Comparison

Ghost Camera vs GhostLab

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

Head to head
About

Ghost Camera

Transform your device into a paranormal investigation tool. Detect and capture unseen entities with multiple vision modes and real-time skeletal detection. Interact with spirits through voice commands and receive answers to your questions.

Highlights
  • Multiple vision modes (SLS, X-Ray, Thermal, Night Vision)
  • Real-time skeletal detection
  • Spirit communication via voice commands
  • Text-based spirit answers
  • Save and share encounters
  • Build a case file of paranormal activity
Features
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Put your camera in Ghost Mode. Ghost Mode turns your iPhone into a paranormal investigation tool that detects and captures what's hiding in plain sight. Explore new ways to interact with the unseen, from your bedroom to your favorite haunted hotspots. FOUR VISION MODES Choose between SLS, X-Ray, Thermal, and Night Vision lenses. Each one reveals what your eyes can't catch. REAL-TIME SKELETAL DETECTION SLS detects human-shaped figures in your space. Whether you can see them or not, their skeletal form appears on your screen in real time. TALK TO THE SPIRITS Ask a spirit to wave. Ask it to dance. Give commands and see if spirits play along. GET ANSWERS FROM BEYOND Ask a spirit anything. Their answers print on your screen, word by word. SAVE EVERY ENCOUNTER Every photo and video saves to your library. Build a case file. Share what you capture. Review your favorites. Now you can see what's hiding in the dark. Try Ghost Mode. This app is for entertainment purposes only. Privacy Policy https://www.playmagicbeans.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GhostLab

This app provides a comprehensive paranormal investigation toolkit for mobile devices. It offers various recording modes for EVP, spirit tracking, and environmental analysis, along with tools for creators to capture and edit evidence.

Highlights
  • Multiple EVP and spirit box recording modes
  • ARKit and LiDAR spirit tracking
  • Creator Mode with 90-second buffer
  • In-app clip editor for sharing
  • EMF meters and motion detection tools
  • Offline team session sharing
Features
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GhostLab is a complete paranormal investigation toolkit for iPhone and iPad, built for night hunts. ONE HOME, SIX INSTRUMENTS, NO ADS MODES • EMF. DMP-style meter with green-to-red bars, recalibration, and radar view. • EVP. Clean microphone capture. • Spirit Box. Rapid scan-style carrier mixed with your mic. • Spirit Speak. Ask aloud and watch experimental replies condense out of dead-channel static on the analog-footage screen, timestamped like recovered tape. ITC, not a conversation with the dead. • Spirit Music Box. Multi-sensor chime reacting to EMF, motion, and proximity anomalies. • SLS. ARKit stick-figure tracking that records the camera feed: figures and captions burned into the video, your microphone on the soundtrack. Recording survives locks and interruptions. Saving is instant. A12 or later. Pro, with a free trial. CREATOR MODE (PRO) Arm Creator, investigate in any mode, and a rolling 60-second screen plus mic buffer captures the moment. • Edit and Share. Export the last 60s into the in-app clip editor. • Trim, mute/volume, 9:16, 1:1, 16:9 crop, watermark, captions, speed, freeze, color grade, title cards, multi-highlight stitch. • Share to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. • Clips attach to the session Library for later play, edit, and share. TOOLS FOR THE HUNT • Knock detector, Motion-Grid, Word Burst (Pro) • Estes Method workflow and Vigil overnight counters (Pro) • Team sessions. Offline push-to-talk radio and tag sharing (Pro) • Night Vis, torch, red-light UI, dBA level chips (approximate phone meters) • Verify instruments. Optional pre-session control checks LIBRARY AND EVIDENCE Stop and Save keeps audio, video, tags, notes, transcripts, and clips with each session. Review playback, edit clips, export PDF reports (Pro), and keep investigations organized by location, weather, and investigators. GHOSTLAB PRO Core recording stays free. GhostLab Pro is a one-time unlock, no subscription, for Creator Mode, Spirit Speak, SLS, advanced tools, voice packs, custom word lists, PDF reports, Enhance EVP, and more. Most Pro features include one free try. HONEST BY DESIGN GhostLab is for investigation and entertainment. Sensor tools measure the environment (phones, metal, HVAC, and movement all create hits). Dictionary and spirit-box style features are experimental ITC techniques, not scientific proof of spirits. Always review evidence yourself. Requires iOS 17 or later. SLS requires A12 or newer. Some tools need camera, microphone, motion, location, or local network permission. Guides, the full mode tour, and support: ghostlab.icu

Screenshots

Ghost Camera4 screens
GhostLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GhostLab at every 2 days against Ghost Camera's every 2 months. GhostLab also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 6). Ghost Camera's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and GhostLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ghost Camera's written reviews are positive against 75% of GhostLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost Camera ships an update every 2 months, GhostLab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ghost Camera versus GhostLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost CameraGhostLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.6 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings619 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB177 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMagic Beans, LLCJack Miller

Customer experience

Ghost Camera

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GhostLab

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ghost Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Ghost Mode Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Ghost Mode Yearly$24.991 Year
1 purchases

GhostLab

One-time1
  • GhostLab Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Ghost Camera free?
Ghost Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GhostLab free?
GhostLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Camera or GhostLab?
Ghost Camera is rated higher. Ghost Camera averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while GhostLab averages 4.6 from 19 ratings.
Do Ghost Camera or GhostLab have ads?
Neither Ghost Camera nor GhostLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghost Camera or GhostLab?
Ghost Camera ships an update every 2 months, and GhostLab every 2 days. Most recently, Ghost Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and GhostLab on October 25, 2026.

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