Comparison

Alkong vs Shadow Work

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

Head to head
About

Alkong

Features
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Alkong is a couple app that helps you discover more about each other through fun quizzes and tests; because no matter how long you've been together, there’s always so much more to learn about your partner, and Alkong sparks new conversations every day with just one simple question for the two of you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://deepsoilworm.github.io/alkong-site/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://deepsoilworm.github.io/alkong-site/en/privacy/

About

Shadow Work

Explore your dreams and the night sky with this app. It offers guided meditations, dream analysis with symbol identification, and detailed tarot readings. Discover lunar phases and their meanings, and personalize your daily affirmations.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation with binaural beats
  • AI-powered dream symbol identification
  • Detailed tarot card readings
  • Lunar phase tracking and calendar
  • Personalized daily affirmations
  • Dream journaling and symbol history
Features
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Some nights the only question is: why is nothing working for me? Nothing is wrong with you. You're in a phase. Phases turn. Moonwake is a few minutes at the end of the day. Name what is weighing on you, get a frame around it, close the day. ANYTHING ON YOUR MIND That is the question the app opens on. Say it out loud or type it. Your voice is written down as you speak. Then a card answers the words you actually used. You never have to pick a feature. You answer one question, and the night goes from there. 19 TEACHINGS, OVER 200 CARDS The newest and largest part of the app. Short stacks of cards on the things that keep you up, in plain language, a few minutes each. Breaking the Pattern: why you repeat, how to shift How Manifesting Really Works: desire, focus, assumption You're Addicted to Your Own Emotions: the feelings you keep ordering The Art of Letting Go: stop forcing, start flowing The Power of Attention: the one lever you hold Your Brain in Waves: your mind runs at four speeds Who You Really Are: bigger than you think Solfeggio and the Story of Tuning: the real story of 432 and 528 The Moon Cycle: the rhythm worth keeping Ten more inside, on beliefs, energy, healing frequencies, meditation, dreams, chakras, and the laws that keep turning up in every tradition. DREAMS Tell it the dream while it is still there, out loud or typed. Each reading is written fresh for the dream you told it. It also finds the symbols, from a dictionary of 117 that someone sat down and wrote. Every dream is kept with its date, so when the same symbol turns up three times, you see it. THE MOON, MADE USEFUL Tonight's real phase and how much of it is lit. Six areas of life laid over the cycle: Grow, Work, Body, Heart, Clear, Rest. Every night of the month belongs to something, so you always know what tonight is good for. The astronomy and the tradition are kept apart on purpose. Two years of real moons, back and ahead. TAROT All 78 cards with written meanings. Keywords, a full reading, and separate takes on love, career, money and spirit. One card for today, three for past, present and future, or a yes or no where you type the real question. Ask the same question on the same day and you get the same card. Four decks. MEDITATE Binaural sessions through alpha, theta and delta. Two close tones, one in each ear, and the beat is the difference your own head makes between them. Headphones, or it does not happen. It calms the mind. That is all it claims. AFFIRMATIONS 126 lines across seven themes. Write your own and yours lead the deck. Put your own photo behind any card. If you are in real trouble, talk to a professional. Moonwake is the eleven o'clock thing between those conversations. Moonwake is for entertainment. Readings are not a substitute for professional, legal, medical, financial, or psychological advice. Terms of Use: https://cmlapps.github.io/Moonwake/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cmlapps.github.io/Moonwake/privacy.html

Screenshots

Alkong4 screens
Shadow Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shadow Work at none against Alkong's shown. Alkong's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Alkong sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Shadow Work 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

Alkong ships an update every 4 days, Shadow Work every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Alkong versus Shadow Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlkongShadow Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB97 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWon-Goo YuhCloud Motion Lab LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alkong

Subscriptions2
  • Alkong Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Alkong Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
2 purchases

Shadow Work

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Alkong free?
Alkong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Work free?
Shadow Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alkong or Shadow Work have ads?
Alkong shows ads; Shadow Work does not.
Which is updated more often, Alkong or Shadow Work?
Alkong ships an update every 4 days, and Shadow Work every 3 weeks. Most recently, Alkong was updated on October 12, 2026 and Shadow Work on October 16, 2026.

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