Arête – Build Yourself Daily
Mornings, habits & Stoic calm
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Wake with a sunrise, win your morning, and close each day with honest reflection. Small steps, kept daily.
Arête wraps your day in two calm rituals — a morning rise and an evening close — and quietly tracks the habits, goals, and tasks in between. It is not a checklist with meditation bolted on. It is a daily ceremony, built around a living sky that mirrors the real time of day.
WIN THE MORNING
• Wake gently to a sunrise of light and uplifting sound.
• Settle with a short, breath-paced meditation.
• Read a three-to-five minute reflection written to set your mind — closing with a line from the Stoic philosophers.
• Picture the day going well, then set your six most important tasks.
MASTER THE DAY
• Tick habits and goals with satisfying, tactile feedback.
• Focus on six tasks — no more — and protect the one that matters most.
• Complete every habit and watch the sky bloom into an aurora.
CLOSE IT WITH HONOR
• Reflect by writing or voice memo, guided by rotating questions.
• Score the day, then set tomorrow's six while it's still calm.
• Rest with a clean conscience.
KEEP THE CHAIN ALIVE
• A streak that grows into a brighter light the longer you keep it.
• A gentle "never miss twice" philosophy — one missed day dims, it never shatters.
• A history you can actually feel proud of.
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your streak, your six, and the day's quote.
• Tick your keystone habit straight from the widget.
• An Apple Watch companion puts the whole ritual on your wrist.
BUILT TO BE BEAUTIFUL
A real-time generative sky, fluid motion, considered haptics, and a focus on calm. Your private journal stays on your device.
Small steps, kept daily, become who you are. Begin tomorrow morning.
Ratings & Reviews
What's new in 1.0.2
• A vastly expanded library — hundreds of Stoic quotes and original ARÊTE principles to carry with you, browsable in Thoughts.
• Thought exercises: reflect on any quote or principle with a smart question, by writing or voice memo — then revisit everything in your new Reflections history.
• Refinements throughout for a calmer, clearer experience.
Thank you for starting and ending your days with Arête.
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Information
- Seller
- Epictetus LLC
- Size
- 17.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Arête