Umbra vs Ennoa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Umbra
This app offers guided journaling rooted in Jungian psychology for self-reflection and emotional integration. It helps users confront and understand their shadow self, manage ego and anger, and heal inner child wounds through structured prompts and pattern tracking. All data is stored locally for absolute privacy.
- Guided shadow work journaling
- Ego and anger management tools
- Inner child healing sessions
- Emotional trigger tracking
- Local data storage for privacy
- Face ID/PIN journal lock
- Emotional analytics
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Umbra is a shadow work journal rooted in Jungian psychology, designed for honest self-reflection, emotional clarity, and personal transformation. This is not a gratitude journal. This is a guided tool for psychological integration, helping you confront the parts of yourself you tend to avoid. Built for deep inner work. All entries stay offline, on your device. No cloud. No accounts. No tracking. ▶ ABSOLUTE PRIVACY Your shadow stays with you. Umbra stores all data locally on your device with no external processing or data collection. Lock your journal with Face ID or PIN for complete peace of mind. ▶ UNDERSTAND THE SHADOW SELF ◀ [WHAT IS SHADOW WORK] Shadow work is a practice from the psychology of Carl Jung. It involves confronting unconscious patterns, repressed emotions, and hidden beliefs. Through guided journaling, you bring these shadows into awareness to begin the process of psychological integration. [HOW UMBRA WORKS] Choose an Intent: Select a specific emotion to explore, such as Anger, Shame, Ego, Fear, or Envy. Reflect on a Prompt: Each question is rooted in Jungian psychology and designed for honest self-examination. Track Your Patterns: Visualize which shadows surface most often and track your emotional evolution over time. ▶ MASTER YOUR EGO & ANGER ◀ [EGO MANAGEMENT] Identify the voice of your ego and dismantle limiting beliefs. Our specialized ego work prompts help you understand self-image patterns and move toward a more authentic version of yourself. [ANGER & TRIGGER TRACKING] Identify your emotional triggers before they take control. Umbra provides a structured anger management guide to help you process frustration and understand the root cause of your reactions. ▶ HEAL THE INNER CHILD ◀ [REPRESSED EMOTIONS] Resolve childhood trauma through targeted inner child healing sessions. Address unmet needs and break generational cycles with subconscious reprogramming exercises. [SHAME & ENVY REFLECTION] Work through the most difficult emotions. Use specific journaling paths for shame and envy prompts to transform these mired feelings into catalysts for self-discovery. ▶ ULTIMATE PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL ◀ [EMOTIONAL ANALYTICS] Visualize the distribution of your triggers. Umbra turns your private reflections into meaningful insights, showing you how your inner landscape shifts as you do the work. [ACCESSIBLE TO ALL] Full support for accessibility preferences including bold text, dynamic type, increased contrast, and voiceover support. Upgrade to Umbra Premium with monthly, yearly, or lifetime plans for unlimited journal entries, advanced emotional analytics, and the full library of Jungian prompts. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage plans and turn off auto-renewal in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Umbra is not a medical device and should not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Terms of service: https://umbra.byarcadia.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://umbra.byarcadia.app/privacy/
Ennoa
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Ennoa is a private notebook for the time between therapy sessions. A conversation, a feeling, a dream or something you realized on the bus — it is easy to forget by the time you are back in the room. Ennoa gives these moments a safe place to live, so you can find them again when it makes sense to you. MADE FOR YOUR APPROACH Tell Ennoa how you like to work and the app adapts its tools and language: • CBT — situations, thoughts, emotions and behaviors • Psychoanalysis / Psychodynamic — dreams with themes and words, open writing, associations, memories and a dictionary of the words that keep coming back • Systemic — people, relationships, contexts and a map of your connections • General — free-form entries with notes and feelings that work for any approach, including ACT, Gestalt, Humanistic and Jungian Not sure which approach fits you? Answer a few short questions to explore your affinities. It is a preference guide, never a diagnosis. You can switch modes any time — your history always stays, and even the app icon follows your mode. WRITE OR SPEAK Tap + on the Home tab and write a free note, or record your voice and read the transcript. No required fields, no formatting, no pressure. In open writing, Focus mode fades your words as you type, so you can keep going without censoring yourself. WHEREVER YOU ARE • Home Screen widgets and Siri shortcuts to capture a thought without opening the app • On Apple Watch, log how you feel or record a voice note from your wrist — it lands on your iPhone GET READY FOR YOUR SESSIONS Add your session schedule and get a heads-up ahead of time and a reminder the day before. Want to bring something along? Export only the entries you choose as a PDF. SEE YOUR WEEK Home shows how many entries you made this week and your most recent notes, without scores or "progress" metrics. FIND IT AGAIN My process lists everything you have written, across every mode, with search. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Works offline, no account required • Entries are stored on your device with iOS data protection • Optional backup: sign in with Apple to keep your entries in the cloud — voice recordings always stay on your device • Nothing is shared with therapists; no ads, no tracking HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT "Get help now" is always one tap away, with a direct call to the emotional support line of the country you are in — 988 in the US — and to the people you trust. WHAT ENNOA IS NOT Ennoa is not therapy and does not replace a psychologist, psychiatrist or emergency service. It does not diagnose, interpret your notes or recommend treatment. You decide what to write, what to revisit and what to take to your sessions. Ennoa is intended for people aged 18 and older.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ennoa at none against Umbra's 3. Ennoa also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Umbra's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Umbra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Ennoa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Umbra ships an update every 3 weeks, Ennoa daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Umbra | Ennoa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dominik Wozniak | Eduardo Camana |
In-app purchases
Umbra
- Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Rescue Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
Ennoa
No in-app purchases









