Comparison

Flouris vs Shadow Work Journal

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

Head to head
About

Flouris

Build positive self-care routines with personalized goals and habit tracking. Features include custom notifications, rest days, mood tracking, and progress analytics in an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Variety of goals, habits, and levels
  • Customizable notifications
  • Rest day scheduling
  • Mood tracking
  • Qualitative analytics
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Find time to start taking better care of yourself is not as easy as could sound. We created Flouris to help you get started with and become used to your self-care rituals: will it be healthy food, meditation, new step goals, or maybe face massage? Simply choose your goal and start building good habits! Key features: - A variety of goals, habits, and levels inside - to motivate the development; - Custom Notifications - to stay on track, and motivate yourself at the right time and with the good word; - Rest day - to never feel overwhelmed and exhausted, but still stick with the plan instead; - Mood Tracking - as the right mood is the key to quick and stable results; - Qualitative Analytics to monitor the progress and adjust behavior; And all this in a colorful and intuitive interface for easier navigation.

About

Shadow Work Journal

Explore hidden aspects of yourself through guided prompts and tools. Understand triggers, heal past wounds, and foster self-awareness. This private journal helps you gently uncover and integrate the parts of yourself you've kept in the dark.

Highlights
  • Guided journeys with 200+ prompts
  • Tools for processing charged moments
  • Core belief exploration
  • Parts work exercises
  • Daily mood and trigger tracking
  • Private insights and emotional timeline
  • Voice note recording
Features
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Meet the parts of yourself you've kept in the dark. Penumbra is a private, beautifully simple shadow work journal that helps you understand your triggers, heal old wounds, and come home to who you really are — one honest prompt at a time. Shadow work is the practice of exploring the hidden parts of yourself: the fears, patterns, and emotions you learned to push away. Bringing them into the light is how real, lasting change begins. Penumbra makes that work approachable, gentle, and yours alone. — GUIDED JOURNEYS — 19 themed paths with 200+ deep, therapist-style prompts: Meet Your Shadow, Inner Child, Self-Sabotage, Fear & Anxiety, Anger, Relationships, Self-Worth, Forgiveness, Boundaries, Grief, Shame, Mother & Father Wounds, Money Stories, Work & Purpose, Perfectionism, Jealousy, Attachment, Identity, and more. — GUIDED TOOLS — • Guided Session — process a charged moment, step by step • Core Belief Explorer — trace a limiting belief to its root • Parts Work — meet a part of yourself with curiosity (IFS-inspired) • Multi-day Courses — Meet Your Inner Critic, Reparenting, Self-Compassion — TRACK & SEE PATTERNS — • Daily check-in: mood, energy and anxiety in 10 seconds • Trigger tracker: capture what set you off and why • Shadow archetypes: notice the Inner Critic, People-Pleaser and more • Private insights, weekly review, emotional timeline & trends — all on-device, no AI — REFLECT YOUR WAY — • A fresh daily prompt and a streak to keep you coming back • Write or record a voice note; tag mood, emotions and archetypes • Dream journal and daily grounding affirmations — YOURS ALONE — Everything stays on your device. Lock your journal behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. No accounts, no cloud, no one watching. — GENTLE & SAFE — Grounding exercises and crisis resources are one tap away. A soft, modern interface for dark and light mode, with a reminder you can set to any time. Meet your shadow. Reclaim your light. — PENUMBRA PRO — Unlock every guided journey and course, full insights, Face ID app lock, daily reminders, voice notes and export. Try Pro free for 3 days. • Yearly subscription with a 3-day free trial • Weekly subscription Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/allegrodigital/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/allegrodigital/terms-of-use Penumbra is a self-reflection tool and is not a substitute for professional therapy or medical care. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a qualified professional or a local helpline.

Screenshots

Flouris3 screens
Shadow Work Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flouris at none against Shadow Work Journal's 2. Flouris also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Shadow Work Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Flouris asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flouris against 5.0 for Shadow Work Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Flouris versus Shadow Work Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlourisShadow Work Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLessLens INCAllegro Digital

In-app purchases

None

Flouris

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shadow Work Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Penumbra Pro$4.997 Days
  • Penumbra Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Flouris free?
Flouris is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Work Journal free?
Shadow Work Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flouris or Shadow Work Journal?
Flouris and Shadow Work Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Flouris or Shadow Work Journal have ads?
Neither Flouris nor Shadow Work Journal shows ads.

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