Courtney of The Daily Rotation wrote, "While I may have cowered in fear in my theater seat, Paranormal Activity 4 failed to impress me with its severe lack of definitive plot development, underwhelming frights, and ultimately mundane conclusion. All-in-all, Paranormal Activity 4 poses as a poorly composed wannabe horror flick that teases the audience, but never really delivers on the expectations developed from the earlier movies in the franchise."
