Comparison

Inner.Me vs Shadow Self

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

Head to head
About

Inner.Me

An on-device AI companion that learns from your life to reflect your inner truth. Explore different aspects of yourself through honest mirrors and receive insights from your future self. Securely store your thoughts in an encrypted journal.

Highlights
  • On-device AI companion
  • Multiple honest mirrors
  • Personalized soul model
  • Future self voice messages
  • Regret simulator
  • Encrypted secrets vault
Features
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You can hide from everyone. You can't hide from you. InnerMirror is a completely private, on-device AI companion that learns from your life to reflect back the truth you've been avoiding. FEATURES: • 5 Brutally Honest Mirrors - Truth, Strength, Shadow, Growth, Legacy • 100% On-Device AI - Your data never leaves your phone. Ever. • Personal Soul Model - Fine-tuned nightly to sound exactly like you • Future You 2035 - Weekly voice messages from your wiser self • Regret Simulator - Know before you send that text you'll regret • Secrets Vault - Biometric-locked encrypted journal with annual Burn Day • Zero Cloud - No servers. No uploads. Complete privacy. This is not therapy. This is not meditation. This is a mirror.

About

Shadow Self

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Inner.Me4 screens
Shadow Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Inner.Me at 13.0 against Shadow Self's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inner.Me versus Shadow Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInner.MeShadow Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNaga Deepa Ilangoyehuda breuer

In-app purchases

None

Inner.Me

No in-app purchases

None

Shadow Self

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inner.Me free?
Inner.Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Self free?
Shadow Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inner.Me or Shadow Self have ads?
Neither Inner.Me nor Shadow Self shows ads.

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