Best Halloween apps for iPhone and iPad in 2024

Halloween season is fast approaching, and it’s time to get into the mood for a spooky season. While most of us are busy decorating our houses to welcome the supernatural, I’ve also been updating my smartphone with the best Halloween apps for iPhone. After all, if our real lives are filled with the Halloween spirit, why should our phones be left behind? Halloween apps allow you to decorate your phone with virtual makeovers, create themed content, and even provide you with costume inspiration!

Why would you enjoy these Halloween apps?

Let’s take a look at the few reasons why it’s worth downloading these Halloween apps, shall we?

Decor and Customization

• Themes: Your iPhone will get a complete makeover with Halloween-themed wallpapers, lock screen backgrounds, and icons that will showcase your love for this unique festival.
• Decorations: Don’t underestimate the power of the iPhone or the iPad. These devices have several apps that allow you to indulge in virtual decorations for Halloween. Whether you want to simply decorate your house with more jack-o-lanterns or create a spooky scene, you’ll be able to do it all!

Entertainment

• What do we all love to listen to during this season? Spooky stories and chilling tales of the undead, of course! Plenty of Halloween apps provide spine-chilling tales of the paranormal curated from all over the world.

Costumes and Makeup

• Half of Halloween’s allure is the opportunity to wear different costumes and use makeup to show your love for your favorite fictional horror character. Keeping with this theme, you’ll find plenty of apps in the App Store that provide you with some much-needed inspiration for your next Halloween costume.

Trick-or-Treating

• Maps: You’re never too old for playing trick-or-treat. Whether it’s for you or your children, some Halloween apps provide maps that assess your location and show you some prime trick-or-treating locations to grab the most candy!
• Planning: These maps will also help you plan a route and strategy to ensure that your group wins the neighborhood trick-or-treating competition.

Social Sharing

• Halloween-themed Filters: Keep up your social media game with Halloween-themed apps that provide scary filters and frames for the ultimate immersion.
• Sharing: like every other festival, Halloween is a way for families to get together and celebrate. If your loved ones are far away, don’t worry! Some of these apps provide options to share your Halloween virtual creations via social media apps.

Educational Fun

• Learn About Halloween: Is your kid asking you about the origins of Halloween? You don’t need hours of research to give them the deets. Just open your Halloween app, and you’ll find all the information readily available!
• Educational Apps: So what if it’s a holiday? Learning shouldn’t stop, right? In my list of the best iPhone Halloween apps, you’ll find some apps that provide opportunities for learning through interaction and gameplay. This is perfect for your toddler to engage in the festivities!

How we picked the perfect Halloween apps

If I were you, I wouldn’t want an app that provides just a few elements of fun without functionality. Considering how discerning iGeeksBlog readers are, it makes sense that you’d go for the best App Store offers. After all, some of these apps are freemium apps that demand your hard-earned money. So, I’ve made sure to find apps that provide the perfect mix of enjoyment, learning, and value. How did I pick them, you ask? Let’s find out:

• Focus on the iGeeks Audience: No matter the type of content being created, you’re only as good as your audience, right? I’ve curated this list based on the typical iGeeksBlog reader’s preferences. As a fellow Apple enthusiast who loves user-friendly interfaces and innovative yet uncomplicated features, I completely understand your perspective. So, I’ve prioritized apps that integrate seamlessly with other apps on your iPhone, perform well, and offer something unique for every reader.
• Spooky Aesthetic: Now, I can’t exactly list apps for Christmas during the Halloween season. I’ve chosen apps that provide you with haunting fonts, spooky ringtones, and season-friendly wallpapers. Combining these well will definitely blur the line between a real Halloween and a virtual one!
• Variety is Key: I’m sure you don’t want a list of apps that all do the same thing. It’s said that variety is the spice of life, and our apps will be the virtual Pumpkin Spiced Latte that you’ve been waiting for. We’ve got apps in multiple flavors, each bringing something different to the table!
• Quality Over Quantity: We’re not going to bring you an endless list of apps that you’ll have to scroll through to find one that suits your needs. In fact, I’ve kept the list short and sweet, meticulously picking them by considering user reviews, overall functionality, and the developer’s reputation. I’ve also made it a point to mention in-app purchases so that you know exactly what you’re getting with each app!
• Value For Money: The App Store features a mix of free, freemium, and paid apps. Free is great, but users need to be more cautious about spending money on freemium and paid apps. So, I’ve checked every type of app, including the paid ones, to bring you ones that provide you with the best bang for your buck.

