Comparison

Spirit Box vs Ghost Detector

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

Head to head
About

Spirit Box

This app simulates ghost-hunting tools, including an EMF meter, spirit box, and EVP recorder, using your device's sensors. It offers a unique entertainment experience by generating words and sounds based on environmental readings.

Highlights
  • EMF Meter simulation
  • Spirit Box word generation
  • EVP audio recording
  • Live sensor dashboard
  • Session logging and replay
  • Customizable instrument skins
Features
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Four ghost-hunting instruments in your pocket. Spirit Box turns your iPhone's own sensors into an EMF meter, a spirit box, an EVP recorder, and a live sensor dashboard — wrapped in a premium, hand-built instrument panel. The lights flicker. The needle twitches. Somewhere in the noise, a word forms. Are you listening? EMF METER A real electromagnetic-field meter driven by your device's magnetometer. Watch the analog needle climb and the LED bar light as the field shifts, with adjustable sensitivity and peak-hold. SPIRIT BOX Open a session and the box scans, pulling words from a large dictionary in real time — spoken aloud and printed on screen. The static thins and the panel stirs as the magnetic field rises around you, so you hear the room in the signal. Pro unlocks a much bigger word bank and lets you add your own. EVP RECORDER Capture short audio sessions, watch the live waveform, and replay them to listen for anomalies. Your recordings stay on your device. SENSOR DASHBOARD Magnetic field, motion, and heading on live graphs — read every channel at once and catch the moment everything goes quiet. SESSION LOG Every spirit-box scan is logged with its words, duration, and peak EMF. Review the full timeline free. Pro replays a whole session — every word again, in its original order and timing — and exports a shareable report card. INSTRUMENT SKINS Change the look of the whole rig. Spectral Green ships free; Pro adds Amber CRT, Night Vision, and Cryo. NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION Every instrument is free to use, with no daily limits and nothing to sit through. Pro is a single one-time unlock, not a rental. PRIVACY Everything runs on your device. No tracking, no data collected, and recordings never leave your phone. FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY Spirit Box reads real sensors and reacts to your environment, but it cannot detect or communicate with spirits. Words and sounds are generated by the app for entertainment and do not represent real communication. Don't rely on it for safety, health, or any important decision. Privacy Policy: https://foureyes.xyz/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ghost Detector

This app simulates paranormal investigation tools like a radar camera, spirit box, EMF meter, and EVP recorder. It helps you detect and log potential apparitions and communicate with entities. All findings are saved to a case file for later review.

Highlights
  • Radar camera with apparition detection
  • Spirit box with AM radio sweep
  • EMF meter using magnetometer
  • EVP recorder
  • Case file for evidence storage
  • Multi-language support
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Something is in the room with you. Find it. Ghost Detector: Ghost Box turns your iPhone or iPad into a paranormal field kit — a camera radar that reveals apparitions around you, a spirit box that answers your questions, an EMF meter driven by the real magnetometer, and an EVP tape recorder. Every catch is saved to your own case file. CAMERA SCAN — RADAR AND APPARITIONS • Hold up your phone and turn slowly; the radar shows how close the entity is • Apparitions manifest in the live camera view — the closer you get, the stronger they appear • The moment one shows itself, an evidence photo is captured automatically GHOST BOX SB-33 — SPIRIT BOX • AM radio sweep, 530–1730 kHz, with real static and a voice pushed through a radio filter • Tap a question key, or switch on Listen and ask out loud • Every session has its own entity — a name, a mood and its own way of answering • The entity answers in your language: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean or Chinese • Silence is an answer too, and the whole session is saved to a log you can share EMF METER EM-33 • Live readings from the built-in magnetometer in microtesla • Needle dial, K-II style LED ladder, history graph, peak hold and reset EVP RECORDER RX-33 • Ghost tapes that unlock as you catch apparitions • Stereo VU meters and tape deck controls CASE FILE • Every apparition is stored with the time and the EMF reading • Share a photo or a Ghost Box session in a tap FREE AND PREMIUM Ghost Detector is free to play: 20 ghost catches a day, 12 Ghost Box replies a day and the standard entities. Premium removes the limits: • Unlimited ghost scans • Unlimited Ghost Box replies • Every entity, including the rarest ones • Evidence photos without a watermark SUBSCRIPTION • Weekly — $3.99 with a 3-day free trial • Yearly — $24.99 Prices are in US dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A free trial converts into a paid weekly subscription unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thirtythreeapps.com/ios-ghost-detector-privacy-policy FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY Ghost Detector: Ghost Box is a simulation made for fun and for a good scare. Ghosts, spirit box replies and radar contacts are generated by the app. The EMF meter shows real magnetometer values, but the app does not detect real paranormal activity. Rated 13+ for horror themes.

Screenshots

Spirit Box4 screens
Ghost Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ghost Detector at weekly against Spirit Box's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Spirit Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ghost Detector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Spirit Box against 4.4 for Ghost Detector. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spirit Box ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Detector weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spirit Box versus Ghost Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpirit BoxGhost Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB84 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJacob WeecesThirty Three Apps

Customer experience

Spirit Box

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ghost Detector

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spirit Box

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$7.99
2 purchases

Ghost Detector

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Spirit Box free?
Spirit Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Detector free?
Ghost Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spirit Box or Ghost Detector?
Ghost Detector is rated higher. Spirit Box averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Ghost Detector averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Spirit Box or Ghost Detector have ads?
Neither Spirit Box nor Ghost Detector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spirit Box or Ghost Detector?
Spirit Box ships an update every 2 months, and Ghost Detector weekly. Most recently, Spirit Box was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ghost Detector on October 24, 2026.

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