Shadow Work & CBT vs Rescript
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Work & CBT
Explore your inner world with daily journaling prompts and AI-powered insights. Uncover hidden patterns, triggers, and emotional healing through guided self-discovery. Features curated categories for deeper exploration.
- Daily shadow work prompts
- AI-generated personalized insights
- Tailored reflection questions
- Curated prompt categories
- Private journaling space
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Unlock your inner world with a Shadow Work Journal — your companion for deeper self-discovery and emotional healing. Each day, receive a powerful journaling prompt to explore your thoughts, triggers, and hidden patterns. After you write, our AI analyzes your entry and returns personalized insights—helping you uncover what lies beneath the surface. Want to dive deeper? Get reflection questions, tailored to your unique experience. Feeling called to explore something specific? Browse curated prompt categories like Inner Child Healing, Triggers, Anxiety, Family Patterns, and more. Whether you're a seasoned journaler or just starting out, a Shadow Work Journal provides a safe, private space to meet yourself with honesty, compassion, and curiosity. Features: - Daily shadow work prompts - AI-generated insights based on your entry - Personalized follow-up reflection questions - Curated prompt categories - A private, judgment-free journaling space Begin your healing journey — one reflection at a time. Privacy Policy: https://embernext.com/privacy-policy/hollowlight_shadow_work Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Rescript
This app provides a private space to write unsent letters to anyone you can't reach. It offers guided writing sessions, daily reflections, and tools to track no-contact days. Some advanced features require a subscription.
- Write private unsent letters
- Track no-contact days
- Guided healing program
- Daily mindfulness pages
- Export letters as PDF
- Release or burn letters
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Rescript is a private place to write letters to whoever you can’t reach — the person you’re trying to stop loving, someone you lost, the version of you who had a title, or the thought that won’t leave you alone at 2am. No one else will ever read them. WRITE THE LETTER Choose who it’s to, then start from the moment you’re in: the 2am thought, Day 1 of no contact, their Spotify, “Should I text?”, the message you’ll never send. Add a photo if you need to. Rescript leaves one gentle question in the margin — a P.S. that changes as you write — and then it stays quiet. It isn’t a chatbot. It won’t talk back. THEN DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS TO IT Every letter ends with a choice. • Keep it on your desk to come back to. • Release it, and watch it drift away. • Burn it, and watch it turn to ash. Released and burned letters are permanently deleted. Not archived. Not searchable. Gone. COUNT THE DAYS YOU DIDN’T TEXT Set your no-contact date and your desk keeps count — Day 1, Day 7, Day 47 — beside every letter you wrote instead of sending one. WHEN A LETTER ISN’T ENOUGH • Heal through writing — a structured, guided program, one session at a time. Your draft is saved if you need to stop. • Be mindful — an open-ended daily page for the harder days. • Guides — articles, videos and books for the parts nobody prepares you for. • Export your letters as a PDF, sent to your email. FOR THE THINGS YOU CARRY ALONE The breakup you can’t stop thinking about. Grief that doesn’t keep a schedule. No contact, Day 1 or Day 147. The 2am thought. The thing you can’t say to anyone in your life. Rescript isn’t therapy and doesn’t replace care from a professional. If you’re in crisis, the Help tab lists crisis resources. Some features, including Burn it, the guided program and daily reflections, need a Rescript subscription. Terms of Use: https://rescriptjournal.com/terms-and-condition/ Privacy Policy: https://rescriptjournal.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rescript at 5.0 against Shadow Work & CBT's 3.2. On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Shadow Work & CBT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Rescript sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rescript holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively.
Shadow Work & CBT ships an update every 2 months, Rescript every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow Work & CBT | Rescript |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ember Next LLC | Mangosteen Studio, LLC |
In-app purchases
Shadow Work & CBT
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$39.99
Rescript
- Premium subscription$9.991 Month
- Premium subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year









