Comparison

Deepstash vs Imprint

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

Head to head
About

Deepstash

Discover bite-sized knowledge from popular books in just 5 minutes a day. Beautifully designed idea cards condense profound thoughts into memorable, visual insights. Fuel your curiosity and grow smarter with curated content tailored to your interests.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized knowledge cards
  • Curated insights from popular books
  • Personalized content feeds
  • Organize ideas into collections
  • Share discoveries with friends
  • Offline access (Pro)
Features
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Learn something new in just 5 minutes a day with carefully curated ideas from the world's most popular books, presented through beautiful art and a delightfully focused reading experience. Stop Scrolling Social Media -> Download Deepstash -> Use it for 5 min/day -> Become the smartest person in the room. Join 11 million+ people discovering powerful insights from books like Atomic Habits, The Psychology of Money, Think and Grow Rich, and hundreds more, all distilled into bite-sized ideas you can read at a glance. ------ WHAT MAKES DEEPSTASH DIFFERENT Knowledge in Deepstash comes as beautifully designed idea cards: short, visual notes that condense profound thoughts from bestselling books into simple, memorable insights. Each idea is paired with stunning artwork that makes learning feel less like work and more like inspiration. No clutter. No distractions. Just focused, delightful content that helps you grow smarter every day. ------ WHAT IDEAS CAN DO FOR YOU Ideas are fundamental to your wellbeing, your success, and your career. Reading powerful ideas daily can make you: - Smarter (you'll know more valuable concepts) - More Creative (you can connect more dots) - Happier (better habits, less anxiety) Fuel your curiosity and get smarter daily. ------ PERSONALIZED CONTENT & FEEDS Choose topics you care about: productivity, leadership, psychology, philosophy, marketing, and more. As you read and save ideas, we learn what resonates with you and surface the best of our curated library of insights from top books. You don't even have to work for it. We refresh your recommendations multiple times a day so you never run out of fresh ideas. ------ FREE & PRO: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? - Start Free Access 200,000+ powerful ideas from top books, articles, podcasts, and videos Create and share your own ideas - Upgrade to Deepstash Pro No Ads: Read without interruptions Listen & Grow: Audio playback for all ideas Download Your Ideas: Access your library offline Unlimited History: Go back to everything you've read, organized by day ------ BUILD YOUR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY Save ideas that matter to you and organize them into collections. Create stashes for work projects, personal growth goals, or topics you're passionate about. Search and filter your saved ideas anytime, so they're always at hand when you need them. ------ SHARE YOUR DISCOVERIES Found an idea worth spreading? Share it with friends on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, or Quora. The Deepstash bite-sized format is perfect for sparking conversations. ------ WHY OUR USERS LOVE DEEPSTASH: "It helped me get off social media. So excellent to learn something, and I feel like the time I spent was valuable. I also spend about 10 minutes every morning picking a topic and enjoying it. Great app, well-done Kudos" - Ron Ronald "Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier." - Ghazala Begum ------ WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING ABOUT US: "Learn good habits, health practices, and more on your time. Makes personal growth manageable" - Mashable "More than 200,000 game-changing ideas at your fingertips" - MacWorld "Deepstash is perfect for entrepreneurs who want to stay updated but are short on time." - Entrepreneur.com ------ Good for your career. Great for your life. Give it a shot! Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://deepstash.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://deepstash.com/privacy-policy

