The Stoic

Ponder on and reflect daily over wise Stoic quotes to become a much rounded soul

The Stoic: Daily Wisdom & Reflection Quotes

"The Stoic" is an Android app that offers daily reflections on Stoic quotes, promoting personal growth through timeless wisdom from renowned philosophers. It provides features like translation, bookmarking, and offline viewing, making it a user-friendly resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Stoicism. With practices, author insights, and daily notifications, it guides users toward better decision-making and a fulfilling life.
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Version: v4.0.13 (Last updated: 2023-08-19)
Creation date: 2016-09-18
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Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

🌟 (New) Tap to translate into multiple languages!

The Stoics of the Old, from the learned Greek slave Epictetus to the renowned Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. They're skilled teachers imparting wisdom to anyone who studies them.

Stoicism has helped and still continues to guide many to achieve happiness in life, or what they call "eudaimonia" (It's a deep sense of sense of fulfillment and well-being).

To achieve it, the stoics follow the 4 cardinal virtues. Namely, wisdom, courage, moderation, justice and all that is good. Straying away from this are all the vices that are bad. Then, there're preferred and dispreferred indifferent.

πŸ’‘ Wisdom πŸ’‘
It's about understanding the world around you, seeing it for what it is, and putting aside your own judgments and biases. To see things as they really are, not what you like them to be.

Doing so, enable you to make excellent decisions in all matters of life. Constant practice allows you to navigate life's challenges with clarity and insight.

βš” Courage βš”
Courage is the ability to face challenging situation, adversity, or obstacle without being overwhelmed by fear or be shaken with uncertainty.

It's not the elimination of fear, desire, or anxiety; it is acting in the right way despite it. Courage is about standing up for what is right, even when it's difficult or unpopular, and staying true to your principles in the face of opposition.

β˜• Moderation β˜•
Popularly known as temperance, self-discipline, or self-control. It helps to guard you against the extremes. Avoiding excess and seeking contentment in simplicity.

Through moderation, it prevents you from being swept away by external events, desires, and emotions to maintain a sense of inner peace.

☺ Justice ☺
Justice means how to treat others as you would like to be treated in Stoicism. It's how to behave, act, and respond to one another. How to treat others fairly.

Practices


There are various practices associated with Stoicism that you can exercise.

πŸ’– Practice virtues
🧠 Dichotomy of Control
⏳ Memento mori
✍🏼 Journaling/Reflection
🧐 Premeditatio Malorum
😎 Amor Fati (the love of fate)
πŸ–Ό Bird's-eye view
πŸ™πŸΌ Practicing gratitude

App Benefits


The Stoic app is a simple yet beautiful way to deliver distilled Stoic wisdom over the centuries to you and anyone who wants to learn and improve themselves.

Learning Stoicism won’t remove all of life’s obstacles, but it helps you to think differently about them. It won’t provide you with all the answers, but it gives you the ability to form the questions that ultimately lead to the solutions.

The philosophy makes it clear that becoming the best version of yourself involves striving for an excellent character β€” one that can effectively help you create a world worth living in β€” both for yourself and for others.

The Stoic app is a great starting point in guiding you to a less confusing world and gaining a better state of perspective of the world. Choose wisely!

Authors


Meet the authors with a succinct description in the app.
βœ” Marcus Aurelius
βœ” Seneca
βœ” Epictetus
βœ” Zeno
βœ” Gaius Musonius Rufus
βœ” Chrysippus
βœ” Hierocles

Features


βœ” Daily notification to reflect and ponder on
βœ” Tap to translate feature in multiple languages
βœ” Speak aloud quote based on your Text To Speech (TTS)
βœ” Bookmark your favorite quotes
βœ” Share your best quote with your loved one
βœ” Offline viewing when there is no internet connection
βœ” Simple and minimalist with polished UI, dark mode
βœ” Learn more about the philosophers
βœ” Open quote in full view to immerse in contemplation
βœ” Full-text search for quotes
βœ” Library feature to study in-depth on Stoicism
βœ” Selected book recommendations to read
βœ” Select pick of encouraging poems in the Library
βœ” Free works to read (Moral Letter to Lucilius & On Shortness of Life)
βœ” Notion & Insights feature to record thoughts (Coming soon)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • High quality content and well-curated quotes
  • Simple and intuitive user interface
  • Daily notifications that are motivational
  • Customization options for notifications and time settings
  • Minimal ads that do not disrupt the user experience
Cons
  • Quotes are often unselectable or presented as static images
  • Issues with scrolling through long quotes or navigating back to a specific quote
  • Location data collection concerns and lack of data deletion options
  • Problems with the translation feature not functioning as intended
  • Fullscreen mode does not allow for customization of font or text size
Most mentioned
  • Users appreciate the content and notifications provided by the app
  • Scrolling and navigation issues are a common frustration
  • Concerns about privacy and data collection are noted
  • Requests for improvements in quote selection and sharing features
  • Desire for more customization options in the app's display
User reviews
I've been using this app for a while now. Must be close to 2 years if not more. I had the thought to review it because it's clearly been helpful as I haven't deleted it yet. I read the quotes almost every day and love them. Great job to the developers. Keep doing what you're doing.
by Ron C, 2024-10-24

Honestly one of the best apps in terms of quality of content and simplicity, the quotes as well as the interface is good, it takes into account the well being of the users as well, I love using it, having used for over a year now I can say highly recommended. Lastly, I would like to thank the developers of this app.
by Mann Chaudhary, 2024-09-06

I like the idea and design but there seems to be a big flaw: even when you turn off the option to translate the quotes, they still appear in English (rather than the original language). So, actually, there appears no way to disable translation... (Sorry if I'm wrong about this: a correction would be most welcome)
by Adam, 2024-06-16
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