GlueStick vs The Nook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlueStick
This app is a creative copilot for families, offering a safe, ad-free space for preschool and elementary kids to explore arts, crafts, and STEM projects using everyday household materials. It provides age-appropriate tutorials and encourages sustainability, making creative time fun and stress-free.
- Ad-free creative environment
- Child-led projects with everyday materials
- Age-appropriate tutorials
- Sustainable and eco-friendly suggestions
- Guided setup to cleanup
- Teaches sustainability and resourcefulness
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Transform family creativity with GlueStick - your ultimate creative project companion for preschool and elementary school kids! OUR MISSION GlueStick's mission is to inspire tomorrow's thinkers, creators, and doers by unlocking the creative potential of the supplies families already have in their homes. DISCOVER & CREATE • Safe, ad-free environment for young creators • Child-led creative projects using everyday materials • Age-appropriate tutorials for dozens of arts, crafts & STEM activities • Sustainable, eco-friendly project suggestions WHY FAMILIES LOVE GLUESTICK • Makes creative time stress-free and fun • Uses materials you already have at home • Guided tutorials from setup to cleanup • Teaches sustainability and resourcefulness • Builds confidence through child-led activities SUBSCRIPTION & TRIAL Start with a free two-week trial to explore everything GlueStick offers. Choose from monthly ($10) or annual subscriptions. Join our community of families making memories with GlueStick today! --- GlueStick cares about your data privacy. Please review relevant legal documentation here: • Privacy Policy: https://gluestick.app/privacy • End User License Agreement: https://www.gluestick.app/privacy • Terms of Service: https://www.gluestick.app/terms-and-conditions
The Nook
This app supports creative individuals in developing their skills through live classes, self-paced courses, and community interaction. It offers guidance from experienced instructors and project challenges to foster inspiration and accountability.
- Live classes
- Self-paced courses
- Community calls
- Project challenges
- Instructor feedback
- Skill development
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At The Nook, we help creative people grow their skills and become more confident, inspired, and fulfilled. Whether you're into photography, drawing, or painting, you’ll learn from established best-selling authors and instructors while connecting with a welcoming community of fellow creatives. The Nook offers live classes and self-paced courses, as well as regular live community calls so you can get feedback, stay accountable, and push past creative blocks. Get inspired by our regular project challenges and Creator’s Series of live calls with our rich community of accomplished instructors. Whether you’re trying to finish a project, build a portfolio, or just keep up a steady creative routine, at The Nook you’ll find the support and structure you need—alongside other people on the creative path.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Nook at none against GlueStick's 2. The Nook also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). GlueStick's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. GlueStick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. The Nook asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GlueStick against 5.0 for The Nook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Nook has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GlueStick ships an update monthly, The Nook every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | GlueStick | The Nook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GlueStick LLC | Rocky Nook, Inc. |
Customer experience
GlueStick
The Nook
In-app purchases
GlueStick
- GlueStick Household Monthly$9.991 Month
- GlueStick Household Annual$79.991 Year
The Nook
No in-app purchases









