Encara: Lock Screen Quotes
Not claimedOne short, wise thought on the screen you already look at
By John White · EducationWhy we expect it: The careful, transparent description and trustworthy, source-checked quote library give this widget app a promising, well-defined niche.
In short
Encara: Lock Screen Quotes shows short timeless lines from the Stoics, classical authors, and established proverbs on iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, changing at an interval the user sets. It suits people who want a brief reflective thought on their phone, with themes, seven languages, and a library of 281 checked quotes. Each paraphrase is labelled "After" and proverbs are marked as such.
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One short, wise thought on the screen you already look at.
Encara puts timeless lines on your iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets. They come from the Stoics, classical authors, the Chinese and Japanese classics, the Spanish and French moralists, and established proverbs.
"The soul takes on the colour of its thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius
A LINE FOR EVERY GLANCE
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets - A new line every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, every hour, or at a custom interval - Opening the app never changes the line
CHOOSE YOUR TONE
- Mix, or a single theme: Philosophy, Motivation, Success & Ambition, Business & Leadership, or Calm & Perspective
SEVEN LANGUAGES
- English, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese and German - Where a reviewed translation exists, you see that language. Where it doesn't, Encara shows the English line instead. - In the app, non-English lines can show English underneath. - Widgets show the line in your chosen language when a reviewed translation is available, otherwise in English, with its author.
A LIBRARY YOU CAN TRUST
- 281 quotes, each checked against its source - Proverbs are labelled as proverbs - Paraphrases are labelled "After …" - No invented attributions
MAKE IT YOURS
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