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Oblique Strategies SE

4.8 • 19 Ratings

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"Oblique Strategies" is a concept developed by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt to help artists overcome creative blocks through lateral thinking. It consists of a deck of cards, each one containing a vague or ambiguous phrase that can be used to solve a problem intuitively, by breaking conventional thinking patterns and interpreting it from a new perspective. This app aims to translate the essence of the original cards deck into a digital experience, making it accessible to a wider audience. It contains the original edition, as well as the newer decks, presenting them in a sleek minimalist style inspired by the original design of the cards. The user interface is simple and straightforward, built to encourage creative or design thinking without distracting from the process. The home screen widget on iOS 14 allows reading a new quote every day without opening the application. The Apple Watch version can run independently without needing the app installed on your iPhone. With VoiceOver, anyone with a visual impairment can have the Oblique Strategies phrase read to them. Long tap the screen to have the last sentence read to you again. Also, you can shake the iPhone for a new sentence.
What’s New
Lock screen widget for iOS 16 users. A new widget that will automatically set to light/dark mode. Changes, fixes and enhancements to make your experience even better. New Apple Watch complications.
Version 7.3
Version History

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.8
out of 5
19 Ratings
  • 69SwagDoctor69, 04.12.2022
    Very cool, very useful, almost 5 stars
    I love the idea of this app but I feel like it really needs user cards added. I’d love to have a custom deck, one of my own strategies, that can be mixed in with the others. This would be huge as it allows my older self, full of creative ideas, to give my future self little barrier breaking advice. Please add custom decks!!!! Thanks :) Show more
  • Popo0017, 09.06.2022
    Better late than never
    I wish I'd known about this years ago! I formerly toured in a metalcore band and now compose & produce ambient/psytrance electronic music. I came across Oblique Strategies while reading up on Brian Eno's process. I've often used constraints to attempt to get unstuck. However, these cards offer many more methods. I once read a book called "One great insight is worth a thousand ideas". These cards will lead to many great insights. Show more
  • The original me, 30.09.2021
    The widget is blank- finally fixed with latest update
    Love the paper product. The app is nice. Very clean. Minimalist. But the daily widget on the home screen has never worked for me. It just gives a blank box. None of the suggestions to fix the widget worked. But the new version fixed the problem Show more
  • Ville__, 21.05.2021
    Great! Widget needs auto light/dark option.
    Simple and minimal; exactly as it should be. The only thing lacking is an option for the widget to switch from light to dark automatically with iOS system setting. Add this and it’s perfect! Show more
  • Whatmike, 02.03.2021
    This is really dumb
    I don’t understand the point of this app, waste of money. I’ll change my review if I get any value from it.
  • behappybehappy, 04.02.2021
    Good app—and ideas for improvement
    A recent update seemed to have disable dark mode for the widget—would love a fix. A few more ideas for improvement... The widget card and in-app card should always keep in-sync. (Example: the widget updates each day, and when you open the app from same card should be displayed there—if you shuffle in the app the widget should match the new card too). The widget card should have a way to shuffle without opening the app or waiting a day—I suggest a little circle loop arrow dimmed and in the bottom center in the same position as the ‘plus’ in the app version. When you open the app please don’t show a splash screen—just go straight to the current card text. Very good app—make it just a little tighter and you’ve got 5 stars. Show more
  • Zombielovergirl12, 13.10.2020
    Draining battery
    I recently noticed this app was draining my battery. I’ve been using the Oblique Strategies widget for years and never had an issue previously. Now I’ve had to disable it. iOS 14.0.1 Edited to add - I thought it was the widget but it was actually the app. I force quit the app and it was still draining my battery. I tried rebooting but it still showed up as draining my battery under settings > battery. Unfortunately, I had to uninstall the app. Show more
  • $AINTSMOK, 08.12.2019
    Not like the preview
    The video preview shows all black background but the white on black is more like white on gray
  • mister566, 05.09.2019
    Sometimes you need
    These directives are logs for stubborn camels that got stuck. It’s a pretty versatile thing...read the manual.

Information

  • Category
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Price
    1.99 USD
  • Size
    26.37 MB
  • Provider
    Nicolae Gherasim
Languages
English
Copyright
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