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The best daily quote apps in 2026, compared
A daily quote app does one small thing: it puts a few good words in front of you before the day gets loud. They differ in what those words are (quotes, affirmations, Stoic philosophy, video), in how they reach you and in what they cost. We make Continuus Rise, so it is described separately at the end, not ranked among the six.
At a glance
| App | Best for | UK prices | Ratings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motivation – Daily quotes | The biggest library and community | Plans not named on the store page | 4.8 (1,076,894) |
| I am – Daily Affirmations | Affirmations | £9.99 a month · £35.99 a year · £99.99 Lifetime | 4.8 (736,881) |
| Mantra – Daily Affirmations | Affirmations at a lower price | £4.99 a month · £9.99 to £19.99 a year · £49.99 Lifetime | 4.8 (34,384) |
| Daily Quote – Positive quotes | Photo wallpapers and quotes read aloud | £3.99 a month · £14.99 a year | 4.8 (66,337) |
| Motivate: Daily Motivation | Video and speeches | £10.49 a month · £41.99 to £93.99 a year · £399.99 Lifetime | 4.8 (8,331) |
| Stoic Mind – Daily Quotes | Stoic philosophy | £4.99 a month · £14.99 a year · £19.99 Lifetime | 4.8 (714) |
Prices are the in-app purchase prices on each UK App Store page, only where the product name states the plan. All the apps are free to download.
Best for: The biggest library and community
Motivation – Daily quotes
Thousands of quotes by category, a Home Screen widget, reminders and quote themes.
- Good
- Thousands of quotes by category, a widget, reminders and themes; more than a million US ratings.
- Consider
- Premium removes ads, so the free version has them. The App Store page does not say which price is which plan.
- Prices (UK)
- Plans not named on the store pageMonthly, yearly and lifetime plans; the App Store page does not name which price belongs to which plan.
- Privacy label
- Data used to track you: Purchases, user content, search history, identifiers, usage data
- Since
- 2014, by Monkey Taps. 14 languages.
Best for: Affirmations
I am – Daily Affirmations
Daily affirmations ("I am" statements), with reminders through the day, Home Screen widgets and affirmations on the Lock Screen.
- Good
- First-person affirmations made to be repeated, reminders through the day, Home Screen widgets and the Lock Screen, 14 languages.
- Consider
- Among the higher prices here: £9.99 a month or £35.99 a year in the UK.
- Prices (UK)
- £9.99 a month · £35.99 a year · £99.99 LifetimeThe UK App Store page also lists unnamed Premium items from £9.99 to £59.99.
- Privacy label
- Data used to track you: Purchases, user content, search history, identifiers, usage data
- Since
- 2014, by Monkey Taps. 14 languages.
Best for: Affirmations at a lower price
Mantra – Daily Affirmations
More than a thousand "I am" affirmations in 30+ categories, with daytime and bedtime reminders.
- Good
- More than a thousand "I am" affirmations in 30+ categories, daytime and bedtime reminders, Lifetime at £49.99.
- Consider
- Several different Annual prices are listed, so the one you see may vary.
- Prices (UK)
- £4.99 a month · £9.99 to £19.99 a year · £49.99 LifetimeThe UK App Store page lists several Annual prices, from £9.99 to £19.99.
- Privacy label
- Data used to track you: Identifiers
- Since
- 2017, by Broftware House. 10 languages.
Best for: Photo wallpapers and quotes read aloud
Daily Quote – Positive quotes
A quote of the day with photo wallpapers, and quotes read aloud by Siri (paid).
- Good
- Hand-picked photo wallpapers, Siri shortcuts and Audio Quotes; ad-free from £14.99 a year.
- Consider
- The plans remove ads, so the free version has them. Last updated in May 2024.
- Prices (UK)
- £3.99 a month · £14.99 a yearPrices are for "Ad-Free Quotes". Audio Quotes are sold separately (£32.99 a year).
- Privacy label
- Data used to track you: Purchases, identifiers, usage data
- Since
- 2012, by Ultabit. English.
Best for: Video and speeches
Motivate: Daily Motivation
Motivational videos and full-length speeches, music and quotes, with five new videos a day.
- Good
- Full-length speeches, five new videos a day, music and a quotes widget.
- Consider
- The highest monthly and Lifetime prices here: £10.49 a month, Annual listed at £41.99 to £93.99, Lifetime £399.99 in the UK.
- Prices (UK)
- £10.49 a month · £41.99 to £93.99 a year · £399.99 LifetimeThe UK App Store page lists three Annual prices: £41.99, £85.99 and £93.99.
- Privacy label
- Data used to track you: None
- Since
- 2015, by Brave New Logic. English.
Best for: Stoic philosophy
Stoic Mind – Daily Quotes
Stoic quotes from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, a life calendar and up to five reminders (Pro).
- Good
- Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, quotes explained in plain language (Pro) and a life calendar; Lifetime at £19.99.
- Consider
- Stoicism only; up to five reminders and the explanations need Pro.
- Prices (UK)
- £4.99 a month · £14.99 a year · £19.99 Lifetime
- Privacy label
- Data used to track you: Usage data
- Since
- 2022, by Jonathan McKenna. English.
Common questions
What is the best free daily quote app?
Every app here is free to download, with paid plans for more. Motivation and Daily Quote fund their free versions with ads; their paid plans remove them. Continuus Rise has no ads, and its free version includes the daily quote, widgets, wallpapers, saved quotes and your own words.
What is the cheapest daily quote app?
Per month, Continuus Rise and Daily Quote’s ad-free plan are the lowest found (£3.99 in the UK). Per year, Mantra lists the lowest Annual price (it lists several, from £9.99 to £19.99), then Daily Quote (ad-free) and Stoic Mind at £14.99. For a Lifetime plan, Stoic Mind is lowest at £19.99.
Quotes or affirmations: what is the difference?
A quote is something worth reading, often from someone else. An affirmation is a first-person statement you repeat to yourself, such as "I am capable". Motivation, Daily Quote, Stoic Mind and Continuus Rise lean towards quotes; I am and Mantra towards affirmations.
How were these apps chosen?
They are among the first results in a US App Store search on 27 October 2026 for "motivation", "daily quotes", "affirmations" and "stoic quotes", with different approaches. Every fact comes from the public store pages, read the same day, and Apple’s public lookup data for the US rating counts.
Sources
Read on 27 October 2026, without signing in. Facts about other apps are as their developers state them on these pages. Rating counts are from Apple’s public lookup data for the US store.
- Motivation – Daily quotes: App Store (US) · Google Play
- I am – Daily Affirmations: App Store (US) · Google Play
- Mantra – Daily Affirmations: App Store (US)
- Daily Quote – Positive quotes: App Store (US)
- Motivate: Daily Motivation: App Store (US) · Google Play
- Stoic Mind – Daily Quotes: App Store (US)
- Continuus Rise: App Store · Google Play
