Comparison

CounterSwipe vs Spectra

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

Head to head
About

CounterSwipe

Engage in fun video debates with friends on a variety of topics. Create challenges, record video responses, and let your group vote to settle arguments. Track your performance and build expertise over time.

Highlights
  • Create video challenges
  • Record video responses
  • Group voting on debates
  • Track wins and stats
  • Build topic expertise
Features
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CounterSwipe is where hot takes turn into real conversations. Swipe through questions on politics, relationships, philosophy, pop culture, sports, food, and everyday debates. Pick a side, see where you stand, and jump into chats with people who might agree, disagree, or completely challenge the way you think. Counterswipe is built for people who are tired of boring polls, toxic comment sections, and endless echo chambers. Instead of just scrolling past opinions, you actually get to test yours. What you can do in CounterSwipe: Swipe on serious, funny, and controversial questions Take a side and compare your stance Chat with people who see things differently Choose calmer debate spaces or more intense conversations Explore topics that make people think, laugh, argue, and rethink CounterSwipe is not about forcing everyone to agree. It is about making disagreement more social, more thoughtful, and way more fun. Whether you are debating a real issue or defending a ridiculous take, CounterSwipe gives you a place to say what you think — and hear what someone else actually believes. Swipe. Match. Debate. Leave sharper.

About

Spectra

This app transforms your phone into a ghost hunting instrument using real hardware sensors. It analyzes EMF, EVP, and motion data, offering explanations for readings and a map of haunted locations. Full access unlocks enhanced playback and advanced features.

Highlights
  • SLS camera with pose detection
  • EMF detector with real-time readings
  • EVP recorder with live spectrum analysis
  • ITC channel for spirit communication
  • Motion and pressure sensor tracking
  • Map of haunted places
  • Session logging and playback
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Spectra turns your phone into a ghost hunting instrument. Every number on screen comes from real hardware in your phone: the magnetometer, the microphone, the barometer, the camera, the accelerometer and gyroscope. It's all processed on the phone and explained in plain English. No random spikes. No theatrics dressed up as data. The measurements are honest. What they mean is your call. SLS OPTICS Point the camera at the room. On-device pose detection draws a glowing stick figure over anything shaped like a person, live, while your other readings stay on screen. It's strict on purpose: it won't outline a coat rack. Tap MARK to keep a frame with the figure burned in. EMF DETECTOR Your phone's compass chip reads the magnetic field around you. Spectra learns the room's normal level, then shows how far each reading climbs above it, in microtesla. Follow the needle toward the source. House wiring sits flat. A passing elevator swells and fades. A sharp climb that follows you around is the one worth writing down. EVP RECORDER A live spectrum shows everything the mic hears, from deep rumble to past the edge of hearing. When something sustained shows up outside the human speech band, below 85 Hz or above 4 kHz, with no voice underneath it, Spectra saves a clip and tags its peak frequency. Detection pauses while you're talking, so a capture can't just be you. ITC CHANNEL Spectra's take on the spirit box. On-device listening writes out what you say and, under your words, surfaces anything talking back. Ask a question, then give it a little quiet. PRESSURE, MOTION AND PRESENCE The barometer tracks air pressure against the room's normal. Doors and drafts jump in steps, weather drifts slowly. Motion sensors tell your footsteps apart from a knock near the phone. A presence level from 0 to 5 weighs every channel: EMF counts least, a voice reply counts most, and readings are discounted while you're walking around. A MAP OF HAUNTED PLACES Find reviewed haunted places across the US, read what people say happened there, and get directions. A person checks each one before it goes on the map. EVERY SESSION, SAVED Each investigation is logged automatically: timestamped contacts, the EMF trace, pressure trends, EVP captures and SLS frames. Go back through any session and play its clips. FIELD MANUAL Every readout has a plain-English page one tap away: what the sensor measures, what the numbers mean, and which boring explanations to rule out first. FREE VS FULL ACCESS Every sensor, EVP detection and capture, session recording, the map, and raw playback of every clip are free, no account needed. Full Access adds the processing: enhanced playback that pitch-shifts ultrasonic and infrasonic clips into hearing range, clip tuning, WAV export, the full SLS OPTICS mode, and custom accent colors. Full Access is available as an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial, a weekly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app in your currency. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY Your recordings, transcripts, camera frames and session history stay on your phone, and investigating works fully offline (the map needs a connection). No account, no ads. Spectra does use analytics and crash reporting, and measures which ads bring people in. Nothing from a session is ever part of that. Spectra is for entertainment. The sensor readings, spectrum, audio clips and pose detection are real device measurements. ============ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CounterSwipe4 screens
Spectra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CounterSwipe at none against Spectra's 3. CounterSwipe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Spectra's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Spectra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. CounterSwipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CounterSwipe against 5.0 for Spectra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of CounterSwipe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spectra's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CounterSwipe versus Spectra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterSwipeSpectra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1417 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOlympus AIByte-Sized Bits, LLC

Customer experience

CounterSwipe

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Spectra

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CounterSwipe

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spectra

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Spectra Pro Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is CounterSwipe free?
CounterSwipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spectra free?
Spectra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CounterSwipe or Spectra?
Spectra is rated higher. CounterSwipe averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Spectra averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do CounterSwipe or Spectra have ads?
Spectra shows ads; CounterSwipe does not.
Which is updated more often, CounterSwipe or Spectra?
CounterSwipe ships an update every 4 days, and Spectra every 4 days. Most recently, CounterSwipe was updated on November 5, 2026 and Spectra on November 6, 2026.

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