Comparison

Threshold vs GhostLab

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

Head to head
About

Threshold

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Threshold: Spirit Box Lab is a focused paranormal investigation app that generates indexed word outputs from live magnetic-field and device-motion activity. Instead of releasing words through a simple repeating timer, Spirit Box Lab uses calibrated sensor activity, sensitivity-based triggering, cooldown behavior, and deterministic indexed selection from a carefully curated 2,048-entry production vocabulary. Configure a Session, Area, sensitivity level, and spoken-output preference before beginning a run. Generated outputs, timestamps, and available technical Trigger Details are saved for later review. SPIRIT BOX LAB • Generate indexed word outputs from live sensor activity • Choose Low, Medium, or High sensitivity • Enable or disable spoken output • View fused magnetic-field and motion activity • Follow trigger progress and cooldown status • Review recent outputs during an active run • Save completed and interrupted runs automatically • Organize runs by Session and Area TRIGGER DETAILS Review the technical context behind saved outputs, including available information such as: • Accumulator activity • Magnetometer contribution • Device-motion contribution • Cooldown state • Sensor-derived signature • Word Index Trigger Details help preserve the conditions surrounding each generated output for later comparison and interpretation. MAGNETIC FIELD MONITOR Monitor live magnetic-field strength and changes from a calibrated baseline. View: • Current magnetic-field magnitude • X, Y, and Z axis readings • Change from baseline • Peak activity • Responsive activity levels Nearby magnets, speakers, electronics, charging equipment, metal objects, and changes in phone orientation can affect readings. VIBRATION BEACON Use the iPhone’s motion sensors to monitor device movement and surface vibration. Choose a sensitivity level and observe: • Current movement level • Stable, movement, and strong-movement states • Movement event count • A responsive full-screen visual beacon For more stable comparisons, place the phone on a fixed surface and avoid unnecessary handling. SESSIONS AND AREAS Create Sessions for separate investigations and Areas for individual rooms, zones, or locations. Saved Spirit Box runs remain connected to the selected Session and Area so activity can be reviewed within its original investigation context. Runs may also be saved as Unassigned when no Area is available. FREE ACCESS Free access includes: • 15 total minutes of complimentary Spirit Box monitoring • Up to 5 minutes per individual run • Calibration time excluded from complimentary usage • Access to previously saved runs after complimentary time is used • Magnetic Field Monitor • Vibration Beacon SPIRIT BOX LAB PRO Upgrade once for lifetime access to: • Unlimited Spirit Box monitoring • Unlimited saved Spirit Box runs • More Sessions and Areas • Trigger Details Spirit Box Lab Pro is a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription is required. PRIVACY-FOCUSED Threshold: Spirit Box Lab does not require an account. Core investigation data is stored locally on your device, and you control what you review or share. Sensor readings and generated outputs should be interpreted within the full context of the investigation. Designed for iPhone.

About

GhostLab

This app simulates a spirit box using eight voice banks to generate audio fragments. Ask questions and listen for potential messages, with sessions recorded and saved. It's an instrument for exploring generated sounds, not proof of the paranormal.

Highlights
  • Eight voice banks with unique tones
  • Echo, reverb, and white noise effects
  • Adjustable sweep rate
  • Session recording and library
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or microphone use
Features
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Dead Channel is a spirit box instrument built around eight voice banks. Tap Start and they begin: broken syllables, breaths, and pieces of English words, deep men and high women, forward and backwards, a few at a time with silence in between. Ask your question out loud, then listen. When a longer, clearer word or a whispered sentence comes through, the phone taps once and the screen flushes red. • Eight voice banks, each with its own tone, played in clusters with silence between • Echo, reverb, and a white noise bed that dips under the voices • Sweep rate from slow and sparse to fast and crowded • Every session is recorded with the effects you used and saved to the Library • Works offline, with no account and no ads, and it never uses the microphone Every sound is free to try for 48 hours. After the trial, a single one-time purchase unlocks Dead Channel for good. There is no subscription. Dead Channel is an instrument. It plays generated audio, and it does not prove the paranormal. Some voices are generated with Piper from the LibriTTS-R corpus (Koizumi et al., CC BY 4.0).

Screenshots

Threshold4 screens
GhostLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

Threshold and GhostLab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Threshold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GhostLab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Threshold versus GhostLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThresholdGhostLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB121 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBrandon RomeroJack Miller

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Threshold

One-time1
  • Spirit Box Lab Pro$9.99
2 purchases

GhostLab

One-time2
  • 2-Day TrialFree
  • Dead Channel Lifetime Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Threshold free?
Threshold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GhostLab free?
GhostLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Threshold or GhostLab have ads?
Neither Threshold nor GhostLab shows ads.

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