Comparison

Tarot Tap vs Shadow Work

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

Head to head
About

Tarot Tap

This app offers a personalized tarot reading experience that learns from your past readings to provide more precise insights. It allows for shared readings with friends and offers daily guidance, with a focus on privacy and organized archives of your readings.

Highlights
  • Personalized tarot readings
  • Learns user themes and patterns
  • Shared readings with friends
  • Daily card of the day
  • Organized reading archive
  • Thoughtful, tailored prompts
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Tarot Tap is your personal tarot deck — one that gets to know you over time. Ask a question, draw a card, and let Spirit interpret it in the context of your life, your patterns, and your chart. CARD OF THE DAY A daily pull for perspective — small, steady, grounding. Share it or keep it private. YOUR CHART, DECODED Spirit reads your natal chart and weekly transits alongside your cards, so guidance is never generic. It's for you — and only you. ADD YOUR PARTNER'S CHART Bring their chart into your reading and ask Spirit anything about them — the vibe, the timing, what's really going on. CAST A SPELL Set an intention and cast a spell to manifest what you're really after — love, clarity, a new chapter. SPIRIT REMEMBERS Your feelings, patterns, and questions carry across sessions. Readings pick up exactly where you left off. YOUR SOUL CARD Drawn from the major arcana and your astrological chart, then illustrated from your own selfie — a touchstone for your core nature, and how you show up to others on Tarot Tap. COLLECT YOUR CIRCLE'S SOUL CARDS Save friends' Soul Cards and see how your charts play off each other — where you click, where you clash. READ TOGETHER, EFFORTLESSLY Invite friends, pull cards side by side, trade interpretations, and ask Spirit follow-ups together. YOUR ARCHIVE, BEAUTIFULLY KEPT Revisit past readings and trace your patterns across time — especially in love, work, and the questions you keep returning to. Begin with a free trial, then continue with a subscription for unlimited access. Invite five friends for a complimentary month. Privacy Policy: https://www.tarot-tap.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.tarot-tap.com/terms-conditions.html

About

Shadow Work

Explore your inner self through guided journaling, AI-powered conversations, and dream interpretation. Uncover personal patterns and heal old wounds with daily psychological stories and interactive choices.

Highlights
  • Daily psychological stories
  • AI-guided self-reflection
  • Dream journaling and interpretation
  • Interactive story choices
  • Collectible tarot cards
  • Shadow work prompts
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Shadow work often means facing a blank page and hard questions on your own. Bayun makes it easier. You step into short stories, make choices, and talk things through with guides who help you see what's beneath the surface. ◆ WHAT IS SHADOW WORK Carl Jung called the shadow the parts of ourselves we push away. It isn't only our dark side. It also holds strengths we learned to hide, like confidence, creativity, and authenticity. Pushed into the unconscious, these parts don't disappear. They show up as triggers, projections, and patterns that keep repeating. Jung warned that what we don't face within ourselves meets us outside as fate. Shadow work isn't about fixing yourself. It's about noticing the parts of you that have been hidden, and learning to integrate them. ◆ HOW BAYUN WORKS ▸ DAILY STORIES Each day, a new story puts you inside a moment that might feel familiar. At key points you choose what to do, and each choice reveals an insight and a question to reflect on. ▸ INNER GUIDES Talk by voice or text with four guides based on Jung's archetypes: the Persona about how you show up around others, the Shadow about your triggers, the Anima about your emotions, and the Self about your direction in life. ▸ DREAM JOURNAL Your dreams may be trying to tell you something. Jung saw them as messages from the unconscious. Record them and explore what their symbols might mean. ▸ YOUR ARCHIVE Over time, Bayun collects your insights, so you can see which triggers and patterns keep coming back. ◆ ALSO INSIDE - Shadow work prompts for journaling - Collectible tarot cards and archetypal symbols - Spirit Animal personality test - Tales for Midlife: classic stories retold for the middle years, with a new theme every month ◆ TRY IT FREE Your first three stories are free. If they speak to you, unlock the full journey. Terms of Use: https://catbayun.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://catbayun.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Tarot Tap4 screens
Shadow Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tarot Tap at 15.0 against Shadow Work's 18.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

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. Tarot Tap sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Shadow Work sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Work holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Tarot Tap's written reviews are positive against 89% of Shadow Work's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tarot Tap ships an update fortnightly, Shadow Work every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tarot Tap versus Shadow Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarot TapShadow Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (48 ratings)4.8 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4872 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB177 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTarot Tap Inc.Oleg Azbukin

Customer experience

Tarot Tap

All ratings45 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

Shadow Work

All ratings73 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Tarot Tap

Subscriptions2
  • Free Trial1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$7.991 Month
One-time11
  • Soul Card$0.49
  • Spell$1.99
  • 1 Partner$4.99
Show 8 more
  • 3 Partners$14.95
  • 4 Partners$19.95
  • 5 Partners$24.95
  • 6 Partners$29.90
  • 7 Partners$34.90
  • 8 Partners$39.90
  • 9 Partners$44.90
  • 10 Partners$49.90
3 purchases

Shadow Work

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Tarot Tap free?
Tarot Tap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Work free?
Shadow Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tarot Tap or Shadow Work?
Shadow Work is rated higher. Tarot Tap averages 4.6 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Shadow Work averages 4.8 from 72 ratings.
Do Tarot Tap or Shadow Work have ads?
Neither Tarot Tap nor Shadow Work shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tarot Tap or Shadow Work?
Tarot Tap ships an update fortnightly, and Shadow Work every 9 days. Most recently, Tarot Tap was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shadow Work on October 25, 2026.

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