Comparison

Integra vs Imago

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

Head to head
About

Integra

Explore unconscious patterns and reactions based on Jungian psychology. This app guides self-discovery through journaling, personality quizzes, and emotional tracking to foster self-acceptance and integration.

Highlights
  • Jungian archetype personality quiz
  • Identify shadow traits and patterns
  • Private journaling for dreams and reflections
  • Log emotions (light and shadow)
  • Visualize emotional trends
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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"Why do I keep doing this?" If you've ever felt stuck in the same patterns, Work With Shadow helps you understand why—and how to change. Based on Carl Jung's philosophy of shadow work, this app guides you to recognize the unconscious parts of yourself that control your reactions, relationships, and choices. DISCOVER YOUR SHADOW • Take a personality quiz based on Jungian archetypes • Identify your shadow traits and patterns • Understand what you've been avoiding TRACK YOUR INNER WORLD • Private journaling for dreams, reflections, and breakthroughs • Log emotions (both "light" and "shadow") • Identify your triggers before they control you SEE YOUR PATTERNS • Visualize emotional trends over time • Recognize when shadow traits appear • Track your integration moments YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything stored locally on your device • No cloud uploads, no data collection • Completely private shadow work Shadow work isn't about fixing yourself—it's about accepting all parts of who you are. Integration, not perfection. Start your journey to wholeness today. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Integra4 screens
Imago4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Imago at 100% against Integra's 7%. Imago also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Integra's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Integra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Imago sells 2 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

Imago holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Integra's written reviews are positive against 100% of Imago's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Integra ships an update every 3 weeks, Imago weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Integra versus Imago: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntegraImago
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (40 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJovan MilenkovicLaBounty Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Integra

All ratings40 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative78.6%

Imago

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Integra

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Imago

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Integra free?
Integra 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, Integra or Imago?
Imago is rated higher. Integra averages 4.0 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Imago averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Integra or Imago have ads?
Neither Integra nor Imago shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Integra or Imago?
Integra ships an update every 3 weeks, and Imago weekly. Most recently, Integra was updated on September 30, 2026 and Imago on October 2, 2026.

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