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Umbra vs InnerOS
InnerOS is the most complete commercial shadow work app out there: clear pricing, a 7-day trial, app-store distribution and a confident pitch. Umbra is smaller and built around one idea — you speak, the journal writes.
At a glance
- Price
- Umbra · $9.99/mo Founding Monthly, $29.99/quarter or $89.99/yr
- InnerOS · Paid plans after a 7-day free trial — see InnerOS's pricing page
- Free way to start
- Umbra · Chapter One, free, no account (/try)
- InnerOS · 7-day free trial and a 3-minute no-signup quiz
- Method
- Umbra · You speak each answer; it's transcribed and the Mirror reflects it back. Seven chapters in a fixed order.
- InnerOS · A shadow work app for iPhone and Android
- Who it's for
- Umbra · People who'd rather speak their shadow work than write it, and want a set path.
- InnerOS · People who want native app-store apps and a larger, established product
Where Umbra wins
- Voice does the writing. You speak your answer; Whisper transcribes it into your journal.
- A seven-chapter curriculum in a fixed order, from The Inner Child to The Integration.
- Printed keepsakes: your chapters can become a real printed book.
- Made by a named person — a combat veteran and life coach — not a faceless studio.
Where InnerOS wins
- A 7-day free trial and a 3-minute no-signup quiz to start.
- Native app-store apps for iPhone and Android.
- A larger, more established product with a pricing FAQ that answers search questions.
Quick questions
- Is Umbra cheaper than InnerOS?
- Umbra's Yearly plan is $89.99 ($7.50 a month); Founding Monthly is $9.99. Check InnerOS's current pricing page for theirs — prices change.
- Can I try Umbra without an account?
- Yes. Chapter One opens with no account at /try. Your answers stay in that browser tab and only save to a journal if you subscribe.
- Is either one therapy?
- Umbra is not therapy, and not for anyone seeking a diagnosis. It is a guided journal.