Comparison

Thinking Through AI vs Umbra

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

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About

Thinking Through AI

Features
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Thinking Through AI: helping anyone become a well-rounded, strategic A.I. thinker. A new kind of hyper-personalized A.I. learning offering for continuous mastery, shaped by a board of globally leading A.I. experts, including current and former leaders from Stanford, IBM, Linkedin, EY, BCG, The White House, BBC and more. ========================================= [1] KEEP UP BETTER, PERSONALIZED A feed that is monitoring over 500 of the world’s top A.I. companies, labs, thought leaders, founders, and scientists, across all platforms and media types, including podcasts, Youtube channels, and subreddits, and distilling it into a single, organized feed featuring commentary and highlights from leaders, and including (with Pro) summarized insights that are tailored to your specific role, your industry, and the priorities of your industry (or those you aspire to). All while automatically giving you learning credits for every single piece of content you consume, and every helpful comment you leave, turning it all into an A.I. expertise profile that is ready for Linkedin, resumes, and more, to get ahead in your career. [2] GAIN AN AI CREDENTIALS ADVANTAGE Including a core upskilling course bundle that allows anyone to go from zero to well-rounded A.I. expert, in a more robust way than any other solution: allowing anyone to learn directly through the all-time most referenced perspectives by the leaders of A.I. themselves, and going further with material that teaches you how to think, not just what tools to use. All while producing shareable, Linkedin-ready certificates and transcripts that are more impressive and verifiable than most college credentials. Paired with an industry monitoring feed that makes it personal: [3] GOING DEEPER Now that you have proper foundations: a broader, rapidly growing library of learning credentials for every A.I. tool and use case imaginable, using the world’s most appreciated sources, based on your priorities and interests, and customizable to your company. ========================================= Why TTAI (Thinking Through AI)? Keeping up with A.I. on a daily basis has some or all of the following challenges: X They are one-size-fits-all. Not personalized to your needs or priorities. X Often in the form of newsletters, unfiltered feeds, or ad-hoc community threads. Not easy to filter through. X You don't get anything for your time. There's no evidence of your commitment and mastery. And all A.I. upskilling offerings have some or all of these major issues: X They are narrow: focused primarily on tool use — and narrowly so — instead of emphasis on how to think. X Highly biased or technical: training from Google, OpenAI, AWS, etc. You get what you pay for. X Short-lived: once the training is done, you quickly fall behind again (especially without fundamentals). X One-size-fits-all: not dynamically taking into account your unique job, industry, or company. X Weak evidence: certificates generated don’t prove the credibility and mastery transparently. Finally, and most importantly: A.I. is too important, too world-changing, for it to be so hard to efficiently keep up and truly understand the big picture. Our future depends on it. Thinking Through AI was created by a team of leading humane technologists to address all of the above.

About

Umbra

Access and search declassified U.S. government UFO and UAP files natively on your device. Explore military footage, FBI case files, and astronaut observations. An AI analyst feature provides on-device research capabilities.

Highlights
  • Searchable declassified UFO/UAP files
  • Native document, image, and video viewers
  • Browse by agency, type, and date
  • On-device AI analyst for research
  • Push notifications for new releases
  • Interactive incident map
  • Offline file caching
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Read the U.S. government's declassified UFO and UAP files — every release, fully searchable, natively presented. Umbra is the unofficial native iOS reader for the PURSUE disclosure program, the U.S. government's public release of decades of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) records. Every document, image and sensor video the government publishes is indexed in Umbra within minutes of going public — no multi-gigabyte downloads, no cryptic filenames. Just read. WHAT'S INSIDE - Military infrared and electro-optical UAP sensor footage (CENTCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM), carrying AARO's own neutral assessments - FBI case files, including the decades-long "flying disc" investigations - NASA astronaut observations across Apollo, Gemini, Mercury and Skylab - Air Force and intelligence records from the Cold War flying-saucer era - Incidents logged at U.S. nuclear sites — PANTEX, Los Alamos, Sandia Base FREE - Every release, organized by agency, type, date and location - Browse by agency — FBI, NASA, Navy, Air Force, CIA, Energy and more - Search across every title, description and keyword - Native PDF, image and video viewers - Bookmarks and private notes - Built for iPhone and iPad, with a companion app on Apple TV — one Clearance unlocks them all UMBRA CLEARANCE - Unlimited video, every file, every time - ECHELON: an AI analyst that runs on your device by default. Ask the archive in plain language and it reads the actual declassified files, OCR'ing scanned pages right on your device, then answers with verbatim quotes and tappable citations, down to the page. Save and revisit research conversations, and get an instant brief the moment a new tranche drops. On iOS 27 you can choose Apple's Private Cloud Compute for fuller answers; otherwise nothing leaves your device. - Real-time push the moment a new release lands - Interactive incident map - Offline cache of your files - Ad-free reading ECHELON's AI synthesis runs on Apple Intelligence and requires a supported device on iOS 26; on other devices ECHELON still finds and ranks the most relevant files. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://uapfiles.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://uapfiles.app/privacy ABOUT "Umbra" nods to TOP SECRET UMBRA, the historical U.S. classification codeword for the most sensitive intelligence reporting — the app surfaces what was once in shadow. Umbra is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Department of War, the NSA, AARO, or any government agency.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Thinking Through AI at 15.2 against Umbra's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Thinking Through AI sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Umbra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thinking Through AI ships an update every 2 weeks, Umbra fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Thinking Through AI versus Umbra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinking Through AIUmbra
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRewordly Inc.Embay, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Thinking Through AI

One-time3
  • TTAI Premium Credential - Prepaid9 variantsFree
  • Tool Certificate Export$25.00
  • TTAI Credential$150.00
3 purchases

Umbra

Subscriptions2
  • Umbra Clearance · Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Umbra Clearance · Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Umbra Clearance · Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Thinking Through AI free?
Thinking Through AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Umbra free?
Umbra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thinking Through AI or Umbra have ads?
Both Thinking Through AI and Umbra show ads.
Which is updated more often, Thinking Through AI or Umbra?
Thinking Through AI ships an update every 2 weeks, and Umbra fortnightly. Most recently, Thinking Through AI was updated on October 3, 2026 and Umbra on October 17, 2026.

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