Considering all these factors, I’ve curated this list for the choicest of readers, catering specifically to the iGeeksBlog audience. I’m confident you’ll find the perfect app (or three!) to make this Halloween season a truly memorable experience!

Best Halloween apps for iOS

Now that all the prerequisites are out of the way, it’s time to jump into the list of the best Halloween iPhone apps. So, what are you waiting for?

1. Halloween Keyboard Themes – Custom Scary Design.s – For a Spooky Typing Experience

The iPhone and iPad keyboard doesn’t offer too many themes. While it’s perfect in terms of functionality, it doesn’t exactly inspire a festive mood. So, Halloween Keyboard Themes come to your rescue!

This app provides plenty of Halloween-themed keyboard designs, including haunted houses, ghosts, and jack-o-lanterns. You’ll also find spooky, colorful keys and font styles that complement the spooky keyboard themes.

While I loved the idea behind the app, I did notice that quite a few of the keyboard themes are locked behind paywalls. Nonetheless, there’s enough variety here if you just need a new keyboard theme for a day or two. Another major issue is that the keyboard theme doesn’t apply when you’re typing a mail or message on your iPhone.

Final Verdict: Choose Halloween Keyboard Themes if you want your phone’s messaging apps to showcase the Halloween spirit.

Price: The app is available for free, but in-app purchases start at $1.99 for each keyboard theme. All the themes are available as a bundle for $7.99.

2. Halloween Widget – For Creating Halloween-inspired Widgets

With the recent release of iOS 18, it’s become easier than ever to customize your iPhone with wallpapers, fonts, and, most importantly, widgets. Bearing that in mind, the Halloween Widget is the perfect addition to your iPhone this Fall.

The app features hundreds and thousands of Halloween-based widgets that you can add to both your iPhone and iPad. You can also create custom widgets for that extra personal touch, including customizations for the weather and clock widgets.

I also loved the fact that they provided a multitude of Halloween-esque stickers and wallpapers that I could use for some extra personalization. If you’re someone who spends hours and hours customizing your iPhone or iPad, you’re going to love this app!

Final Verdict: Choose the Halloween Widget app if you want to add an extra layer of customization to your iPhone this spooky season.

Price: The app is free to download, and you can access all the offerings by purchasing the Halloween Widget PRO subscription for $1.99.

3. Walli: Cool Wallpapers HD, 4K – For the Best Halloween Wallpapers

Who doesn’t love a good, crisp, 4K wallpaper on the beautiful Super Retina XDR iPhone display? Moreover, while I’ve tried apps that provide wallpapers as a supplement, I’ve not found them to be too varied or high in quality. This changes with the Walli app, which has a host of excellent, high-quality wallpapers for Halloween.

The app provides wallpapers created by talented artists all over the world, and continuously updates its library, which is a nice touch. I also found the app to be easily navigable, with tabs for recent uploads, popular additions, and specific categories.

Another exceptional feature of the app is that it auto-detects and suggests the ideal resolution for your device. So, whether you’re using an iPhone or an iPad, you won’t have to worry about using skewed or cropped wallpapers.

The only major con of this app is that a large collection of wallpapers is available only upon purchasing a subscription.

Final Verdict: Choose the Walli app if you love having access to HD wallpapers, especially for Halloween and other such festivities.

