Comparison

Haunt vs BooMap

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

Head to head
About

Haunt

Explore haunted cities with self-guided audio tours that trigger by GPS. Discover true crime stories and historical haunts at your own pace, with free introductions and full access via subscription.

Highlights
  • Self-guided audio tours
  • GPS-triggered stories
  • Offline tour downloads
  • Original researched narration
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen
  • Walking and driving modes
Features
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Some cities never bury their past. Haunt walks you through it — self-guided audio tours of America's most haunted streets, narrated like a late-night story told by someone who was there. HOW IT WORKS Pick a tour. Put in your headphones. Walk. Haunt uses your location to begin each story as you arrive at the spot where it happened — no guide, no group, no schedule. Go at midnight or at noon, pause for a drink, take the long way. The ghosts will wait. WHERE WE HAUNT • Boston — graves, gallows, and Brahmin-era crime • Salem — the 1692 accused, and the Witch City they left behind • Savannah — midnight squares and Hostess-City crimes • Charleston — the Holy City's ghosts • St. Augustine — four hundred years of the Ancient City • Key West — Old Town haunts and Hemingway's island • Tampa — Cigar City crimes and the spirits of Ybor • Baltimore — Fells Point and Poe's city • Los Angeles — Haunted Hollywood, Noir City, Studio Ghosts • San Francisco — the Barbary Coast, Nob Hill & Chinatown • Chicago — Gangland • Gettysburg — ghosts of the town the battle left behind • San Diego — Old Town after dark • Annapolis — Dark Harbor and the colonial ghosts of the old capital New cities haunting all the time. EVERY TOUR STARTS FREE Each tour's introduction and first stop are free — walk to the first marker and hear the real thing. Haunt Pass unlocks every stop of every tour in every city, with offline downloads, ambient music, and walking and driving modes. Subscriptions are monthly or annual, billed through your Apple ID, cancel anytime. MADE FOR THE WALK • Stories trigger by GPS as you arrive — or advance them by hand • Read along as the narrator speaks — every word lights up in the transcript • Download tours over Wi-Fi and walk with airplane mode on • Live Activity keeps your place on the Lock Screen • Original narration — researched, written, and produced for every stop • No ads or cross-app tracking. After dark is better. Bring a friend if you scare easy. Haunt is an entertainment experience. Stay aware of your surroundings, obey posted hours and private property, and check tour notes for sites that close at dusk. Terms: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/3565d48d-9378-4633-a34c-45940a664cc4

About

BooMap

Features
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BooMap is a map of Halloween events near you. Pumpkin patches and corn mazes, family Halloween events, trunk-or-treats, fall festivals, ghost tours and haunted houses, all on one map. The Halloween 2026 map covers 95 US metro areas, and every event was checked for 2026 before it went on the map, almost always against its own website, its ticketing page or its owners. • Pumpkin patches and corn mazes near you, with dates, hours and prices where the venue publishes them • A 1 to 5 ghost scare level on every event • Trunk-or-treats near you • Ghost tours and haunted houses for the brave • Browse on the map or search by city or ZIP, and get directions Scare levels and suggested ages are our suggestions. Always check the venue's own guidance before you go. Know an event we're missing? Tell us at hello@boomap.app. Boo, our friendly ghost, says: this is my map.

Screenshots

Haunt4 screens
BooMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BooMap at none against Haunt's 2. BooMap also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Haunt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BooMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haunt ships an update every 8 days, BooMap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Haunt versus BooMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHauntBooMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB21 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCommershill LLCToronado Entertainment LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haunt

Subscriptions2
  • Haunt Pass Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Haunt Pass Annual$29.991 Year
None

BooMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haunt free?
Haunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BooMap free?
BooMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haunt or BooMap have ads?
Neither Haunt nor BooMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haunt or BooMap?
Haunt ships an update every 8 days, and BooMap every 2 weeks. Most recently, Haunt was updated on October 31, 2026 and BooMap on November 6, 2026.

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