Penumbra: Shadow Work Journal

Inner child prompts & triggers

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Guided shadow work journeys, a 120-prompt deck, and a trigger log — 100% on-device, no account ever. Face ID lock, PDF export, and crisis resources always one tap away. Penumbra is a structured shadow work journal built on one idea: the deepest self-reflection needs the deepest privacy. There's no account, no sign-in, and no cloud — every word you write stays on your iPhone, behind the same Face ID lock you use for your phone itself. FOUR GUIDED JOURNEYS Paced, multi-day programs instead of a pile of prompts: • Meeting Your Shadow — a gentle 7-day introduction, free • The Inner Critic — 14 days tracing the harsh inner voice to its roots, and giving it a smaller job • Triggers & Projection — 14 days following your strongest reactions back to what they're protecting • Boundaries & People-Pleasing — 14 days unlearning the automatic yes, one small no at a time Each day opens with short framing, moves through 2-3 prompts with optional dive-deeper follow-ups, and closes with a moment to gather what you noticed. Content notes appear before sessions that touch tender territory, and every prompt can be skipped. DAILY REFLECTIONS On days between journeys, open a single standalone prompt from a 120-question deck spanning inner child, persona, relationships, emotions in the body, self-compassion, patterns, desires and values, and dreams and symbols. Thirty prompts are free forever; the full deck and its second layer of dive-deeper questions are part of Penumbra Pro. TRIGGER LOG A 30-second capture for the moment something lands harder than it should: what happened, the emotion, a body sensation, and an intensity rating — free forever, with no limit. GLIMMER LOG The trigger log's counterpart for the good moments: a 30-second capture for what steadied or lifted you, with a feeling from a ten-tag set — warmth, joy, calm, and more. Free to log, forever; your glimmer patterns show up in Insights. FREEFORM JOURNAL Unlimited plain-text entries, searchable, editable, always free. Writing itself is never behind a paywall. INSIGHTS See your most-felt emotions over the last 30 days, your recurring trigger clusters, your glimmer patterns, a calendar heatmap of your practice, and a look back at what you wrote on Day 1 of your active journey. INNER-CHILD & PARTS EXERCISES Six structured exercises — a letter to your younger self, naming your inner critic, interviewing a protective part, an inner-child check-in, a dialogue with a part, and a letter from your future self. FACE ID LOCK Lock the whole app behind Face ID or your passcode. Your journal opens only for you. EXPORT YOUR WORDS Plain-text export is free forever, shared through the iOS share sheet. PDF export is part of Penumbra Pro. BACKUP & RESTORE Save your entire journal to one file, anytime, free forever — keep it in iCloud Drive or Files and restore it whenever you need to. This is a manual backup you control, not automatic sync. PENUMBRA PRO Unlock the full depth of the practice with a subscription: • All four journeys (49 guided days) • Full 120-prompt deck + level-2 dive-deepers • Inner-child & parts exercises • Insights: emotions, triggers, patterns • PDF export Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Penumbra is a self-reflection tool, not therapy or medical care, and some prompts may stir up old or difficult feelings. You can skip any prompt, close the app, or come back another day — and a Crisis Resources screen, with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and other helplines, is always one tap away, even before you unlock your journal. Terms: https://bogtsi.xyz/umbra/terms Privacy: https://bogtsi.xyz/umbra/privacy Your words never leave this device.

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• One tap, not two: a control tapped right after typing now responds on the first tap — no more pressing Save twice. • The rating prompt now appears only after you complete a Journey day, never while you are writing an entry.

Version 1.4.0

The developer, Bogdan Tsiganiuk, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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Information

Seller
  • Bogdan Tsiganiuk
Size
  • 49 MB
Category
  • Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
  • English, Arabic, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
Age Rating
9+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Penumbra Pro Annual $39.99
  • Penumbra Pro Monthly $6.99
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Copyright
  • © 2026 Bogdan Tsiganiuk
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