuine. WEAR IT ON YOUR WRIST With an Apple Watch, Ghost Kit measures the one thing a phone never can: you. Your own pulse, recorded beside the audio, so you can see the moment your heart went before you consciously noticed anything. The watch is also the remote. Start a recording, stop it, and mark your own noises without ever touching the phone, so it can lie still in the dark exactly where you put it. When something registers, your wrist taps. BUILT WITH SOME CARE It never gives you a direction or a distance, because there is nothing to chase and chasing things in the dark is how people get hurt. It hides itself when it notices you moving. It never sends a notification and never asks for your attention. It does absolutely nothing until you open it. Everything you record stays on your phone. No account. No cloud. No analytics. No ads. No subscription. Not now, not later. Ghost Kit is an entertainment app. It does not detect, measure or communicate with anything supernatural, and it says so before you ever use it. What it does is give you real instruments, tell you the truth about what they are reading, and then get out of your way. From Beyond Haunted. beyondhaunted.com

Screenshots

JuJu Paranormal4 screens
Beyond Haunted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beyond Haunted at none against JuJu Paranormal's 1. Beyond Haunted also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). JuJu Paranormal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. JuJu Paranormal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beyond Haunted asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JuJu Paranormal ships an update every 2 months, Beyond Haunted every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
JuJu Paranormal versus Beyond Haunted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJuJu ParanormalBeyond Haunted
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB4 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperLorian BannisJoshua Nason

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JuJu Paranormal

One-time1
  • Full App Unlock$4.99
None

Beyond Haunted

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JuJu Paranormal free?
JuJu Paranormal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beyond Haunted free?
Beyond Haunted is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JuJu Paranormal or Beyond Haunted have ads?
Neither JuJu Paranormal nor Beyond Haunted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JuJu Paranormal or Beyond Haunted?
JuJu Paranormal ships an update every 2 months, and Beyond Haunted every 5 days. Most recently, JuJu Paranormal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Beyond Haunted on October 31, 2026.

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