Stoa
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Stoa

Stoic wisdom on every screen

A daily passage from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, or Epictetus, paired with a short modern reflection. Read it in the app, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, or on your Apple Watch.

Download on the App Store
  • Stoa widgets on an iPhone Home Screen showing short passages from Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and Seneca.
    Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Stoa’s daily reading screen with a passage from Epictetus, translated by George Long, and a short note on how to use it.
    One reading a day, with a plain-English note
  • Stoa’s library, with search and filters by author and topic over passages from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus.
    A searchable library of Stoic passages

A quiet daily practice

  • Daily readings

    A Stoic passage each day, from public-domain translations by George Long and Aubrey Stewart, with a modern reflection.

  • Widgets

    Keep a passage on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.

  • Apple Watch

    Stoic passages on your wrist.

  • Journal

    Write down your own thoughts. Entries are stored on your device.

  • Favorites & collections

    Save the passages that stay with you and work through themed collections.

  • Streaks & share cards

    Build the habit, and share a passage as a clean image card.

Free to download, with one reading a day and the Marble and Ink themes. Stoa Premium is available as an optional auto-renewing subscription. See the Terms of Use for details. Stoa has no accounts, and your journal stays on your device or in your own iCloud. Read the Privacy Policy.

“Of things some are in our power, and others are not.”

Epictetus · Enchiridion, translated by George Long