Price: The app is free to download. In-app purchases start with Walli PRO subscriptions, ranging from $2.99 to $7.99. Unlimited Ads-Free Wallpapers subscriptions are available at $4.99.

4. Halloween Paperman Art Game – For Kids Aged 4 to 8 Years

Busy decorating and not sure how to keep your 4 to 8-year-old kid occupied? The Halloween Paperman Art app is here to save the day. This app basically provides preschool-level paperman art games for kids to help them get into the Halloween spirit.

The app features hundreds of stickers for the face, eyebrows, noses, beards, and even limbs. This allows your child to play around endlessly, trying to find the perfect combination for their Halloween character. The color, pattern, and texture of the stickers can be changed as well, adding another layer of creativity.

That’s not all, though! You’ll also be able to import photos and customize them on the app. Once the character has been created, you can play a rhythm game to see your character come to life. Finally, why should the creation be kept hidden? The app provides sharing tools to share your Halloween character with friends and family.

I found the app to be a good distraction for my nephew as well, which means that it’s a resounding success!

Final Verdict: Choose the Halloween Paperman Art app if you want to engage your kids this Halloween!

Price: The app’s base version is free, and the full version is available at $3.99.

5. Halloween All-In-One – For a Quick Halloween Fix

Are you someone who appreciates value and efficiency above all else? Then, the Halloween All-In-One app might be for you. This app features Halloween-based wallpapers, sound effects, and a countdown to Halloween (in case you forget).

While it doesn’t provide hundreds of wallpapers or sound effects, whatever it does provide, works well if you’re short on time and need some customization options. Make no mistake – this app will be your savior if you’re busy with work and have very little time to get into the Halloween spirit.

The Halloween countdown timer is also a nice touch if you’re partying with friends and counting down to the day of Halloween.

Ironically enough, I found the app’s greatest strength to also be its greatest weakness. While the app provided a little of everything, it didn’t do anything particularly well. The collection of wallpapers and sounds gets the job done, but that’s pretty much it! In this case, it’s truly a jack-o-all-trades (sorry!).

Final Verdict: Choose the Halloween All-In-One app if you’re looking for a quick fix to customize your iPhone.

Price: The app is completely free to use and does not feature in-app purchases.

6. Scary Halloween Ringtones + – For Halloween-based Pranks

While Halloween is associated with skeletons, carved-out pumpkins, and costumes, there’s one thing that’s extremely underrated for this festival – sound. If you truly want to get into the spooky spirit, you need to try out the Scary Halloween Ringtones + app.

The app comes with a plethora of sound effects that can be used for either pranks or saved as ringtones. You’ll find sounds that can be added to your jack-o-lantern music box or add an eerie vibe through the Choir category.

The only major con I found with the app was that the novelty wore off after a while, especially since some of the sounds were generic.

Final Verdict: Choose the Scary Halloween Ringtones + app if you want Halloween sound effects for your ringtone or a scary prank.

Price: The app is available for free in the App Store and does not feature any in-app purchases.

7. Halloween Makeup Editor – For Social Media-worthy Halloween Edits

Want to post some scary pictures on your Instagram during the Halloween week? I think the Halloween Makeup Editor would make a decent addition to your app arsenal. The app is basically an editing app that processes your pictures with stickers of your choosing to add a spooky and eerie vibe.

The app features 100+ zombie stickers, 100+ Halloween frames for your photos, and 50+ scary effects and filters for that perfect Halloween look. I tried out a few of the filters, and while they weren’t The Conjuring-level scary, they do the job well enough for your virtual Halloween look.

Of course, with an app like this, it’s of paramount importance that there’s some social media integration for sharing the pictures. Well, you’re in luck because the app integrates with popular social media platforms for you to show off your Halloween costume and makeup!

Final Verdict: Choose Halloween Makeup Editor if you want to level up your social media game this Halloween season.

Price: The app is completely free to use and does not require any in-app purchases.

