Your Shadow vs Subtext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Your Shadow
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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. โข Weekly: $4.99/week โข 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
Subtext
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You've reread the thread six times. You still can't tell what they meant. Subtext reads a message thread and shows you what's going on underneath it: the tone, the push and pull, who is owning what, and where things tend to go sideways. You bring a conversation and Subtext gives you a clear, calm read in seconds. It works for any relationship that matters: a partner, a date, a parent, a friend, a coworker. A reading, not a verdict. Subtext points at patterns. It does not diagnose anyone, and it can be wrong. You decide what the patterns mean and what to do next. Private by design. Your conversations are analyzed in the moment and never stored on our servers. No message content, no contact names, nothing kept. Your readings can stay on your device. What you get: A 0 to 100 read on the health of the conversation Short flags for what is working and what to watch for, on your side and theirs A two-line summary in plain language One prompt to help you decide your next move How to bring a conversation: Import screenshots and Subtext reads the conversation out of them Paste a chat from any app WhatsApp and Telegram exports are supported Your readings stay on your phone. We never store them on our servers, so no one can read them. It also means we cannot restore them if you lose your phone. Privacy first, with the tradeoff stated plainly. Your first 7 days are free. After that, keep going with a subscription or a one-time 7-day pass. No card required to start. Subtext is a pattern-spotting tool, not therapy or a substitute for professional support. If a pattern matters, a therapist or counselor is the right place to take it. If you are in crisis or worried about your safety, contact local emergency services or a crisis line. Questions or feedback: help@bankedembers.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Subtext 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.
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Both are free to download. Your Shadow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Subtext sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Your Shadow ships an update every 2 months, Subtext every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Your Shadow | Subtext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vytautas Jazbutis | Keller Tech LLC |
In-app purchases
Your Shadow
- Pro: Personality Test Weekly$4.997 Days
- Pro: Compatibility Monthly$9.991 Month
Subtext
- Subtext Pro (Monthly)$7.991 Month
- Subtext Pro (Annual)$39.991 Year
- Subtext Pro (7-Day Pass)$3.99
- Footnotes (pack of 5)$5.99








