Comparison

Mappy vs Your Shadow

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

Head to head
About

Mappy

Features
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Your best moments deserve better than a camera roll. Most memories disappear under a mountain of screenshots and random photos. Mappy is the shared space where couples keep their story alive. From local coffee dates to international adventures, Mappy turns your experiences into a living timeline of your relationship. -- CAPTURE THE MOMENT -- Log Your Dates The restaurant you tried, the walk you took after, and the moments that made you both laugh. Add photos and jot down what made it special. It lives in your shared timeline forever. Travel Logs Document your trips together. Keep track of the cities you explored, the places you stopped, and the memories you made along the way. -- CONNECT DEEPLY -- Private Letters Sometimes you want to say more than a text allows. Write a private letter to your partnerβ€”they’ll get it instantly, and you’ll know the moment they’ve read it. Relationship Stats A quiet reminder of everything you’ve built. See how many memories you’ve made, cities you’ve visited, and the days since your last date. Shareable Cards Turn any memory into a beautiful keepsake. Export your memories as photo strips, polaroids, or letterpress cards to share on social media or iMessage. -- PLAN YOUR FUTURE -- The Wishlist Never ask "what should we do?" again. Save places you want to go and dates you keep meaning to plan. Your wishlist is shared, so you’re always on the same page. -- MAPPY PREMIUM -- Unlock the full experience with unlimited memories, premium themes, letter writing, and more. Start your story today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Your Shadow

Features
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Most personality tools tell you what you want to hear. Your Shadow tells you what you need to know. Built on two of the most rigorously validated instruments in personality science. The Short Dark Triad (SD3) and the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) are Your Shadow measures the psychological dimensions that shape how you connect, compete, and sometimes harm the people around you. DARK TRIAD ASSESSMENT The SD3 instrument quantifies your levels of Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy across 27 precisely calibrated questions. Results are scored against population norms and expressed as percentiles, a grounded view of where you actually fall on each dimension, not a flattering approximation. ATTACHMENT STYLE ASSESSMENT The ECR-R framework measures the two core axes of adult attachment: Anxiety and Avoidance. Across 36 questions, Your Shadow maps how early relational patterns continue to govern your behavior in close relationships and how those patterns interact with the people you choose. PROFILE OTHERS Build psychological profiles of the people in your life partners, colleagues, family members using the same validated instruments. Shadow Compatibility compares any two profiles side by side, revealing the forces driving your most important relationships and where friction is likely to emerge. SHADOW LENS - AI CONVERSATION ANALYSIS Paste a real conversation, a text exchange, an email, a message chain and Shadow Lens decodes the underlying dynamics. It surfaces manipulation patterns, attachment behaviors, and dark trait expressions embedded in ordinary language. This feature changes how you read people. TRACK CHANGE OVER TIME The Daily Shadow Check delivers brief reflection questions that build a longitudinal record of your psychological state. Combined with score history, Your Shadow gives you the data to observe how traits shift across contexts, relationships, and time. Your Shadow is not a horoscope. It is a precision instrument for self-aware adults who want to understand the psychological forces shaping their lives and who are prepared to see what is actually there. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Your Shadow offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock full reports, Shadow Lens, and profiling features. β€’ Weekly: $4.99/week β€’ Monthly: $9.99/month Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://evelaina.com/yourshadow/privacy Terms of Service: https://evelaina.com/yourshadow/terms

Screenshots

Mappy4 screens
Your Shadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mappy at every 3 weeks against Your Shadow's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mappy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Your Shadow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mappy ships an update every 3 weeks, Your Shadow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Mappy versus Your Shadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMappyYour Shadow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRuth LimVytautas Jazbutis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mappy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Mappy Premium$12.991 Year
2 purchases

Your Shadow

Subscriptions2
  • Pro: Personality Test Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro: Compatibility Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Mappy free?
Mappy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Your Shadow free?
Your Shadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mappy or Your Shadow have ads?
Neither Mappy nor Your Shadow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mappy or Your Shadow?
Mappy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Your Shadow every 2 months. Most recently, Mappy was updated on October 25, 2026 and Your Shadow on November 5, 2026.

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