Comparison

Life Designer vs stax

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

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About

Life Designer

This app guides users through a structured five-pillar process to understand themselves and create a clear vision for their future. It offers guided reflections, progress tracking, and personalized insights to help users live more intentionally.

Highlights
  • Five-pillar life-design methodology
  • Guided reflections and prompts
  • Daily check-ins
  • Voice memo capture
  • Progress tracking
  • Personalized insights
  • Letter to future self
Features
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DESIGN THE LIFE YOU TRULY WANT Life Designer is the digital companion to the acclaimed journal by Intelligent Change. Built on the principles of design thinking from Stanford University, this app guides you through a structured five-pillar process to uncover who you really are and create a clear, actionable vision for your future. This is not a diary. This is a life-design system. THE FIVE-PILLAR METHODOLOGY Pillar 1 — Who You Are: Explore your authentic identity through guided reflections on your defining traits, fears, desires, and the experiences that shaped you. Pillar 2 — Your Mindset: Identify limiting beliefs, reframe negative thought patterns, and cultivate a growth-oriented mindset grounded in abundance and gratitude. Pillar 3 — Core Values: Discover and rank the values that matter most to you, then align your daily decisions with your personal compass. Pillar 4 — Your Ideal Day: Design your morning-to-evening routine with purpose—covering relationships, career, well-being, creativity, and nourishment. Pillar 5 — Life Vision: Bring it all together into a compelling life vision, define your legacy, create a 10-year timeline, and write a letter to your future self. POWERFUL FEATURES TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK Daily Check-Ins — Start each day with a guided reflection to stay connected to your vision and track how you feel over time. Voice Memos — Capture your thoughts, breakthroughs, and raw emotions by voice when writing isn't enough. Progress Tracking — See how far you've come with visual progress indicators across all five pillars and every chapter. Personalized Insights — After completing each chapter, receive tailored insights and guidance to help you apply what you've learned to real life. Letter to Your Future Self — Write a heartfelt message to the person you're becoming and revisit it when the time is right. WHO IS THIS FOR? Life Designer is for anyone at a crossroads, seeking clarity, or ready to make a bold move. Whether you're navigating a career change, recovering from a setback, or simply ready to live more intentionally—this app gives you the structure to make it real. WHY LIFE DESIGNER? Based on proven design-thinking methodology from Stanford Structured framework, not blank pages Guided prompts backed by research in psychology and behavioral science Premium, reflective experience—built for depth, not speed From the creators of The Five Minute Journal (1M+ users worldwide) Your future self is waiting. Start designing today. Terms of use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-27wX-G14rnmX7yZwPt71BlcB9tJ4DK1/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103936206103093969136&rtpof=true&sd=true Privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b8NyeE2m_8u_dlK7Q0EJmzT9fg-dMrO3/edit

About

stax

Organize your discoveries into a personal library. Save links, photos, and notes from anywhere, then find them easily with smart search and custom decks. Keep track of places and experiences with ratings.

Highlights
  • Save from any app
  • Organize into custom decks
  • Smart search by name, place, category
  • Visual library of cards
  • Rate experiences (Yes, Meh, No)
  • Cross-device availability
  • Private library
Features
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stax turns the things you discover into a personal library you can actually find again. Save a restaurant from a public post, a hotel from a webpage, a screenshot from Photos, or a note to yourself. stax creates a Card with the source, useful details, and location context- then organizes related Cards into Decks. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Share public links, photos, and screenshots to stax from other apps • Paste a link or add context inside stax • Keep the original source connected to every Card FIND IT THE WAY YOU REMEMBER IT • Search names, places, categories, creators, and details • Use natural phrases such as “date night” or “places in Tokyo” • Return to the reason you saved something LET YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZE ITSELF • Browse a quiet, visual library of Cards • Group ideas into custom Decks • Discover automatic Decks by trip, place, vibe, or category • Mark experiences Been and add a quick Yes, Meh, or No rating Your stax library is private to your account and available across devices. stax does not sell your data or use it for advertising.

Screenshots

Life Designer4 screens
stax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: stax at none against Life Designer's 4. Life Designer's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Life Designer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. stax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

stax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Life Designer has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Life Designer versus stax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLife Designerstax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntelligent Change LLCSovanza WooFur

Customer experience

Life Designer

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

stax

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Life Designer

Subscriptions4
  • Full Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 3d_$34.993 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

stax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Life Designer free?
Life Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is stax free?
stax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Life Designer or stax?
stax is rated higher. Life Designer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while stax averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Life Designer or stax have ads?
Neither Life Designer nor stax shows ads.

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