Comparison

Phantom Frequency vs Meridian Loom

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

Head to head
About

Phantom Frequency

This paranormal investigation toolkit helps you observe, record, and review environmental activity. It combines vision, sound, and environmental monitoring tools with history and evidence databases for structured documentation of unusual occurrences.

Highlights
  • Camera-based vision tools
  • Audio recording and marking
  • Environmental sensor monitoring
  • Investigation history review
  • Evidence database organization
  • LiDAR-style depth viewing
Features
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Phantom Frequency is a paranormal investigation toolkit designed to help you observe, record, and review environmental activity during an investigation. The app brings together multiple investigation tools in one place, including vision access, sound access, environmental access, history review, and a local evidence database. Features include: • Vision tools for camera-based observation, LiDAR-style depth viewing, motion tracking, and matrix-style scanning • Sound tools for recording, reviewing, and marking audio moments • Environmental tools for monitoring changes such as motion, pressure, light, location, and related session data • History access for reviewing saved recordings, marked moments, and investigation logs • Database access for organizing known objects, reference photos, false positives, and evidence tags • Optional Remove Ads subscription for one year of ad-free use Phantom Frequency is built for investigators, hobbyists, and anyone interested in documenting unusual activity in a structured way. Use the tools to observe your surroundings, save useful moments, and review your findings later. This app is intended as an entertainment and investigation support tool. Results may vary depending on lighting, device sensors, environment, and user interpretation. Phantom Frequency offers an optional auto-renewable Remove Ads subscription. Subscription: Remove Ads - 1 Year Price: $4.99 per year Length: 1 year The subscription removes banner ads and full-screen ads while active. Privacy Policy: https://qrboxes.com/phantom-frequency-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Advertising Information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads Environmental Access now uses device-based sensor readings and local investigation session logs only.

About

Meridian Loom

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Meridian Loom is a field instrument for paranormal investigation, not a toy. It maps your iPhone's magnetometer reading to a fixed vocabulary — 1,695 words across 20 categories. Every position in the magnetic field corresponds to exactly one word. The mapping never changes. The premise is simple: if the system is truly fixed, something capable of influencing the magnetic field could learn it — the same way a person learns a layout — and use it to select words with intention. Not randomness pretending to be a presence. An actual fixed structure that a presence could navigate. That's why there's no random generator, no filler, no noise. When nothing is influencing the field, nothing is said. Silence is not a bug — it's what makes the words that do surface mean something. What it does: • Maps real-time magnetometer readings to a 1,695-word, 20-category vocabulary • Speaks each surfaced word aloud • Adjustable sensitivity and trigger pacing — tunes responsiveness, never the word mapping • Logs every session with timestamp, GPS, and full transcript • Exports session logs as PDF • Says nothing when there's nothing to read What it doesn't do: • Listen through your microphone • Generate random words for atmosphere • Let you choose themes or filter content • Promise contact — only a consistent structure that could be learned Meridian Loom is built for the ghost hunting and paranormal research community — people who've grown skeptical of apps that simulate activity instead of measuring anything. It's closer in spirit to instruments like the Ovilus than to ghost-hunting games: sensor-driven, deterministic, and transparent about exactly how it works. The free tier includes 675 words across all 20 categories. A one-time purchase unlocks the full 1,695-word vocabulary. This is an instrument for serious field use — a structure simple enough to be learned, by you or by something else.

Screenshots

Phantom Frequency4 screens
Meridian Loom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Meridian Loom at 15.1 against Phantom Frequency's 26.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Phantom Frequency sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Meridian Loom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Phantom Frequency versus Meridian Loom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom FrequencyMeridian Loom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLee HillND75 LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phantom Frequency

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads - 1 Year$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Meridian Loom

One-time1
  • Expanded Vocabulary$3.99

Questions

Is Phantom Frequency free?
Phantom Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meridian Loom free?
Meridian Loom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phantom Frequency or Meridian Loom have ads?
Neither Phantom Frequency nor Meridian Loom shows ads.

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