Spooky Box

Spooky Box, a spirit box-style app for AndroidSomething
in the static.

A dark room. A quiet phone.
Then a word breaks the silence.

Set your phone down and start a session. When its sensors pick up a shift in the room, a word appears and is spoken aloud. Paranormal entertainment for ghost hunts, late nights and the people who like both.

Coming soon to Google Play See how a session works

No ads. No account. No subscription.

Spooky Box during a session. The word WOLF fills the screen, with the reason below it: magnetic shift, plus 69.4 microtesla.
Screens from Spooky Box 1.0

A session, start to finish

Four moments from one session, shown on the app's own screens.

  1. Spooky Box calibrating at the start of a session: Learning this room, 3 seconds.

    00:02

    Set it down

    Put your phone on a steady surface and start a session. For the first five seconds Spooky Box only learns the room: the normal level of each sensor your phone has.

  2. The word WOLF on screen, with the reason: magnetic shift, plus 69.4 microtesla.

    00:10

    A word arrives

    When the readings shift, a word appears and is spoken aloud in a voice installed on your phone. Under it you see why it was chosen, such as a magnetic or pressure shift. Tap a recent word to hear it again.

  3. The All sensors sheet listing live readings for magnetic field, motion, gyroscope, compass, pressure, temperature and humidity.

    00:38

    Read the room

    One tap opens the live readings from the sensors Spooky Box uses: magnetic field, motion, gyroscope, compass, pressure, temperature and humidity, as far as your phone has them. With hands-off mode on, words pause while the phone is being handled.

  4. The archive screen, headed Keep the strange, listing four saved sessions with their dates, lengths and word counts.

    After

    Keep the strange

    End the session and its words are saved in an archive on your phone. Rename a session, read back its word log, and export the log as a text file to share. A session also ends if you leave the app.

How it chooses a word

Your phone's sensors decide the moment. Chance decides the word.

For the first five seconds of a session, Spooky Box learns the room's normal readings. After that, words arrive at unpredictable moments, and a bigger shift away from normal makes the next word likely to arrive sooner.

The word itself is drawn at random from a built-in bank of more than 2,500 words. It is not picked for its meaning, and what you make of it is yours.

Picking the phone up shakes every sensor, so readings taken while it is being handled are ignored.

The reason shown under each word

Magnetic shift
The strength of the magnetic field around the phone moved away from its normal level.
Pressure shift
The air pressure changed.
Temperature shift
The temperature changed, on phones that have that sensor.
Humidity shift
The humidity changed, on phones that have that sensor.
Spontaneous
No reading stood out. The word arrived by chance alone.

Yours to run all night

Sessions are unlimited and cost nothing. One optional purchase adds a few extras. There is no subscription.

Included

  • As many sessions as you like
  • Each word read aloud in a voice installed on your phone, with adjustable voice, pitch and speed
  • Hands-off mode and the live sensor readings
  • Tap a recent word to hear it again
  • An archive on your phone, with your five most recent sessions open
  • Export a session's word log as a text file

One-time unlock

  • Every archived session opens, not just the five most recent
  • Custom words and names
  • A setting for how often custom words appear
  • The Dead Channel and Wraith voice effects

A single payment through Google Play, which shows the price in your currency. Not a subscription.

  • No ads. Keep your attention on the session.
  • No account. Session logs stay on your device until you choose to export them.
  • Offline voices. Use a compatible installed offline Android voice for sessions without a connection.

A little less mystery

Does Spooky Box actually detect ghosts?

Spooky Box is paranormal entertainment. It uses device sensor activity and a word engine to create atmospheric sessions. Generated words and sensor readings do not establish the presence of spirits or verified communication.

How does Spooky Box choose a word?

Your phone's sensors decide the moment, and chance decides the word. A bigger shift away from the room's normal readings makes the next word likely to arrive sooner. The word itself is drawn at random from a built-in bank of more than 2,500 words. It is not picked for its meaning.

Is Spooky Box a spirit box?

Not in the hardware sense. A hardware spirit box is a radio that sweeps quickly through stations. Spooky Box does not use radio. It is an app in the same tradition: it reads your phone's sensors and speaks words aloud, for entertainment.

Is there a subscription?

No. You can run as many sessions as you like at no cost. One optional purchase through Google Play opens your older archived sessions and adds custom words and two voice effects. It is a single payment, not a subscription.

Which phones does it work on?

Spooky Box is for Android phones. Available sensor readings depend on your device. An iPhone version is not currently offered.

Will it work offline?

Use a compatible installed offline Android voice for offline sessions. Downloading voices or sharing through other apps may need a connection. Your selected speech provider may have its own network requirements.

What happens if I switch apps?

The session ends when Spooky Box goes into the background. Return to the app to review the session log.

Is this safe to use on an investigation?

Stay aware of your surroundings and get permission to enter a location. Generated words are not instructions or advice for safety, health, financial, legal, or other important decisions.

Something else on your mind? Write to support@spookybox.app and a person will answer.

Set it down.
Tune in.

Spooky Box is on its way to Android phones.

Coming soon to Google Play