Shadow Self vs Hermes Decode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Self
Explore your hidden self with an AI companion trained in Jungian psychology. Discover your shadow archetype, engage in deep conversations, and use tailored exercises to understand and integrate this part of your personality. Your journey is private and stays on your device.
- AI companion for shadow discovery
- Jungian shadow archetype identification
- Personalized shadow work exercises
- Deep one-on-one conversations
- Private journaling for breakthroughs
- Behavioral pattern analysis
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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.
Hermes Decode
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Hermes is a place to meet yourself. It holds four connected spaces — Dreams, Synchronicities, Psyche, and Astrology — and the magic is in how they speak to each other. A dream rhymes with a chance encounter. A pattern in your chart surfaces in a quiet inner dialogue. Nothing stands alone here; every entry becomes a thread in the same unfolding story. DREAMS Capture a dream the moment you wake — by voice or by hand — and watch its images, symbols, and feeling come into focus. Return to it later and follow the threads deeper. SYNCHRONICITIES Log the meaningful coincidences most people let slip past. Hermes helps you read them — the recurring number, the song, the name that keeps arriving — and notices when they echo your dreams. PSYCHE Explore your inner world through guided reflection, word association, archetypal figures, and quiet conversation. A space to sit with what's stirring beneath the surface. ASTROLOGY Your full natal chart and daily transits, read for meaning rather than prediction. See how the sky you were born under threads through your dreams, your patterns, and your reflections. WOVEN TOGETHER The more you record, the more Hermes connects — surfacing the quiet motifs that run through everything you bring to it. AN INNER CIRCLE Share a dream or a synchronicity with someone you trust, exchange interpretations, and explore how your charts meet. MEMBERSHIP Hermes is free to begin. Adept and Magus unlock deeper readings, longer conversations, and the full inner toolkit. • Adept — $7.99/month or $59.99/year • Magus — $19.99/month or $159.99/year, with a 7-day free trial Subscriptions are auto-renewable. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period's end. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://www.hermesdecode.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hermesdecode.com/privacy Hermes is a tool for reflection and self-exploration; it does not provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Self at none against Hermes Decode's 4. Shadow Self also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hermes Decode sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Shadow Self asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shadow Self ships an update every 6 days, Hermes Decode every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Shadow Self | Hermes Decode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yehuda breuer | Diego Petkoff Azcuna |
In-app purchases
Shadow Self
No in-app purchases
Hermes Decode
- Adept$6.991 Month
- Magus7 Days trial$17.991 Month
- Adept (Annual)$49.991 Year
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- Magus (Annual)7 Days trial$149.991 Year









