Comparison

Creative Cards vs Stash

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

Head to head
About

Creative Cards

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Developed by the smem, the Swiss Museum and center for electronic music instruments, Creative Cards is a virtual card game inspired by the Oblique Strategies conceived by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt and first published in 1975. Both games consist of short ideas presented in the form of aphorisms. These ideas, browsed or picked at random can be used, alone or in combination, to inspire creative solutions, particularly in the musical domain. How to use it: - Tap or swipe to walk the deck - Shake the device or tap shuffle for a random card - Tap the info button on artist cards to read about the artist and visit their work - Star cards to save them - Add the Lock Screen or Home Screen widget for a fresh prompt every hour Have a prompt to add? Submit it from inside the app! Creative Cards is an SMEM initiative supported by the Canton of Fribourg. SMEM — the Swiss Museum and center for Electronic Music instruments — is based at blueFactory in Fribourg, Switzerland, and is home to one of the world's largest synthesizer collections.

About

Stash

This AI-powered notebook helps you capture ideas, summarize content from links or videos, and set reminders. It researches and organizes your notes into readable markdown, with offline capabilities for note-taking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered summarization
  • Research and organization
  • Offline note capture
  • Reminders
  • Markdown note format
  • Tag filtering and search
Features
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Zero prompt AI Notebook. Paste a link, a video, a few words: and watch Stash summarize, add reminders, and do research for you. Capture - Type a rough note or attach photos from the camera or library - Stash even when you are offline; notes queue and are summarized when you are back online Summarize - The Stash server researches and organizes the note (vision + web search) - You get a readable markdown note, not a chat transcript - A note is summarized once; a failed summary keeps your original text and images Recall - Browse recent notes, filter by tags, or search - Optional reminders fire from the server so they are not stuck on one phone Stash Pro (optional auto-renewable subscription) - Raises summary and research limits - Purchase, restore, and manage through your Apple ID - Privacy Policy: https://stash.graftedsoftware.com/legal/privacy - Terms: https://stash.graftedsoftware.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

Creative Cards4 screens
Stash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creative Cards at none against Stash's 2. Stash's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Stash sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Creative Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creative Cards ships an update every 16 months, Stash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Creative Cards versus Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreative CardsStash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchweizer Museum und Zentrum fur elektronische MusikinstrumenteAndrew Rice

In-app purchases

None

Creative Cards

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stash

Subscriptions2
  • Stash Pro$7.991 Month
  • Stash Unlimited (yearly)$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Creative Cards free?
Creative Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Creative Cards or Stash have ads?
Neither Creative Cards nor Stash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Creative Cards or Stash?
Creative Cards ships an update every 16 months, and Stash fortnightly. Most recently, Creative Cards was updated on October 1, 2026 and Stash on October 20, 2026.

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