BioTrace vs Shadow Work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BioTrace
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BioTrace turns your lab reports into a clear weekly action plan for your health. Capture or upload lab report images (camera or photo library), track biomarker trends over time, and get weekly educational guidance based on your health context and goals. With BioTrace you can: - Import and review biomarkers from lab reports - Track marker history, trend direction, and coverage - View an explainable longevity score with contributing factors - Get weekly priorities for missing, shifting, and high-impact markers - Sync Apple Health signals (sleep, steps, HRV, resting HR, workouts) - Generate complete and domain reports, then export as PDF/CSV - Run N-of-1 experiments with baseline and follow-up marker comparisons BioTrace is for educational and self-tracking purposes only. It does not provide diagnosis or treatment, and is not a substitute for licensed medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.biotraceapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.biotraceapp.com/privacy
Shadow Work
This app offers a structured journaling experience based on Jungian psychology to explore hidden aspects of yourself. It guides you through stages of self-discovery, integration, and self-actualization with written prompts and body awareness exercises. All your entries are stored privately on your device.
- 25 structured sessions across 3 stages
- Shadow Archetype and Exile reveal
- Trigger & Glimmer tracker
- The Mirror reflection tool
- Grounding breathwork and body check-ins
- Private, device-only journaling
- Progress tracking and daily streaks
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Shadow Forge is a structured shadow work journal built on Jungian psychology. Not a mood tracker. Not a gratitude log. A guided descent into the parts of yourself you've been ignoring, judging, or hiding from the world. HOW IT WORKS Shadow Forge divides your inner work into 3 stages and 25 sessions: Stage 1 - Shadow: 7 sessions Meet the parts you cast away. Explore your projections, your triggers, and the qualities you deny in yourself. Ends with your Shadow Archetype reveal - and the Exile it has been protecting. Stage 2 - Integration: 10 sessions Stop fighting what you found. Learn to own the shadow instead of being owned by it. Stage 3 - Self: 8 sessions The work becomes who you are. Live from a more complete version of yourself. WHAT EACH SESSION INCLUDES - A grounding ritual to prepare the container - 3 written prompts designed to surface what hides beneath the surface - A body check-in to locate emotion as sensation - Everything stored privately on your device THE FIRST STAGE IS FREE Complete all 7 sessions of Stage 1 at no cost. Unlock Stage 2 and Stage 3 with a monthly or annual subscription. YOUR JOURNAL. NO ONE READS IT BUT YOU. Every response is stored locally on your device. No account. No cloud. No server ever receives your entries. FEATURES - 25 structured sessions across 3 stages - Shadow Archetype reveal, plus an Exile card - the wound your Archetype has been protecting - Trigger & Glimmer tracker - log what drains you and what lifts you, see the pattern over 14 days - The Mirror - a 5-question reflection that reveals your relationship pattern, synthesized with your Shadow Archetype - Grounding breathwork before each session - Body awareness check-in - Private journal - device only, no cloud - Progress tracking across all sessions - Daily streak - Grounding exercise available anytime - 11 languages supported Privacy Policy: https://enginaytekin.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadow Work at fortnightly against BioTrace's every 6 months. 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
Both are free to download. BioTrace sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Shadow Work sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BioTrace ships an update every 6 months, Shadow Work fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BioTrace | Shadow Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kyle Phillips | Engin Aytekin |
In-app purchases
BioTrace
- BioTrace Standard Monthly$14.991 Month
- Optimized Monthly$24.991 Month
- BioTrace Standard Yearly$119.001 Year
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- BioTrace Optimized Yearly$219.001 Year
Shadow Work
- Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









