Comparison

Imago vs Soul Arc

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

Head to head
About

Imago

This app uses AI to guide you through shadow work, helping you understand and connect with different parts of yourself. It offers daily prompts, mood check-ins, and a journal that remembers your past sessions to reveal patterns. Designed for personal growth and self-discovery.

Highlights
  • AI-facilitated guided shadow work sessions
  • Name, map, and understand inner parts
  • Daily mood check-ins and prompts
  • Journal that remembers and identifies patterns
  • Private and encrypted entries
  • Built on Internal Family Systems (IFS) principles
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

About

Soul Arc

Explore your inner world with an AI companion that guides you through journaling and dream reflection. Uncover unconscious patterns and integrate disowned parts of yourself through guided sessions and psychological themes. This app helps you grow through honest self-inquiry based on Jungian depth psychology.

Highlights
  • Jungian shadow work journaling
  • AI shadow companion (Umbra)
  • Dream reflection and inner child healing
  • 12 psychological themes with 144 prompts
  • Archetype identification and tailored sessions
  • 15-planet growth progression journey
  • On-device data storage, no account needed
Features
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Soul Arc is a Jungian shadow work journal with an AI companion, built for journaling, dream reflection, and inner child healing. Speak with Umbra, your AI shadow guide, to uncover unconscious patterns, integrate disowned parts, and grow through honest self-inquiry. Built on the depth psychology of Carl Jung. At the center of Soul Arc is Umbra, your AI guide. Umbra meets you where you are, gently surfacing the patterns and emotions worth exploring, and reflecting your inner world back to you with clarity and care. WHAT YOU'LL DO Journal through 144 shadow prompts across 12 psychological themes Speak with Umbra in guided AI sessions tailored to your archetype Track your growth through a 15-planet progression journey Discover your Jungian archetype through an in-depth onboarding process Unlock deeper sessions, themes, and insights with Soul Arc Pro YOUR SHADOW WORK JOURNEY Soul Arc structures your inner work as a journey, with each planet representing a stage of psychological growth. As you journal and reflect, you advance. Progress is earned, not given. YOUR ARCHETYPE At the start, Soul Arc identifies your dominant Jungian archetype from 12 possibilities. Everything, from your prompts to your Umbra sessions to your progression, is shaped around who you actually are. UMBRA Umbra doesn't give advice. Umbra asks questions. Short, precise, and sometimes uncomfortable, the kind that cut through the noise and land somewhere real. Free sessions are 5 turns. Pro sessions run deeper, and Deep Dive mode opens a different conversation entirely. SOUL ARC PRO 10 daily Umbra AI sessions Deep Dive mode All 12 shadow work themes Unlimited journal prompt refreshes Pattern analysis PRIVACY Your journal stays private on your device. No account required. Umbra conversations are processed securely to generate responses and are never sold, shared, or used for advertising. No social features. Just you and your shadow. Soul Arc is not a substitute for therapy or mental health treatment. If you are in crisis, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Soul Arc Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices shown in-app at time of purchase. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://soularc.app/privacy

Screenshots

Imago4 screens
Soul Arc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Imago at none against Soul Arc's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Imago sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Soul Arc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Imago against 5.0 for Soul Arc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Imago ships an update weekly, Soul Arc every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Imago versus Soul Arc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImagoSoul Arc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better9
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLaBounty Labs, LLCDAMIAN P FRACKIEWICZ

Customer experience

Imago

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Soul Arc

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Imago

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Soul Arc

Subscriptions2
  • Soul Arc Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Soul Arc Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Imago free?
Imago is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soul Arc free?
Soul Arc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Imago or Soul Arc?
Imago and Soul Arc are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Imago or Soul Arc have ads?
Soul Arc shows ads; Imago does not.
Which is updated more often, Imago or Soul Arc?
Imago ships an update weekly, and Soul Arc every 4 days. Most recently, Imago was updated on October 31, 2026 and Soul Arc on October 25, 2026.

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