Field instrument · iOS

An instrument, not a toy.

Night Vigil turns the sensors already in your iPhone — magnetometer, microphone, barometer — into a recording field instrument. Anomalies bookmark themselves the moment they happen; the whole session is captured for review: audio plus synchronised sensor traces.

§ What it is

Three instruments. One vigil.

Field meters

A serious sensor display.

EMF dial and scrolling trace, five-segment field ladder, mic VU, barometric pressure. Every session opens with a 3-second calibration so readings are measured against the room's own quiet baseline — and spike alerts stay off until the field is trusted.

Auto-bookmarks

It flags the moment, so you don't have to.

EMF spikes and audio events bookmark themselves at the exact audio offset, with the sensor state attached. You set how sensitive it is. Readings taken while the phone is being handled are ignored.

Review & debunk

Rule out the mundane.

Play the night back on a timeline with EMF, audio and pressure lanes. Anomalies that coincided with movement on another sensor get called out as likely environmental — a door, HVAC, a passing vehicle. What survives is worth your attention.

§ How it works

Built for the way investigators actually work.

01 · EVP

EVP response regions

Tap a question and a 10-second response region is marked on the recording, with a live countdown while it's open. Re-listen to exactly that window later. And when something happens that no sensor can see — a feeling, a footstep — FLAG it with one button.

02 · Debunk

Cross-sensor debunking

Every anomaly is checked against the other channels. A spike that landed with a sound or a pressure change is labelled likely environmental; the readings that stand alone are the ones worth your time. The app does the sceptic's first pass for you.

03 · Findings

Findings, graded

Drag a clip window around a moment, grade it EVP class A, B or C, and export the clip on its own. Findings live alongside the flags and bookmarks on the session timeline, so nothing gets lost between the hunt and the write-up.

04 · In the dark

Night-vision themes

Red, amber or green monochrome over true black, so the screen doesn't wreck your dark adaptation mid-hunt. Haptic cues are silent by design — nothing the app does can contaminate your EVP audio.

Straight answers

Honest by design.

Every number on screen is a genuine reading from your phone's calibrated hardware, measured against a baseline taken at the start of your session. Night Vigil never claims to detect ghosts — it helps you find anomalies and rule out the mundane. You collect the data; you decide what it means.

§ Pricing

Free to hunt. Investigator to archive.

Free

The full instrument.

£0
  • Every meter — EMF dial, trace, ladder, mic, baro
  • Auto-bookmarked anomalies
  • EVP questions and flags
  • One kept session, with full review and debunking
1 week free Investigator

The whole archive.

£4.99 / month
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited kept sessions
  • ZIP evidence export — audio, CSVs, finding clips
  • Everything to come

Priced in your local currency on the App Store. Cancel any time in your Apple ID settings.

§ FAQ

Fair questions.

Does it actually detect ghosts?
No app can honestly promise that, and we won't. Night Vigil gives you real, calibrated sensor readings and a disciplined way to record, review and share what happened. What the data means is your call.
What sensors does it use?
The magnetometer — read through Apple's calibrated sensor fusion, so turning the phone doesn't fake a reading — plus the microphone and the barometer. It requires a physical iPhone; there's nothing to buy and nothing to pair.
What counts as an anomaly?
A magnetic deviation well beyond the session's own calibrated baseline, or an unusual sound. You control the spike threshold in Settings, and readings taken while the phone is moving are rejected by default.
What does the debunking actually do?
When an anomaly coincides with movement on another sensor — a sound landing with an EMF spike, a pressure change with a bang — it's flagged as likely environmental. Isolated readings are the interesting ones, and the app says so honestly.
Where do my recordings go?
Nowhere. The app makes no network requests. Audio, traces and sessions stay on your phone until you choose to export a bundle and share it yourself.
What's free, exactly?
The entire live instrument and one kept session, reviewable in full. Investigator removes the session cap and unlocks evidence export.
§ Get the app

Take it on the next vigil.

Coming soon to the App Store

Questions? hello@dykewerk.app