Shadow Work App & Journal vs Soul Arc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Work App & Journal
Explore the unconscious aspects of your psyche with guided journaling prompts. This app helps you heal past wounds, break free from limiting cycles, and cultivate authenticity through self-discovery. Start with free prompts and unlock advanced sequences for deeper exploration.
- Guided journaling prompts
- Exploration of unconscious psyche
- Healing past wounds
- Breaking limiting cycles
- Cultivating authenticity
- Free foundational prompts
- Unlock advanced sequences
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Embark on a profound and transformative journey of self-discovery with the guided Shadow Work Journal app. Shadow work is the essential, courageous practice of exploring the unconscious aspects of your psyche. It's about illuminating the parts of yourself you may have denied or ignored to heal past wounds, break free from limiting cycles, and cultivate deep, lasting authenticity. Facing your shadow can feel complex, but this journey is significantly eased with gentle guidance. Our app acts as your compassionate companion, providing structured, insightful journaling prompts to guide you through the intricate landscape of your inner world. Begin your journey for free with a selection of our foundational journaling prompts. When you are ready to delve deeper, you can unlock our complete library of advanced journaling sequences and themes with a separate purchase. This ensures you can start exploring your shadow at your own pace. Each sequence, both free and premium, focuses on a critical area of exploration. We offer carefully considered prompts that encourage deep reflection and radical honesty within a safe, non-judgmental space, empowering you to achieve true self-acceptance. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Soul Arc
Explore your inner world with an AI companion that guides you through journaling and dream reflection. Uncover unconscious patterns and integrate disowned parts of yourself through guided sessions and psychological themes. This app helps you grow through honest self-inquiry based on Jungian depth psychology.
- Jungian shadow work journaling
- AI shadow companion (Umbra)
- Dream reflection and inner child healing
- 12 psychological themes with 144 prompts
- Archetype identification and tailored sessions
- 15-planet growth progression journey
- On-device data storage, no account needed
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Soul Arc is a Jungian shadow work journal with an AI companion, built for journaling, dream reflection, and inner child healing. Speak with Umbra, your AI shadow guide, to uncover unconscious patterns, integrate disowned parts, and grow through honest self-inquiry. Built on the depth psychology of Carl Jung. At the center of Soul Arc is Umbra, your AI guide. Umbra meets you where you are, gently surfacing the patterns and emotions worth exploring, and reflecting your inner world back to you with clarity and care. WHAT YOU'LL DO Journal through 144 shadow prompts across 12 psychological themes Speak with Umbra in guided AI sessions tailored to your archetype Track your growth through a 15-planet progression journey Discover your Jungian archetype through an in-depth onboarding process Unlock deeper sessions, themes, and insights with Soul Arc Pro YOUR SHADOW WORK JOURNEY Soul Arc structures your inner work as a journey, with each planet representing a stage of psychological growth. As you journal and reflect, you advance. Progress is earned, not given. YOUR ARCHETYPE At the start, Soul Arc identifies your dominant Jungian archetype from 12 possibilities. Everything, from your prompts to your Umbra sessions to your progression, is shaped around who you actually are. UMBRA Umbra doesn't give advice. Umbra asks questions. Short, precise, and sometimes uncomfortable, the kind that cut through the noise and land somewhere real. Free sessions are 5 turns. Pro sessions run deeper, and Deep Dive mode opens a different conversation entirely. SOUL ARC PRO 10 daily Umbra AI sessions Deep Dive mode All 12 shadow work themes Unlimited journal prompt refreshes Pattern analysis PRIVACY Your journal stays private on your device. No account required. Umbra conversations are processed securely to generate responses and are never sold, shared, or used for advertising. No social features. Just you and your shadow. Soul Arc is not a substitute for therapy or mental health treatment. If you are in crisis, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Soul Arc Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices shown in-app at time of purchase. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://soularc.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shadow Work App & Journal at none against Soul Arc's shown. Soul Arc's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Shadow Work App & Journal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Soul Arc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shadow Work App & Journal against 5.0 for Soul Arc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Shadow Work App & Journal ships an update every 2 months, Soul Arc every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow Work App & Journal | Soul Arc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Darko Nikolic | DAMIAN P FRACKIEWICZ |
Customer experience
Shadow Work App & Journal
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In-app purchases
Shadow Work App & Journal
- Weekly Pro Access$1.997 Days
- Weekly Shadow Work$2.997 Days
- Weekly Access7 Days trial$2.997 Days
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- Yearly Pro Access$19.991 Year
- Yearly Pro Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$34.99
Soul Arc
- Soul Arc Monthly$7.991 Month
- Soul Arc Pro Annual$49.991 Year
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