# Poets Corner vs Cardinal LifeSpace

The clearest difference is update cadence: Poets Corner at every 4 months against Cardinal LifeSpace's every 10 months. Poets Corner also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Poets Corner ships an update every 4 months, Cardinal LifeSpace every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Poets Corner | Cardinal LifeSpace |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (29 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poets-corner/id1220632280/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **29** | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 months** | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 78 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.2 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Rick Aurbach](https://appshunter.io/developer/697849166) | [Stanford University](https://appshunter.io/developer/292922032) |

## What reviewers say

### Poets Corner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poets-corner/id1220632280)

Organize your favorite poems, lyrics, and quotations. Easily search and index content by title, author, or the first few words of a quote. Access your personal anthology of literary works.

**Highlights:** Personal poetry anthology, Index poems by title and author, Index quotes by first words and author, Full-text search functionality, Organize lyrics and quotations

**In-app purchases:** none


### Cardinal LifeSpace

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardinal-lifespace/id1624979277)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Poets Corner free?

Poets Corner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Cardinal LifeSpace free?

Cardinal LifeSpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Poets Corner or Cardinal LifeSpace have ads?

Neither Poets Corner nor Cardinal LifeSpace shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Poets Corner or Cardinal LifeSpace?

Poets Corner ships an update every 4 months, and Cardinal LifeSpace every 10 months. Most recently, Poets Corner was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cardinal LifeSpace on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
