Comparison

Master Any Stack vs Thinking Maps

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

Head to head
About

Master Any Stack

Learn to memorize the order of a deck of cards with this user-friendly app. It offers video and text training on a unique memorization method, allows customization of stacks, and provides various practice modes to help you master card sequences.

Highlights
  • Learn memorization method via video and text
  • Create and practice custom card stacks
  • Practice specific sections of the deck
  • Utilize P.A.O. (Person, Action, Object) method
  • Timed and free play practice modes
  • Track daily practice streaks
Features
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‘Master Any Stack’ is the best, fastest and most user friendly way to memorize the order of a deck of cards. Create your own stacks or learn a pre-programmed one (such as mnemonica), learn our original method for memorization and game your way to stack mastery with our addicting practice settings. We’ve been teaching the memorized deck for YEARS and this app is the ultimate evolution of our knowledge, making your journey as seamless and enjoyable as possible. ‘Learn the Method’ Under this tab you’ll find video and text training all about our method for learning the stack. This knowledge is so sought after - 100’s of customers have paid $97 for it in the past. ‘Customize Your Stack’ So many people begin their journey to learning stack by asking a completely useless question: “Which stack?” We say: you can learn them all. Under this tab you’ll be able to pick a stack to practice, as well as add your own CUSTOM stacks. Essentially you can learn an infinite number of stacks with this app, or stick with those we’ve pre-programmed. (pre-programmed ft. Mnemonica, Aronoson, Sti-stebbins) ‘Practice P.A.O’ Our method for learning the stack uses the unique P.A.O Method (person, action, object.) You will be able to enter your own custom values and practice them within the app! In order to protect the integrity of our methods we won’t go any deeper into that here, but you will be able to practice P.A.O within the app. ‘Practice the Stack’ This is where you’ll spend most of your time. In the ‘practice the stack’ part of the app there are a lot of settings you can play around with! You can practice any part of the stack e.g. 1-10, 5-25, or 1-52 (anything you choose!) You can also practice based on suits, odd cards, even cards, red or black cards and more! You can also set your own rules for the training deciding whether you want to be timed, lose lives, or practice in free play mode. Your custom stacks also automatically sync with this part of the app. Each day you practice you’ll update your streak - get to thirty days and we’ll send you something special! This app is constantly being worked on to make it the best app in the magic industry regarding stack training - you won’t be disappointed. Buy now!

About

Thinking Maps

This app helps users track and access details about their training events. It provides resources, reminders, and notifications for new events and certification completion. It's designed to support critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Track active training events
  • Access downloadable resources
  • Receive event reminders
  • Get notified of new registrations
  • Certification completion notifications
Features
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For years Thinking Maps has been used in schools across the U.S. to successfully implement a visual language for learning and provide proven strategies for students to to build the critical thinking, problem-solving, comprehension, and communication skills necessary for academic success. With our first iteration of the Thinking Maps app we invite our training participants to track and access all areas of their training events. • See details about your active training events • Access downloadable and view-only resources • Receive reminders to appear for events • Get notified when you are registered for new events, and be the first to know when your certification is complete

Screenshots

Master Any Stack4 screens
Thinking Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thinking Maps at Free against Master Any Stack's $14.99. Master Any Stack's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Thinking Maps is free to download; Master Any Stack costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Master Any Stack against 3.0 for Thinking Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Master Any Stack's written reviews are positive against 50% of Thinking Maps's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Master Any Stack versus Thinking Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster Any StackThinking Maps
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Daily Magician Ltd.Thinking Maps Inc

Customer experience

Master Any Stack

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Thinking Maps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Master Any Stack

No in-app purchases

None

Thinking Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Master Any Stack free?
Master Any Stack costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thinking Maps free?
Thinking Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Master Any Stack or Thinking Maps?
Master Any Stack and Thinking Maps are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Master Any Stack or Thinking Maps have ads?
Neither Master Any Stack nor Thinking Maps shows ads.

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