Comparison

Shadow Practice vs Sanctuary The App

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Practice

This app offers a guided membership for self-led shadow work, helping users confront unconscious behaviors and deep-rooted patterns. It provides tools and community support to break cycles and achieve lasting personal growth through monthly explorations and actionable exercises.

Highlights
  • Guided shadow work sessions
  • Pattern disruptor trainings
  • How-to shadow work teachings
  • Expert-led workshops
  • Supportive community access
  • Live journaling sessions
Features
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You've read the books. Done the therapy. Repeated the affirmations. And you're still running the same patterns. That's not a healing problem. That's your shadow in the way. You've read the books. Done the therapy. Repeated the affirmations. And you're still running the same patterns. That's not a healing problem. That's your shadow in the way. The Shadow Practice is designed by Felicity Morgan to make shadow work real, repeatable, and in-the-moment - not conceptual, not something you do once and hope for the best. A practice for catching and shifting the patterns that keep showing up in your relationships, your money, your decisions, and your self. THE METHOD MIRROR See yourself clearly. Daily prompts, questions, and guided reflection give you the precision to understand what's actually running the show. This isn't journalling for the sake of it - it's radical self-awareness with nowhere to hide. CATCH The moment you feel the spiral starting - the reaction you promised you'd change, the pattern you swore was done - this is where you stop it. Catch tools are in-the-moment audios designed to interrupt self-sabotage before it plays out. Immediate, practical, no fluff. SHIFT This is the work. Guided exercises and audios from Felicity help you move through the pattern, not just identify it. When it resurfaces - and it will - you know exactly what to do. Mirror. Catch. Shift. And when the pattern comes back around, you return to the start. That's not failure - that's how real change works. WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT Most people doing shadow work don't have a process. They have vibes, journal entries, and a vague sense they're "working on themselves." The Shadow Practice gives you the structure the rest of the self-help world never bothered to build. Real tools. A repeatable method. Work you can actually do in the moment. INSIDE THE APP - The full Mirror / Catch / Shift practice - Daily reflection prompts and journalling tools - In-the-moment Catch audios to interrupt self-sabotage in real time - Guided Shift exercises to move through patterns, not just observe them - Audio content and exercises from Felicity Morgan - Community - connect with others doing the work - Accountability buddies - so you don't do this alone - A library that builds with your practice over time THIS IS FOR YOU IF: You've done enough self-help to know that insight alone doesn't change anything. You're done identifying your patterns and continuing to live them. You're not looking for a therapist to validate you or a guru to inspire you - you want a method that works. Shadow work is the most direct path to becoming someone who doesn't self-sabotage, doesn't spiral, and doesn't need external validation to hold their ground. The Shadow Practice is how you get there. $49.99/month. $412.99/year. Cancel anytime. Start the practice. -- Terms of Use: mn.co/terms-of-use

About

Sanctuary The App

Access a comprehensive library of digital courses, including PDFs, audio programs, and guided meditations. This app provides a spiritual guide and self-healing resources from the Lauren of Love Shop.

Highlights
  • Digital course access
  • PDF downloads
  • Audio programs
  • Journal workbooks
  • Meditation activations
  • Self-healing resources
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Get instant access to all the digital courses designed in the Lauren of Love Shop. PDFs, Audio Programs, Journal Workbooks, Meditation Activations and everything else you ever see in the shop is included in your app! END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shadow Practice4 screens
Sanctuary The App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sanctuary The App at 5.0 against Shadow Practice's 4.3. Shadow Practice's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 Practice sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Sanctuary The App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sanctuary The App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Practice has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Shadow Practice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sanctuary The App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Practice ships an update weekly, Sanctuary The App every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shadow Practice versus Sanctuary The App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow PracticeSanctuary The App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShadow WorldLauren Cioffi

Customer experience

Shadow Practice

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%

Sanctuary The App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Shadow Practice

Subscriptions20
  • Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial3 variants$24.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$24.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$24.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$63.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$79.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$99.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$199.991 Year
  • Monthly Plan$229.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$249.991 Month
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$249.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$249.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$249.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$289.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$289.991 Year
  • Monthly Plan$299.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$399.991 Year
2 purchases

Sanctuary The App

Subscriptions2
  • The Magic App Membership$22.951 Month
  • Magic App Monthly Subscription$33.001 Month

Questions

Is Shadow Practice free?
Shadow Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sanctuary The App free?
Sanctuary The App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Practice or Sanctuary The App?
Sanctuary The App is rated higher. Shadow Practice averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Sanctuary The App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shadow Practice or Sanctuary The App have ads?
Neither Shadow Practice nor Sanctuary The App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Practice or Sanctuary The App?
Shadow Practice ships an update weekly, and Sanctuary The App every 10 days. Most recently, Shadow Practice was updated on September 18, 2026 and Sanctuary The App on September 11, 2026.

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