Shadow AI vs Shadow Work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow AI
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You keep repeating a pattern you've never been able to name. You feel it in the way you react before you've decided to, in the things you avoid without admitting why. Shadow AI reads what you write and reflects it back through your archetype, until the gap between what you mean to do and what you actually do becomes impossible to miss. It starts with finding your archetype. A series of questions about how you move through the world maps you to one of nine drawn from Jungian depth psychology, and every reflection you get afterward is shaped through that lens. Two people can write the same sentence and get two different responses, because each archetype carries its own blind spot. Most journaling apps hand you a prompt and leave you to it. Shadow AI reads your actual entry and writes back. Keep going across days and weeks, and the themes start to surface on their own, in your own words, until patterns you could never quite see are sitting in front of you. This is for people already doing the work. If you've been journaling, sitting with the hard questions, watching shadow-work content, reading Jung's letters at 2am, you already know what this is. Your entries are stored privately and processed by OpenAI to generate your reflections. We don't sell your data, and it isn't used to train AI. Start where you are. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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. 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 - Shadow dialogue and Both are true: two longer writing practices (subscribers) - A crystal that grows with your progress, one facet per session - A daily symbol, and Then and now to read your own words side by side - Carry-forward: one small thing from a session comes back the next day - App lock, discreet reminders, and delete all data any time - Home screen widget, backup and restore - Progress tracking across all sessions - Daily streak - Grounding exercise available anytime - 11 languages supported Shadow Forge is a self-guided journaling tool. It is not therapy or medical advice. If you are in crisis, please contact a mental health professional or a crisis line. Privacy Policy: https://enginaytekin.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Shadow AI and Shadow Work are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Shadow AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shadow AI against 5.0 for Shadow Work. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow AI | Shadow Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GROWTH FORGING LIMITED | Engin Aytekin |
In-app purchases
Shadow AI
- Weekly Pro$9.997 Days
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Shadow Work
- Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









