Whiss vs Shadow Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Whiss
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Whiss helps you reflect on your day with greater clarity. It brings together structured daily guidance, thoughtful prompts, and small practical actions that support self-reflection and personal growth. Each day, Whiss helps you notice patterns, emotional tone, priorities, and possible next steps so you can approach situations with more awareness. Features include: โข Daily guidance with key themes, perspective, and practical suggestions โข Focused question exploration to help you look at situations from different angles โข A daily micro-challenge designed to turn reflection into action โข Tools that support clarity, perspective, and intentional decision-making Whiss is designed to help you pause, reflect, and make more conscious choices. It does not make decisions for you or promise certainty. The app combines multiple reflective perspectives, including psychology, common sense, and optional symbolic lenses, to help users explore situations in a broader and more thoughtful way. Optional symbolic perspectives may include systems such as astrology, tarot, numerology, moon phases, I Ching, and runes. These are presented as tools for reflection and interpretation, not as deterministic predictions. Whiss is for people who value self-awareness, perspective, and meaningful daily progress.
Shadow Self
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There's a part of you that runs in the background shaping your choices, your reactions, your relationships without you ever seeing it clearly. Shadow Self helps you find it. Through Sage, an AI companion trained in Jungian psychology, you discover your shadow archetype: the hidden pattern beneath your behavior. Then you learn to work with it. What you get: Your shadow archetype from six Jungian archetypes Deep one-on-one conversations with Sage Journal to track patterns and breakthroughs Shadow work exercises tailored to your archetype Deep Analysis: behavioral patterns, root causes, integration plan Private by design. No account required. No data sold. Your conversations stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Self at none against Whiss's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Whiss sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Shadow Self asks for nothing beyond the download.
Whiss ships an update weekly, Shadow Self every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whiss | Shadow Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oliver USTINOVIC | yehuda breuer |
In-app purchases
Whiss
- Premium Whission - Mensual7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Premium Whission$14.991 Month
Shadow Self
No in-app purchases









