Deepstash: A great content curating app for students

Have you heard of the Deepstash app? It’s not hard to find. With a Playstore rating of a whopping 4.7 based on its 60,837 reviews, there’s no surprise that downloads have long crossed the 1 million marks. It’s a relatively new app, the first version was released on September 5, 2019. The Playstore category is Education, and the description claims the app is for bettering language, reading and emotional well-being.   

What is Deepstash all about?  
Deepstash is a self-improvement app that curates quality content on topics that can improve mental health, breaks the article into points that summarise it, and present these as flash cards. Users can stack up on cards that touch deep thoughts, and share these with others. There are no commenting or interacting buttons, making it totally safe. A stranger can see what one is reading, and that’s all. It also has a strong ML backbone where daily tips are suggested to the user based on reading and searching preferences, and most of the automated suggestions are actually quite intuitive.  

What kind of articles does Deepstash present? 
Deepstash has curated tips and topics / articles lists that can be searched by keywords. Users can opt to receive the day’s top tips, see personalised feeds and get push notifications. Links to the original articles are included everywhere for those who like reading long form. Topics include self-improvement, time management, communication, problem-solving, team work, leadership, health, love and relationships, and money and investments. Apart from some obviously adult topics around work or family life, the rest are readable for anyone above 13. Users can create their own Deepstash notes and share those with the tips and article on social media or via mail.  

How is Deepstash being used in education?  
Deepstash is being used by teachers to research on mental well-being and productivity topics and then share these via mail and messenger with student groups. Given the bite sized info on flashcards, students are reading it easily, and then their curiosity is guiding them to read the original pieces. Parents are also using the same method to inculcate better mental health practices and reading skills in their kids.