About

Imprint

This app offers bite-sized visual learning sessions on a wide range of topics, from psychology to finance. Master complex concepts quickly with elegant visuals and retain knowledge through daily quizzes. Save and review key insights in sessions lasting two minutes or less.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized visual learning
  • Master essential topics
  • Understand complex concepts
  • Daily retention quizzes
  • Save and review insights
  • Short learning sessions
Features
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Imprint is your visual guide to the world's most important knowledge. - Master essential topics in psychology, philosophy, history, finance, leadership, business, health, science, technology and more. - Understand complex concepts quickly, with elegant visuals that clarify key ideas and help you stay focused. - Take challenging daily quizzes that help you retain what you've learned. - Save and review the insights and visuals that matter most to you. - Complete a chapter in two minutes or less, in bite-sized sessions throughout your day. - Explore our rapidly expanding catalog, featuring: COURSES - Philosophy and the Meaning Life with Professor John Kaag - Finance and Investing: Essential Concepts for Wealth-Building - Interpersonal Dynamics: The Psychology of Human Relationships - Principles of Productivity: Skills and Strategies for Getting Things Done QUICK READS - The Freudian Mind: Id, Ego, Superego - mRNA Vaccines and the Future of Immunity - The Imprint Guide to Gerrymandering VISUAL GUIDES TO BESTSELLING BOOKS - Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - Atomic Habits by James Clear - The Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market by Matthew Kratter ...and much more! -- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: Imprint offers an auto-renewing yearly subscription and an auto-renewing monthly subscription which allows you full access to all of the content in our catalog for as long as you maintain an active subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes account at the time of initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period end date, and the cost of the renewal will be listed. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Read more about our Privacy Policy here: https://bit.ly/2UzFLvt Read more about our Terms of Service here: https://bit.ly/2Jc1rZm

Screenshots

Deepstash4 screens
Imprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Deepstash at freemium against Imprint's subscription. Deepstash also leads on ads (none vs shown). Imprint's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 29%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Deepstash sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Imprint sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Deepstash against 4.8 for Imprint. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71K and 56K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Deepstash's written reviews are positive against 38% of Imprint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deepstash ships an update every 4 days, Imprint every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Deepstash versus Imprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepstashImprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71K ratings)4.8 (56K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.3% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71K — better56K
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#8 — better#14
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB192 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrainstash, IncPolywise, Inc.

Customer experience

Deepstash

All ratings70,602 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews3,471 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative64.8%

Imprint

All ratings55,637 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,362 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative54.6%

User reviews

Deepstash

From 71K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Helpful for learning and dissociation from social media
  • 👍 Smooth interface and good delivery of content
  • 🤓 Effective platform for quick self-help and coaching resources
  • 📚 Provides access to useful books and articles
  • 🧠 Promotes well-being and replaces mindless scrolling

Room to improve

  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and paywall
  • 🤯 Annoying sales tactics and constant prompts to upgrade
  • 🤔 Limited functionality in free version
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🤔 Shallow content and lack of depth

Imprint

From 56K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient learning
  • 👍 Visually engaging
  • 💡 Bite-sized content
  • 🚀 Quick to use
  • 👍 Great for visual learners

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy performance
  • 🔒 Lack of transparency on pricing
  • 💰 Limited content for high price
  • 🚫 Paywall restricts access

Bugs and requests

Deepstash

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login details not working
  • Subscription issues and difficulty getting refunds
  • Inability to edit or remove saved content
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to save and organize content without subscription
  • Improve search and discovery of relevant content
  • Provide more in-depth and diverse content
  • Add audio/podcast functionality
  • Improve overall user experience and reduce distractions

Imprint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing or crashing issues
  • Inconsistent load times
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Unfinished or incomplete courses

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Dark mode option
  • More diverse content topics
  • Ability to download content offline
  • Better organization of saved content

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Deepstash

Subscriptions14
  • Pro Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • Pro Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Pro 3 Months Subscription$29.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
14 purchases

Imprint

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$10.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • Monthly Subscription$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription4 variants$15.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Imprint premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Discount yearly (7 day trial)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Discounted yearly (no trial)$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial3 variants$74.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription (Discount)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Deepstash free?
Deepstash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imprint free?
Imprint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deepstash or Imprint?
Imprint is rated higher. Deepstash averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while Imprint averages 4.8 from 56K ratings.
Do Deepstash or Imprint have ads?
Imprint shows ads; Deepstash does not.
Which is updated more often, Deepstash or Imprint?
Deepstash ships an update every 4 days, and Imprint every 6 days. Most recently, Deepstash was updated on September 24, 2026 and Imprint on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Deepstash or Imprint?
Deepstash currently peaks at #8 in the App Store charts, and Imprint at #14. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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