Oblique Strategies SE
🇯🇵 JP LocalizedDescription
Oblique Strategies SE is a premium, distraction-free environment for the 1975 Brian Eno/Peter Schmidt cards. Optimized for modern workflows while remaining faithful to the analog soul of the original deck. Oblique Strategies is a deck of cards, each with a thought-provoking phrase to break routine thinking and encourage fresh perspectives. This digital edition brings the original and new decks to your fingertips, in a sleek, minimalist style true to the classic design. Key Features: • 100+ original and new Oblique Strategies cards • Minimalist, distraction-free interface • Daily inspiration with Home Screen widgets • Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac • Apple Watch app runs independently • VoiceOver support for accessibility • Shake your device for a new prompt • Long tap to repeat the last phrase • No data collected—privacy first Whether you’re making art, writing, composing music, or brainstorming, Oblique Strategies SE is your pocket tool for creative breakthroughs. One card to change your entire perspective - get started now.
What's New
Crafting the experience. Every update is a step toward perfection. In this version, we have polished the "Liquid Glass" interface to be even more seamless and non-intrusive. We’ve refined the app’s performance and interaction feel, ensuring the technology stays out of your way so you can focus entirely on the work. • Smoother interface transitions. • Refined visual clarity. • Optimized for a distraction-free experience.
Details
- Developer
- Nicolae Gherasim
- Main Category
- Productivity
- Version
- 10.8
- Version Release
- 2026-05-18
- Initial Release
- 2016-05-16
- Size
- 5 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 3.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.brainssoftware.obliquestrategies
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.81 (535)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-29
Metadata updated 2026-06-14
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User Reviews
Does this update include the newest cards? I know the blurb says it’s been updated. The fediverse bot seems to have a lot more cards I’ve never seen in the iOS app. Still the best logjam breaker that seems to be tilted towards musicians. Dunno if the knockoffs can say the same.
Any card you see will cause you to have a new perspective on whatever difficulty you perceive.
It's Oblique Strategies for the iPhone
Essential.
You’re missing the blank card. That’s the most important. Please add a feature for adding cards of our own.
Please support black background widgets! Ive had this app as a big widget on my home screen for years. Just wish it could be white text on black. It seems that’s only supported when entering the app, but not for widgets.
would love to see a smaller widget option tho
The app is great and functional - and I love that there’s a widget! Just wish it was more functional. It doesn’t seem to rotate strategies or give you an option to refresh it. Only deleting the widget and then re-adding is what seems to switch it up, which is cumbersome. This would be the most useful widget in the App Store if it was a little more dynamic, I want to shuffle it easily as I flick thru my home screens between other tasks….please fix!!
The app is good though I do wish there was an option to turn off shuffle when coming back to the main menu from the settings and the information, basically being able to lock the same card in place or having a history/undo feature would be great.
No seriously
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