Comparison

Shadow Work vs Work With Shadow

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

Work With Shadow

Explore your unconscious with guided meditations and self-discovery tools based on Jungian psychology. Understand your archetypes, engage in dialogue with your inner parts, and decode your dreams to foster personal growth and wholeness.

Highlights
  • Archetype discovery and detailed profiles
  • Guided dialogue with inner parts
  • 16 Shadow School lessons
  • Shadow integration meditations
  • Dream symbol interpretation
  • Trigger tracking and analysis
  • Mirror work and self-reflection sessions
Features
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Discover the hidden parts of yourself. InnerParts guides you through Jungian psychology with guided meditations, and deep self-discovery tools. DISCOVER YOUR ARCHETYPES Take the 48-question Shadow Assessment to reveal which of 12 Jungian archetypes shape your unconscious patterns. Get detailed profiles showing your dominant archetype's light and shadow aspects, common triggers, projection patterns, relationship impacts, and personalized integration pathways. TALK TO YOUR SHADOW PARTS Have real conversations with your shadow aspects - the Critic who judges you, the Wounded Child carrying old pain, the Perfectionist demanding more, and others. Explore core beliefs and relationship patterns through guided dialogue. SHADOW SCHOOL 16 expert-crafted lessons take you from beginner to advanced practitioner: - What is the shadow and how it forms - Recognizing projections in daily life - Understanding Jungian archetypes - Advanced integration techniques GUIDED MEDITATIONS Healing journeys designed for shadow integration: - Meeting your shadow self - Parts work meditations - Shadow acceptance practices - Integration visualizations DECODE YOUR DREAMS 100+ dream symbols with shadow-focused interpretations. Your unconscious speaks through dreams - our analyzer helps you: - Record dreams and track symbols - Discover recurring themes and patterns - Connect dreams to shadow aspects TRACK YOUR TRIGGERS What activates your shadow? Sophisticated trigger tracking with: - 8 emotion categories with intensity scales - Body mapping to locate where you feel emotions - Weekly trends and pattern insights MIRROR WORK Self-reflection sessions for self-confrontation and acceptance: - Self-love affirmations - Wounded child healing - Forgiveness practice - Empowerment sessions INTEGRATION JOURNEY Track progress through 8 psychological milestones. Get weekly insights and monthly reports on your growth toward wholeness. PERFECT FOR: - Anyone curious about Jungian psychology - People processing childhood wounds - Those seeking deeper self-understanding - Meditation practitioners wanting psychological focus - Personal growth seekers Begin your integration journey today. Privacy Policy: https://innerparts.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://innerparts.app/terms

Screenshots

Shadow Work4 screens
Work With Shadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shadow Work at 59% against Work With Shadow's 0%. Shadow Work also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (342 vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Work With Shadow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Work has 342 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Shadow Work's written reviews are positive against 0% of Work With Shadow's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shadow Work versus Work With Shadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow WorkWork With Shadow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (342 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings342 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB182 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperMindberg dooUKGADGETS LTD

Customer experience

Shadow Work

All ratings342 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative33.9%

Work With Shadow

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Work With Shadow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Work With Shadow

Subscriptions2
  • InnerParts Pro (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • InnerParts Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Shadow Work free?
Shadow Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Work With Shadow free?
Work With Shadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Work or Work With Shadow?
Shadow Work is rated higher. Shadow Work averages 4.7 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while Work With Shadow averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do Shadow Work or Work With Shadow have ads?
Neither Shadow Work nor Work With Shadow shows ads.

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