Comparison

GhostTrail vs GhostScope

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

Head to head
About

GhostTrail

Features
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A logbook for places that feel wrong. Walk into a room that gives you that feeling. Tap once. Hold still for two seconds while the rig baselines. GhostTrail starts reading your phone's magnetometer, accelerometer, and GPS β€” for up to sixty seconds, or until you tap stop. You get a pin you can keep on your phone, or share to the World Map so other spotters can see what your phone measured. WHAT IT IS β€’ An honest sensor recorder. The readings are what the phone measured. Nothing else. β€’ A logbook with retro VHS chrome. Each capture earns a tape number, a phosphor-green status readout, and β€” for curated landmarks β€” a multi-section lore card you can export as an Instagram Story sticker. β€’ A curated map of nearly 200 places across six continents β€” locations known for the kind of stories that make people lower their voice. WHAT IT IS NOT β€’ A ghost detector. The app never interprets readings. It logs them. β€’ A microphone recorder. The permission is never requested. β€’ A tracking app. No advertising identifiers. No analytics. No third-party trackers. SIGNALS β€” THE PEEK ECONOMY Opening another spotter's public pin costs one Signal. You start with three free Signals, and every pin you publish yourself earns one back β€” no daily caps, no limits. Out of Signals? Publish your own pins, or buy a Signal pack from Profile β†’ SIGNALS. Three pack sizes: 3, 12 (+25% bonus), or 30 (+40% bonus). PRIVACY BY DEFAULT β€’ Captures stay on your phone by default. Nothing leaves the device until you tap SHARE TO WORLD MAP. β€’ Shared coordinates are fuzzed by Β±30 meters before upload. Precise location never leaves the device. β€’ Sign in with Apple is the only auth method. Apple's private email relay is supported. β€’ Profile β†’ Delete account permanently removes everything you have shared. FOUR TIERS OF ANOMALY Quiet Β· Stir Β· Pulse Β· Surge. The same readings, four amplifications of chrome. Your screen reacts to what the rig is seeing. A haptic pulse fires on every tier crossing. No sound is ever played. DESIGNED FOR LATE-NIGHT USE Phosphor green on near-black. Retro VHS scanlines. Monospace timecode. The interface stays out of the way. REQUIREMENTS β€’ iPhone running iOS 17 or later β€’ Magnetometer (every modern iPhone has one) β€’ Location and motion permissions, granted on first capture β€’ Camera permission optional β€” only for photos attached to pins β€’ Photo Library Add permission optional β€” only when saving an Instagram-bound landmark sticker GhostTrail does not detect ghosts. It logs environmental sensor readings as data, not as paranormal claims.

About

GhostScope

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GhostScope turns your iPhone into a real ghost hunting kit, powered by the device's actual sensors. EMF METER Your magnetometer measures magnetic field strength in real time. The K-II style LED bar lights up on every spike. Real data, not random numbers. EVP RECORDER Capture Electronic Voice Phenomena and play them back at 0.5x speed, the classic method investigators use to hear hidden voices. SPIRIT RADAR A live sweep reveals nearby entities, biased toward the real magnetic spikes happening around you. PENDULUM Hold your phone steady and ask yes or no questions. The accelerometer reads the tilt and answers Yes, No or Maybe. HUNT LOG Every investigation is saved automatically: location, duration, peak reading and every anomaly event. Track your recurring hotspots. GhostScope Pro unlocks unlimited saved sessions, advanced sensitivity, audio export, custom pendulum questions, home screen widgets and removes ads. For entertainment purposes only. GhostScope does not claim to detect real paranormal phenomena. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ghapps1.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

GhostTrail4 screens
GhostScope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GhostTrail at none against GhostScope's shown. GhostTrail also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. GhostTrail sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and GhostScope sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GhostTrail ships an update monthly, GhostScope every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
GhostTrail versus GhostScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostTrailGhostScope
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better17.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChih Han LinGrima Hdez

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GhostTrail

One-time3
  • 3 Signals$0.99
  • 12 Signals$2.99
  • 30 Signals$5.99
4 purchases

GhostScope

Subscriptions3
  • GhostScope Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • GhostScope Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • GhostScope Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • GhostScope Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is GhostTrail free?
GhostTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GhostScope free?
GhostScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GhostTrail or GhostScope have ads?
GhostScope shows ads; GhostTrail does not.
Which is updated more often, GhostTrail or GhostScope?
GhostTrail ships an update monthly, and GhostScope every 2 months. Most recently, GhostTrail was updated on October 8, 2026 and GhostScope on October 1, 2026.

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