Creative Whack Pack vs Streaming AMP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Creative Whack Pack
This app offers 100 interactive creativity strategies to stimulate innovative thinking. It's designed to help users break free from habitual thought patterns and explore new perspectives through illustrated cards, stories, examples, and questions.
- 100 interactive creativity strategies
- Illustrated cards with stories and examples
- Explorer, Artist, Judge, and Warrior strategies
- Creative Workshops for focused sessions
- Stimulates innovative thinking
- Suitable for individual or group use
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The Creative Whack Pack's 100 interactive creativity strategies stimulate you to think creatively. It PROVOKES your creativity. • "The most impressive brainstorming tool in the App Store, hands down." —Innovation Tools • The iPhone/iPad Universal App has 36 NEW CARDS (up from the original 64)! • "An App Store #1 Best-Seller" (Business Category) • “The Creative Whack Pack displays business brilliance." — USA Today The Creative Whack Pack is the App Store's "premier creative thinking/innovation tool." The Creative Whack Pack is a “creative workshop in an App.” It consists of 100 illustrated creativity strategies. Each of these is packed with stories, examples, and questions. These 100 creativity strategies will “whack” you out of your habitual thought patterns and allow you to look at what you're doing in a fresh way. Use the workshops to stimulate your thinking. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• For: Creatives, business people, educators, students, coaches, designers, and anyone else who'd like to boost their creativity. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Based on the million-selling Creative Whack Pack card deck, this App can serve you as a: Creativity tool, mind jogger, Oracle, workshop, and coach. “A cross between a tarot card and a best friend, the Creative Whack Pack forces your psyche to look in the mirror and challenge what it sees.” — Elle Magazine •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Creative Whack Pack is a “creative workshop in an App.” It consists of 100 illustrated creativity strategies. Each of these packed with stories, examples, and questions. — 25 Explorer strategies highlight places to find new information. — 25 Artist strategies provide techniques to generate new ideas. — 25 Judge strategies lend decision-making advice. — 25 Warrior strategies give you the “kick” you need to get your ideas into action. Work with these interactive creative strategies in the Creative Workshops. You can use the Creative Whack Pack by yourself, or with colleagues and friends. The ideas you generate will delight you! Your involvement in each session can be as brief a 30-second “quick hit of stimulation,” or as long as ten-minute “creative workshop.” Roger von Oech created this product. His seminars and products have enhanced the creative thinking skills of millions worldwide. He is the author of the creativity classic A "Whack on the Side of the Head," "A Kick in the Seat of the Pants," "Expect the Unexpected," and "The Creative Contrarian." He also created the popular Ball of Whacks (set of magnetic design pieces), the X-Ball, and the Star-Ball. He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in the “History of Ideas.” “Roger von Oech has won a loyal following around the country.” — BusinessWeek Magazine “Business Brilliance!” —USA Today “What a technique!” —ABC’s 20/20
Streaming AMP
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AMP is the first mobile platform to deliver enablement content directly to the worldwide AWS field. AMP allows you to stream AWS audio and video podcasts, download, save and organize them for anytime, anywhere playback and sharing just as you would on any popular streaming service. It's ideal for on-the-go learning and continuous knowledge-sharing. Mastering AWS products and services has never been easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Streaming AMP at none against Creative Whack Pack's 1. Streaming AMP also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Creative Whack Pack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Streaming AMP asks for nothing beyond the download.
Creative Whack Pack ships an update every 3 months, Streaming AMP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creative Whack Pack | Streaming AMP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (226 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Creative Think | AMP Studios, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Creative Whack Pack
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login Screen Freezing
- Incompatibility with Older iOS Versions
Requested features
4 requests- Save Progress in Workshops
- More Frequent Content Updates
- Improved Social Sharing Options
- Graphical/UI Enhancements for Newer Devices
Streaming AMP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Creative Whack Pack
- Full Version$1.99
Streaming AMP
No in-app purchases






