Plans vs Shadow Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plans
This app helps you set and track personal goals with a small, trusted group. Focus on what you're chasing this month and over the long game, without distractions from feeds or public profiles.
- Set monthly and long-term goals
- Invite-only crew sharing
- Monthly goal setting cadence
- Simple, focused interface
- No public profiles or feeds
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Put together your crew, people who want the best for you, not too many. Every month, pick a few projects: things you'll make time for. When the month is done, look back, regroup, and set out again. One man can change the world. Will you?
Shadow Journal
Explore your inner self with guided prompts focused on shadow work. This app helps you identify and understand hidden emotions and desires through daily reflection. Features include customizable prompts, emotion tagging, and privacy controls.
- 200+ shadow work prompts
- Emotion tagging with intensity
- PIN lock for privacy
- Streak tracking
- Pattern analysis
- Monthly shadow reports
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What parts of yourself do you keep hidden? Shadow Journal helps you confront your shadow self with 200+ rotating prompts inspired by Jungian psychology for nightly self-reflection. FEATURES: • 200+ shadow work prompts across 6 categories: triggers, projections, inner child, fears, shame, and desires • Tag emotions with intensity: Fear, Anger, Shame, Jealousy, Grief, Loneliness, Inadequacy, Resentment, Guilt • PIN lock for privacy — your journal is protected • Dark mode only — designed for evening introspection • Streak tracking with milestone celebrations INSIGHTS & TRENDS: • Pattern view: see your dominant shadow, emotion frequency, and day-of-week patterns (after 14+ entries) • Monthly Shadow Report with dominant and rising emotion analysis PRIVACY FIRST: All data is stored locally on your device. No accounts required. No cloud sync. No sharing features. PIN-protected. No one sees your data but you. Shadow Journal is free and ad-supported. Not therapy. For personal reflection only. Download now and start exploring your shadow today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Plans at free against Shadow Journal's ad-supported. Plans also leads on device support. Shadow Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 27.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Plans against 5.0 for Shadow Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Plans | Shadow Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spark Technology, Inc. | Blas Prieto |
In-app purchases
Plans
No in-app purchases
Shadow Journal
No in-app purchases
