# Oblique: Productive Strategies — user reviews

> 117 indexed App Store user reviews of Oblique by Squarevibe Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 532 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oblique-productive-strategies/id902143877/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oblique-productive-strategies/id902143877.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 362 · 4★ 116 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 15

## What do users think of Oblique?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 💡 Great app with dark mode support
- 👍 Endless interpretations and inspirations
- 🚀 Simple and straight-forward
- 👍 Creativity-boosting tool
- 👍 Helpful for writers and creative types
- 👍 Useful for getting unstuck
- 👍 Interesting and thought-provoking

**Cons**

- 🐛 Repeated cards
- 🐛 Truncated text on Apple Watch
- 🔒 Forced to leave a review to access full functionality
- 🐛 Frequent prompts to rate the app

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Repeated cards
- Truncated text on Apple Watch
- Frequent prompts to rate the app

**Most requested features**

- More card options and editions
- Ability to save and export notes
- Randomization/shuffling of cards
- Customizable alert settings

## Newest reviews (16 of 117)

### 3/5 — Problem with Watch app

*2021-04-11, version 3.4*

Sadly, this version truncates each card to two lines of text on the Watch, resulting in truncation of longer strategies.

### 2/5 — I wish I Hadn’t

*2019-04-20, version 3.3*

Why do I have to rate to use?

### 4/5 — whoa

*2018-05-06, version 3.2*

very excited to use it!

### 4/5 — Interesting

*2018-03-27, version 3.1*

Typical Eno innovation. Very useful and surprisingly useful!

### 5/5 — A good virtu-stack.

*2018-01-05, version 3.1*

It's free and works well so far.

### 5/5 — Think deeply on it...

*2017-12-22, version 3.1*

The cards are only effective if you really try what they say. Creativity block destroyed!

### 5/5 — Great

*2017-12-18, version 3.1*

App

### 5/5 — Sure thing

*2017-10-01, version 3.1*

Pretty good app so far, nothing to complain about.

### 4/5 — Great app.

*2017-09-21, version 3.1*

Best thing since sliced bread.

### 3/5 — Decent

*2017-08-30, version 3.1*

Now that's thinking laterally, son!

### 4/5 — Nice app w/ cool advice

*2017-08-22, version 3.1*

From the brief tome I've used it, I like the way it challenges you and advises you to try certain things.

### 5/5 — Would use no other oblique strategies

*2017-08-15, version 3.1*

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### 5/5 — Play

*2017-07-14, version 3.1*

Nice way to have a philosophical moment.

### 5/5 — Oblique

*2017-07-13, version 3.1*

Strategies

### 4/5 — love the idea

*2017-06-26, version 3.1*

hope it works, i need it!
thanks b. eno

### 5/5 — Great app

*2017-06-21, version 3.1*

Helps with creativity

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Freedom.

*2019-11-06, version 3.4*

You shouldn’t force the hand.

### 1/5 — Ripped off!!!!

*2018-04-26, version 3.2*

This collection includes 8 or so “strategies”. Do not get suckered into this app.
I gage it one star but it’s really zero.
I want my money back.

### 1/5 — Hmm

*2017-10-13, version 3.1*

Yep

### 1/5 — Stop asking me to rate you

*2017-09-09, version 3.1*

It might be a fine app. Who knows? All I know is that it will beg you to rate it the second it is opened.

### 1/5 — Why can't I use the Starveling Edition?

*2017-01-03, version 3.1*

And why do I get so many popups to review the app instead?

### 1/5 — Forced Review on paid product

*2016-12-07*

Protip: If you're going to force me to write a review to access all of the content I paid for, you're going to get a bad review. You have the 'starveling' edition wired up to a 'rate me' prompt. Do you know how annoying that is? I have stuff to do and in order to fully use this thing that I bought, I have to waste my time dressing you down. I'm not getting these 5-10 minutes back, you know.

Dubious rating boosting practices aside, this is a decent version of Oblique Strategies.

### 1/5 — Not much here

*2016-11-24, version 3.1*

I was excited about this app, but there are literally about 10 different cards to rotate through. Wouldn't exactly call this app helpful... I like the overall design of the app, but there is almost no content. Pretty much a ripoff...

### 1/5 — A paid application that forces you to go to the review page to unlock features.

*2016-11-21, version 3.1*

A very nice implementation of OS. But- it uses extortion to unlock one of the decks? On a paid app? Well, I suppose if you insist on it, please accept this charitable one-star review in return for added functionality.

### 1/5 — Forced to Review After Paying

*2015-09-26, version 3.1*

No, no, no. Quite annoying.

### 1/5 — Much improved, some way to go

*2015-09-19, version 3.1*

Two months on and the 'random' quote is still the same message every day!

Somebody needs to do some maintenance!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great app.

*2024-03-01, version 3.4*

Love all the versions and that it supports dark mode as well.

### 5/5 — Get out of the box

*2023-01-03, version 3.4*

Endless interpretations of and inspirations for solving a problem.

### 5/5 — foxing said so

*2022-09-02, version 3.4*

thanks foxing

### 5/5 — Love it

*2019-05-15, version 3.4*

I love Brian Eno and his work. I can’t wait to try this!

### 5/5 — Prompt

*2019-04-23, version 3.4*

Go-to prompt app

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2019-02-03, version 3.3*

Great! Perfect for making your mind tinker.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2018-11-12, version 3.2*

Had an older app that stopped working as iOS advanced. This is a prettier and more featured solution and I love it!

### 5/5 — Simple and straight forward.

*2018-08-07, version 3.2*

Nice clean presentation. Now i just have to see if these cards work for me.

### 5/5 — Simple and Amazing

*2018-07-08, version 3.2*

Such a fantastic creative tool. I use this EVERY TIME I get stuck to try and shift my focus on something abstract to pull myself back in. Amazing.

### 5/5 — where’s apple watch version ?

*2018-04-08*

loved this app because I could use it with apple watch. and now apple watch version it not available anymore. sad.

**Developer response:** Apple Watch version is coming back! We are cleaning it up for the newer WatchOS version. Expect it to be back in the next update!!

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