Comparison

Progress 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

Progress

This smart fitness app provides personalized training plans and guidance to help users build muscle and lose weight effectively. It offers detailed exercise instructions, progress tracking, and load management based on user feedback.

Highlights
  • Customized training plans
  • Personalized guidance
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Load management
  • Effective workouts and exercises
  • Muscle group focus
  • Progress tracking with graphs
Features
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Your Personalized and Smart Fitness Training App: Maximize your workout results. Grow muscle mass and achieve optimal weight loss with intelligent, professional, and personalized guidance that will lead you from one workout to the next, all the way to your goal. ●Customized training plan according to the trainee's level. ●Personal trainer to guide you from one workout to another. ●Progressive overload. ●Load management based on your effort level reports. ●The most effective workouts and exercises for every muscle in the gym. ●Focus on specific muscle groups. ●Division of workouts according to target muscles. ●Tracking progress. ●Photos and videos for every exercise. ●Instructions on how to perform the exercises. ●Daily body weight tracking. ●Progress graph. Main trainer: Erez Ben Yaakov, a natural bodybuilder and Mr. Israel 1 specialist in training and nutrition.  Owner of the PROGRESS company. @Erez_Ben_Jacob

About

Shadow Work Journal

Features
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Your words never leave your device. Shadow Work Journal: Sanctuary is a privacy-first journal for shadow work — meeting the parts of yourself you keep in the dark, with honesty and care. No account. No cloud sync. No AI reading your entries. Everything stays on your iPhone. WHAT MAKES SANCTUARY DIFFERENT • Privacy-first — entries stored locally on your device only • Today's Box — one daily prompt from 12 shadow themes (56 guided prompts in Shadow Map) • Release & Burn — write, then watch your words dissolve in a symbolic ritual • Journey vault — secured entries, readable anytime (free to read) • Optional Face ID lock — free for all users • Ritual sound — optional burn and release audio (toggle in Settings) FREE & PREMIUM • Free: save up to 3 journal entries on your device (lifetime), one release per day • Premium: unlimited saved entries; up to 3 release rituals per day — still local, no AI NOT THERAPY Sanctuary is for personal reflection and general wellness. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition. If you are in crisis, contact a qualified professional or emergency services. Your shadow work stays yours. Always on-device. SUBSCRIPTIONS (auto-renewable) • Sanctuary Premium Weekly — 1 week — $3.99 (3-day free trial) • Sanctuary Premium Annual — 1 year — $29.99 Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://zenandmindappsite.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://zenandmindappsite.vercel.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Shadow Work Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against Shadow Work Journal's 2. Progress also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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 $3.99 per 7 days. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Progress versus Shadow Work Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressShadow Work Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProgress Workoutslin zheng

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shadow Work Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Sanctuary Premium Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Sanctuary Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress 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.
Do Progress or Shadow Work Journal have ads?
Neither Progress nor Shadow Work Journal shows ads.

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