# Shadow Work vs Discover Yourself

The clearest difference is update cadence: Discover Yourself at weekly against Shadow Work's every 3 months. Discover Yourself also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 59%). Shadow Work's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Shadow Work sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and Discover Yourself sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shadow Work against 4.6 for Discover Yourself. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 342 and 157 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Shadow Work's written reviews are positive against 71% of Discover Yourself's.

Shadow Work ships an update every 3 months, Discover Yourself weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Shadow Work | Discover Yourself |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (342 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadow-work-mindberg/id6446803413/reviews)** | [4.6 (157 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/discover-yourself-serene/id6737813408/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **342** | 157 |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | **71.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 100 MB | 123 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 16 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mindberg doo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1679173062) | [Uprise Labs Bilgi Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1778087340) |

## What reviewers say

### Shadow Work

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadow-work-mindberg/id6446803413)

Explore your unconscious patterns and hidden archetypes to understand self-sabotage and repeated behaviors. Engage in daily prompts, receive direct answers to your deepest questions, and interpret dreams with psychological depth. Understand the roots of addiction and navigate personal growth cycles.

**Highlights:** Shadow assessment and archetype mapping, Daily reflective prompts, Direct shadow question answering, Jungian dream interpretation, Psychology of addiction exploration, Growth cycle guidance

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $24.99 | per month |
| Mindberg- Monthly Subscription | $24.99 | per month |
| Mindberg - 6 Months | $59.99 | per 6 months |
| Annual Subscription | $99.99 | per year |
| Annual Subscription Special | $99.99 | per year |
| Mindberg – Annual with Trial | $99.99 | per year |
| Annual Subscription Offer | $249.99 | per year |
| 1 Token | $0.99 | one-time |
| 5 Tokens | $3.99 | one-time |
| Shadow Work Integration | $99.00 | one-time |
| Shadow Work Integration | $199.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Deep root cause analysis
- 👍 Excellent listening and chat feature
- 🚀 Tremendous personal growth
- 🌟 Clarity, confidence, and growth
- 💎 Game-changing for inner work

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤖 Generic and AI-like content
- 😵 Incongruent and nonsensical metaphors
- 💸 No free trial offered
- 🎨 Depressing and scary UI/logo
- 🐛 App quits/backs out unexpectedly

**Reported bugs**

- App quits/backs out unexpectedly
- App doesn't work some days
- Dreams stuck on interpretation
- Lost all tokens
- Tokens taken but no response

**Requested features**

- App available in French
- Better UI/UX design
- More comforting app experience
- Clearer explanation of app usage
- Option to export dream logs


### Discover Yourself

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/discover-yourself-serene/id6737813408)

This app provides tools for emotional wellness, including self-tests for various mental health conditions and personalized CBT courses. It features an AI journal, mood tracker, and daily insights to help users understand themselves better and improve their well-being.

**Highlights:** Self-tests for ADHD, trauma, personality, and mood, Personalized CBT courses, AI journal and mood tracker, Daily personal insights, Love language and relationship guidance, Courses on stress, burnout, and trauma

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Serene Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Serene Weekly Subscription | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| Serene Monthly Subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Serene Yearly Limited Offer | $29.99 | per year |
| Serene Yearly Subscription | $39.99 | per year |
| Serene Yearly Subscription | $39.99 | per year |
| Serene Yearly Subscription | $49.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Membership | $49.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Subscription | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💖 Helps with mental health
- 💡 Provides valuable insights
- 😊 Makes users feel good
- ✨ Helps with anxiety
- 🌟 Helps with trauma

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Requires payment for full access
- 😠 Misleading pricing and hidden charges
- 💰 Feels like a money grab
- ⏳ Wastes user time with payment walls
- 👎 Unclear trial periods and billing

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes suddenly
- App keeps crashing
- Results for ADHD test shown for other tests
- Buggy app for the price
- Application bugs on the 'C'est noté, on va t'aider' page

**Requested features**

- Make the app free
- Clearer indication of paid features upfront
- Improve subscription management and cancellation process
- Fix the issue with daily insights not updating for lifetime premium users
- Add a dark mode option


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Shadow Work free?

Shadow Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Discover Yourself free?

Discover Yourself is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Shadow Work or Discover Yourself?

Shadow Work is rated higher. Shadow Work averages 4.7 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while Discover Yourself averages 4.6 from 157 ratings.

### Do Shadow Work or Discover Yourself have ads?

Neither Shadow Work nor Discover Yourself shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Shadow Work or Discover Yourself?

Shadow Work ships an update every 3 months, and Discover Yourself weekly. Most recently, Shadow Work was updated on October 17, 2026 and Discover Yourself on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*