Best Oblique Strategies Apps & Games

134+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
14 free apps & games
Updated June 2026

The best oblique strategies apps on iPhone average 4.6★ across 134+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated June 2026.

Top Picks for Oblique Strategies

Oblique Strategies SE#1

Oblique Strategies SE by Nicolae Gherasim

Beat creative block. Get ideas
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(537 ratings)
$3.99
#52in Productivity
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This app provides a digital collection of thought-provoking phrases designed to break routine thinking and encourage fresh perspectives. It offers a minimalist, distraction-free interface for creative inspiration, accessible across multiple Apple devices and with accessibility features.

What We Love

  • 💡 Innovative creative problem-solving tool
  • ✨ Minimalist, clean interface design
  • 🎨 Effective for breaking creative blocks
  • 📱 Widget functionality for home screen

Room to Improve

  • 🔄 Excessive card repetition in random selection
  • 🐛 Widget functionality issues and glitches
  • 🔋 Battery drain reported by some users
Joey’s Oblique Strategies#3

Joey’s Oblique Strategies by Joey deVilla

Worth Considering
🎬 Entertainment
3.7(10 ratings)
Free
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This app provides a digital version of a deck of cards designed to offer enigmatic suggestions for overcoming creative blocks or dilemmas. It's inspired by the original work by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, offering quick access to prompts for inspiration.

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Oblique Strategies PRO Cards
Oblique Strategies PRO Cards
Oblique Strategies PRO Cards
Decide Now: Creative Block
Free

Overcome creative blocks with over 770 thought-provoking prompts across five specialized decks. Inspired by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, this app offers multiple ways to draw inspiration, including widgets and smartwatch support. Customize your experience with stunning themes and track your favorite strategies.

Over 770 strategy cardsFive specialized decksMultiple drawing methods (tap, shake, widget)
📊 Productivity
(8)
free with in-app purchases
5
Oblique Strategies Sideways
Oblique Strategies Sideways
Oblique Strategies Sideways
Creative Block Breaker
Free

This digital tool offers a collection of creative prompts designed to help artists, musicians, and writers break through creative blocks. It features multiple editions of prompts with a smooth interface and offline functionality.

Multiple Oblique Strategies editionsSmooth card interface with animationsSave favorite strategies
📊 Productivity
(0)
free with in-app purchases
6
OBLIQUUS
OBLIQUUS
OBLIQUUS
Oblique Strategies
Free
🔧 Utilities
(0)
7
Oblique-Strategies
Oblique-Strategies
Oblique-Strategies
Break the creative block. Find
$0.99

This app offers a digital version of a classic card-based system designed to overcome creative blocks. It provides challenging constraints to encourage lateral thinking and inspiration for artists and creators.

Card-based creative promptsBreaks creative blocksEncourages lateral thinking
📊 Productivity
(3)
paid
8
Circle of Fifths
Circle of Fifths
Circle of Fifths
Make better music now
Free

Explore music theory with a visual representation of the 12 keys. Understand scales, compose chord progressions, and mix in key. Features color-coded relationships, key signatures, and sounded chords for each key.

Color-coded key relationshipsKey signature and triad displaySounded chords and arpeggios
🎵 Music
(222)
free
9
Bloom
Bloom
Bloom
Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers
$3.99

Create unique melodies and elaborate patterns by simply tapping the screen. This generative music player offers an infinite selection of compositions and accompanying visualizations, even when left idle. It's a musical instrument, composition, and artwork all in one.

Create melodies by tappingGenerative music playerVisualizations
🎵 Music
(92)
paid
10
Beat Maker - Sampler
Beat Maker - Sampler
Beat Maker - Sampler
Make the best beats on the go!
Free

Create professional-sounding beats on your mobile device with a wide variety of samples, including those inspired by famous songs. Enhance your tracks with effects, use a metronome for perfect timing, and record your creations to share.

Create beats with samplesUse samples from famous songsAdd effects like delay and reverb
🎵 Music
(1.7K)
free with in-app purchases
11
Oblique Strategies: All Cards
Oblique Strategies: All Cards
Oblique Strategies: All Cards
Motivation Cards and Solutions
$0.99

This app provides a collection of motivational cards designed to help resolve creative impasses and dilemmas. Featuring phrases and coded remarks from renowned artists, it offers unique prompts for various situations.

Motivational card promptsCreative impasse resolutionGeneral and artistic dilemmas
🌟 Lifestyle
(2)
paid
12
Creative Cards
Creative Cards
Creative Cards
Inspiring aphorisms
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
13
Oblique Strategies with AI
Oblique Strategies with AI
Oblique Strategies with AI
AI based creative writing
Free

This app uses AI to generate creative prompts and ideas, merging them with your craft for unique outputs. It's designed to spark imagination and make the creative process more interesting by leveraging artificial intelligence.

AI-based prompt generationMerge prompts with creative workDynamic real-time results
📊 Productivity
(0)
freemium
14
The Art of War of Sun Tzu
The Art of War of Sun Tzu
The Art of War of Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu and the Modern Moment
$7.99

Explore timeless wisdom on leadership and strategy with a modern translation of Sun Tzu's classic text. Access passages randomly, read it like a book, or share insights with others.

Modern translation of classic strategyRandom passage generatorBook-like reading experience
🌟 Lifestyle
(40)
paid
15
Strategic IQ
Strategic IQ
Strategic IQ
by the World Economic Forum
Free

Gain strategic insights and contextual intelligence on global issues and transformative change. Explore hundreds of topic areas, access curated content from experts, and visualize trends to understand the interconnected world.

Explore hundreds of topic areasCo-curated content with expertsBrowse articles, videos, and reports
🔍 Reference
(355)
free
16
Open Granular
Open Granular
Open Granular
Open Source Granular Synth
Free

An open-source application for creating unique sounds through granular synthesis. Explore detailed information and updates on the developer's blog.

Open source granular synthesizerSound design toolDetailed blog for updates
🎵 Music
(13)
free
17
eBook: The Art of War
eBook: The Art of War
eBook: The Art of War
by Procypher Software Co.
$4.99

Read Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" with customizable viewing options. Features include auto-scrolling, adjustable font sizes, day/night modes, and bookmarking for a seamless reading experience.

Auto-scrolling readingAdjustable font sizesDay and night viewing modes
📚 Books
(17)
paid
18
The Art of War Lite
The Art of War Lite
The Art of War Lite
Sun Tzu and the Modern Moment
Free

Explore timeless teachings on leadership and strategy. This app offers a polished rendition of classic wisdom, allowing you to read passages, receive random insights, or share selections with others. A lite version provides complete odd-numbered passages, with additional content available via in-app purchase.

Timeless strategic teachingsRandom passage deliveryEmail passage selections
🌟 Lifestyle
(21)
free with in-app purchases
19
StrategyDeck
StrategyDeck
StrategyDeck
by Ilya Petrov
Free

Access over 65 marketing and strategy tools in a digital deck of tip cards. Learn from global brand and agency experience with explanations and examples for each tool. Offers free updates and a stunning design.

65+ marketing toolsExpert-backed frameworksTool explanations with examples
💼 Business
(8)
free
20
Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800)
Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800)
Chess Tactics Art (1600-1800)
Chess Training
Free

Enhance your chess skills with a comprehensive course focused on tactics for club players. It offers teaching examples and exercises categorized by tactical methods, acting as a personal coach with hints and explanations.

240 teaching examples340 consolidation exercisesClassified by 30 tactical methods
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(83)
free with in-app purchases

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