Comparison

Shadow Work vs Glimpse

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Work

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
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Finally understand the hidden patterns running your life, and break them for good. Trusted by 150,000+ people on their healing journey. Mindberg isn't another personality test, mood tracker, or feel-good habit app. It's a shadow work experience grounded in real depth psychology, designed to help you understand why you do what you do and finally break the patterns that keep repeating. If you've ever asked yourself: - Why do I keep finding myself in the same situations? - Why do I react the way I do in relationships? - Why do I feel stuck, numb, or disconnected? Mindberg helps you uncover the real answers hiding in your unconscious mind. WHY THOUSANDS CHOOSE MINDBERG - Break repeating patterns - Understand your shadow - Interpret your dreams to reveal what your unconscious is trying to tell you - Track patterns through guided reflection to build real self-awareness - Integrate insights into daily life, not just intellectual understanding - Make better choices rooted in deep self-knowledge Mindberg is about transformation from the inside out. MINDBERG GOES DEEPER Have you used any of these? - Enneagram - MBTI / Myers-Briggs - Personality tests - Astrology quizzes - Journaling apps - Habit trackers Those tools describe what you do. Mindberg helps you understand why you do it. Rooted in Jungian shadow work and psychology, Mindberg goes beyond surface-level labels. Your responses and patterns reveal the parts of you that are hidden, denied, or misunderstood. BUILT FOR YOUR HEALING JOURNEY Mindberg supports you through: - Trauma and emotional wounds - CPTSD and early conditioning - Grief and loss - Breakups and relational wounds - Identity crises and loss of direction - Recovery from numbing habits and addictive patterns - Inner child healing - Spiritual exploration and meaning-making Mindberg is a safe place to face what you've been avoiding and finally move through it. Everything you write stays private. Your journal is yours alone. YOUR UNCONSCIOUS SPEAKS. START LISTENING. Dreams, emotional triggers, repeating patterns. None of these are random. They're signs from your unconscious mind. Mindberg includes: - Guided shadow work sessions - Prompts for Shadow exploration - Relationship patterns - Dream analysis and dream journal tools to uncover recurring symbols - Reflection tools that connect behavior to deeper patterns When you understand the unconscious forces shaping your life, you stop fighting yourself and start making real progress. WHY IT WORKS Most apps try to change your behavior. Mindberg works with the source of your behavior. By identifying the unconscious beliefs and patterns behind your decisions, you gain clarity and control. This is how you stop reacting and start choosing differently. People don't invest in Mindberg for quick fixes. They come for insight, transformation, and the chance to finally understand themselves. WHAT MAKES MINDBERG DIFFERENT Mindberg was created by a Jungian psychotherapist accredited by the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich. This isn't a faceless app. It's built by people who care deeply about your journey. The Mindberg team is emotionally invested and committed to supporting you as you explore your inner world. We listen, we iterate, and we evolve based on your feedback. If you have suggestions, reflections, or ideas, we'd love to hear from you. Leave a review or reach out directly. Your voice shapes the future of Mindberg. Start your journey inward. Understand your shadow. Reclaim your power.

About

Glimpse

This app transforms spoken thoughts into written journal entries using AI. It offers features like AI-powered summaries, personalized insights, and conversational interactions with your journal. Enhance your reflections with visual elements and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Effortless voice journaling
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Personalized insights
  • Chat with your journal
  • Inspiring prompts
  • Visual journaling
  • Organized and searchable entries
Features
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Glimpse is the easiest way to journal. Speak your thoughts and it can write back to you with AI. It's a conversation with yourself and a way to remember your life. EFFORTLESS VOICE JOURNALING Speak your thoughts and watch them transform into beautifully transcribed journal entries. No typing needed—just talk naturally and Glimpse captures everything. AI-POWERED SUMMARIES (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Quickly review what matters with automatic summaries of your daily, weekly, or monthly reflections, making it easy to track your journey. PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Discover patterns in your thinking you might have missed. Glimpse's AI analyzes your entries to offer objective, personalized insights about your thoughts and feelings. CHAT WITH YOUR JOURNAL (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Have meaningful conversations about your entries with Glimpse's AI companion. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and gain deeper understanding through dialogue. INSPIRING PROMPTS Never face a blank page again. Choose from diverse journaling prompts across different themes to spark reflection when you need inspiration. VISUAL JOURNALING Enhance your entries with images that capture moments. CUSTOMIZABLE EXPERIENCE Make Glimpse your own with customizable themes and writing styles that match your personality and preferences. ORGANIZED & SEARCHABLE Easily find past entries by date or keywords, so your insights are always at your fingertips when you need them. JOURNALING THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Set gentle reminders that work with your schedule, helping you build a consistent journaling practice without feeling pressured. COMPLETELY PRIVATE & SECURE Your thoughts remain yours alone. All entries are protected with optional password/biometric security and encrypted cloud backup for peace of mind. TAKE YOUR JOURNAL ANYWHERE Seamlessly sync and export entries in various formats whenever you need them. We believe intentionality is the foundation of a fulfilling life. In a world where journaling hasn't evolved in years, we're pioneering a more meaningful approach—transforming personal reflection from a chore into a journey of discovery. What begins as a glimpse into your thoughts gradually reveals a complete picture of who you are, and how you can live a better life. *Glimpse Tokens power AI features. Each AI interaction uses 1-3 tokens. Subscribers automatically receive 200 tokens per month. Additional tokens can be purchased within the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shadow Work4 screens
Glimpse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shadow Work and Glimpse both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Glimpse's written reviews are positive against 59% of Shadow Work's. Glimpse also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Shadow Work's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). 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 sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and Glimpse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shadow Work against 4.8 for Glimpse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 342 and 380 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Shadow Work's written reviews are positive against 96% of Glimpse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Work ships an update every 3 months, Glimpse every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shadow Work versus Glimpse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow WorkGlimpse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (342 ratings)4.8 (380 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.4% of reviews96.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings342380 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB47 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMindberg dooGet a Glimpse, LLC

Customer experience

Shadow Work

All ratings342 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative32.8%

Glimpse

All ratings380 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

User reviews

Shadow Work

From 342 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Glimpse

From 380 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best journaling app
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful AI prompts and feedback
  • 👍 Voice-to-text functionality
  • 👍 Customizable AI assistant

Bugs and requests

Shadow Work

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

7 requests
  • App available in French
  • Better UI/UX design
  • More comforting app experience
  • Clearer explanation of app usage
  • Option to export dream logs
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  • Tokens replenish monthly
  • Dark mode option

Glimpse

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Shadow Work

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Mindberg- Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Mindberg - 6 Months$59.996 Months
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  • Annual Subscription$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription Special$99.991 Year
  • Mindberg – Annual with Trial3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription Offer$249.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 Token$0.99
  • 5 Tokens$3.99
  • Shadow Work Integration$99.00
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  • Shadow Work Integration$199.99
5 purchases

Glimpse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Tokens$1.99
  • 500 Tokens$9.99
  • 1000 Tokens$19.99

Questions

Is Shadow Work free?
Shadow Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glimpse free?
Glimpse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Work or Glimpse?
Glimpse is rated higher. Shadow Work averages 4.7 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while Glimpse averages 4.8 from 380 ratings.
Do Shadow Work or Glimpse have ads?
Neither Shadow Work nor Glimpse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Work or Glimpse?
Shadow Work ships an update every 3 months, and Glimpse every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Work was updated on October 17, 2026 and Glimpse on October 17, 2026.

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