8. Halloween Fun – Makeover Games – For Kids Under 10 Years

Want to decorate a virtual house and help a virtual character with her Halloween costume and makeup? Halloween Fun – Makeover Games is perfect for kids who want complete freedom in decorating and dressing up for Halloween.

The game allows you to carve out a pumpkin the way you want and make a personalized jack-o-lantern. That’s not all – you’ll also get to apply makeup on a virtual character and dress them up in accordance with their Halloween house theme.

Additionally, there are games to be played after the decoration and dressing up are completed. These games feature memory and reaction testers and act as a decent completing element for the whole ensemble.

I tried the app with my niece, and she was enthralled by the entire experience. However, I did notice that there were far too many ads, which hindered the experience a little bit.

Final Verdict: Choose the Halloween Fun – Makeover Games app if you want to engage your kids with a wholesome virtual Halloween experience.

Price: The app is free to download, with in-app purchases starting at $0.99 for no ads. In-game elements can be purchased for $1.99. If you want to unlock all elements and remove ads, you’ll have to shell out $4.99.

9. FrightMaps: Haunt Finder – For Halloween Events and Attractions Near You

For the ultimate Halloween experience, you need to check out FrightMaps: Haunt Finder. Ever wondered about the different Halloween attractions around your neighborhood or city but didn’t know what’s available? That’s exactly what FrightMaps is for!

All the trendy and most happening Halloween events around you are discoverable on FrightMaps. It doesn’t matter if you’re a genuine horror fan or just want your adrenaline fix through a jumpscare; FrightMaps has you covered. You also get special perks and push notifications pertaining to different events near you.

I found the app to be pretty handy, especially since there were a few Halloween-themed events popping up around my area. However, I found the Coin system to be a major issue, as they were difficult to earn, and you’d have to pay hefty amounts to purchase the coins.

Final Verdict: Choose FrightMaps if you want to find and explore all the haunted houses and other spooky attractions in your area.

Price: The app’s base version is free to use, with in-app purchases starting at $1.99 for 100 coins or for buying the creator a coffee. Other in-app purchases include $2.99 for 300 coins, $3.99 for 1000 coins, $16.99 for 5000 coins, $29.99 for 10,000 coins, and $99.99 for 100,000 coins.

Bonus: Halloween Fonts: Free Commercial Use Holiday Fonts – Customizable Fonts for Banners, Signs, Projects

So, your keyboard gives the Halloween vibe, but what about your fonts? With the Halloween Fonts app, you get access to over 40 free fonts that are closely associated with the Fall festivities. However, I do admit that I’m cheating a bit here since this app is compatible with macOS and isn’t available directly on the iPhone or iPad. However, the fonts are displayable on your iPhone. So, it’s nifty enough to deserve a mention!

Whether you want to create a scary sign as part of the decorations or want to add some Halloween mojo to your marketing project, this app provides plenty of options for you to do so. The fonts are provided in the OpenType format, which means that it’s compatible across all major operating systems and devices.

Personally, I loved using this app to send my weekly update emails to my colleagues, especially bearing in mind the upcoming festivities. It also led to some curious queries about where I acquired the font, which is always a good sign.

To add more variety, the developers have promised to continuously add more fonts with future updates. Lastly, the fonts are easy to install, but just downloading the app doesn’t automatically install the fonts. You’ll have to play around with the files just a bit!

Final Verdict: Choose the Halloween Fonts app if you need Halloween-themed fonts to design banners, signs, and projects!

Price: The app is free and does not have any in-app purchases.

Happy Halloween!

This brings us to the end of our list of the best Halloween iPhone apps. I’ve covered pretty much everything you need—from apps that provide spooky wallpapers and sound effects to kids’ Halloween games to a Halloween event and attraction finder. Hopefully, this should give you plenty of content this spooky season. Whether you want to customize your phone or be in the know about Halloween happenings, there’s something for everyone here.

Dress up and customize your iPhone or iPad for Halloween, and be the spookiest in the room (in a Halloween manner of speaking)!

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