Comparison

Shadow Work App vs Imago

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Work App

This app guides users through self-discovery and personal growth with daily journaling prompts and AI-powered insights. It helps identify emotional patterns, heal inner wounds, and build self-awareness for a more confident and controlled life.

Highlights
  • Daily Shadow Work Journaling
  • 50+ Expert-Crafted Journal Prompts
  • AI-Powered Personalized Guidance
  • Progress Analytics & Emotional Insights
  • Streaks & Accountability Tracking
  • Safe, Private, and Judgment-Free Space
Features
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Unlock healing, self-awareness, and personal growth - One journal entry at a time. Shadow Work App: Daily Journal is your personal guide to exploring your inner world. Through powerful daily prompts, personalized insights, and habit-building tools, this app helps you face your shadow and grow into your most authentic self. Why Use Shadow Work App: Daily Journal? - Face hidden emotions that keep you stuck - Identify triggers, patterns, and limiting beliefs - Heal inner wounds through guided reflection - Build daily self-awareness and emotional resilience - Reclaim confidence, clarity, and control of your life *Features Designed for Deep Inner Work: - Daily Shadow Work Journaling - 50+ Expert-Crafted Journal Prompts* - AI-Powered Personalized Guidance - Progress Analytics & Emotional Insights - Streaks & Accountability Tracking - Safe, Private, and Judgment-Free Space Whether you're just starting your journey or deep into self-reflection, the Shadow Work App is here to guide you — one day, one question, one breakthrough at a time. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please email us at hello@applostudio.com *Access to Shadow Work App: Daily Journal's features requires a subscription. Terms of Use: https://applostudio.com/shadow-work-terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://applostudio.com/shadow-work-privacy-policy

About

Imago

This app helps you understand and communicate with your inner "parts" using guided journaling and AI prompts based on Internal Family Systems (IFS). It allows you to map your internal system, track daily moods, and build self-awareness in a private and secure environment.

Highlights
  • AI-guided shadow work sessions
  • Name and map inner parts
  • Daily mood check-ins and prompts
  • Journal entries build on each other
  • Encrypted and private entries
  • Pattern insights with premium
Features
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Bring one moment that is still on your mind. Imago is a guided shadow work journal: an AI facilitator asks follow-up questions, helps you understand your reaction, and remembers the thread so the next session can continue it. Those inner voices, the one bracing for the worst, the one still carrying stuff from childhood, the harsh critic that won't quiet down? Internal Family Systems (IFS) calls those parts. Imago helps you name them, understand them, and actually talk to them. GUIDED SHADOW WORK SESSIONS An AI facilitator asks follow-up questions as you journal. It remembers what you've shared before and picks up threads you might have dropped. It can offer a name for a part you can confirm or change. It does not decide what your experience means. It just helps you stay with whatever comes up longer than you normally would. NAME AND MAP YOUR PARTS Give your parts names, colors, descriptions. The protector that tightens your chest before meetings. The exile that shows up as a hollow feeling when you're alone. The firefighter that reaches for your phone when things get heavy. Over time you build a map of your inner system that you'll actually recognize. DAILY CHECK-INS AND PROMPTS A mood check-in and a shadow work prompt each day. Helps you notice which parts are active before the day pulls you in. Build a streak if that keeps you going. A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS Sessions build on each other. The facilitator might notice your Protector shows up more on Mondays, or that your Inner Child has been quieter since a particular session. Those patterns are hard to catch on your own. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Entries are encrypted. Nothing is sold or shared. No social features. Just you and your parts. IMAGO PREMIUM Unlimited sessions, unlimited parts, full prompt library, and pattern insights. BUILT ON IFS IFS is an evidence-based therapy model listed on SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs. Imago takes its core ideas -- parts work, Self-energy, the protective system -- and puts them into a daily journal. Not a replacement for working with a therapist, but a good way to keep going between sessions or start exploring on your own. Imago is not therapy and is not a replacement for professional mental health care. If you are in crisis, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Privacy policy: https://tryimago.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://tryimago.com/terms Support: https://tryimago.com/support

Screenshots

Shadow Work App4 screens
Imago4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Imago at none against Shadow Work App's shown. Shadow Work App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Shadow Work App sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Imago sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shadow Work App against 5.0 for Imago. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shadow Work App versus Imago: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow Work AppImago
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApploLaBounty Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Shadow Work App

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Imago

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Shadow Work App

Subscriptions6
  • PRO Subscription$6.997 Days
  • PRO Subscription$14.991 Month
  • PRO Subscription$24.991 Year
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  • PRO Subscription$29.991 Year
  • PRO Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • PRO Subscription$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Imago

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Shadow Work App free?
Shadow Work App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imago free?
Imago is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Work App or Imago?
Shadow Work App and Imago are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Shadow Work App or Imago have ads?
Shadow Work App shows ads; Imago does not.

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