PhiJo is a minimalist app that opens each day with a single curated philosophical quote. No endless feed. No notification spam. No ads.
From the Stoics to Sufism, from Epictetus to Rumi — a hand-picked collection of thoughts from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Confucius, Nietzsche, Yunus Emre, and more.
▸ ONE QUOTE A DAY
A single thought waiting for you each morning. Nothing more, nothing less.
▸ FOR YOU
Eight short questions assign you one of 8 philosophical types. Recommendations follow your type. After onboarding, your favorites, skips, and reads quietly personalize the algorithm.
▸ A QUIET JOURNAL
Write notes on quotes you love; stick them like paper sticky notes. Your thoughts stay anchored to the quote — a small archive that waits for you.
▸ THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
Latin, Greek, Classical Chinese, Persian — the quote in its original language appears below in italic. Loeb Classical aesthetic.
▸ WIDGET
Add it to your home screen; refreshes at midnight with the day's quote. Three sizes: mini, square, wide.
▸ PRIVACY-FIRST
No ads. No third-party analytics. No tracking. No AI-generated false attributions — every source is verified. Data stored in the European Union (Frankfurt).
▸ CUSTOMIZATION
Four curated typefaces (Lora, Crimson Pro, EB Garamond, Inter), light and dark paper themes, English + Turkish.
PhiJo's core is free. For those who want more, PhiJo Premium adds your own text
on the widget, an archive of past quotes, three personal picks a day, and more. Try
it free for 7 days; yearly subscription or one-time lifetime access.
PHIJO PREMIUM (OPTIONAL)
The core of the app stays free: the daily quote, the widget, the journal
and your favorites are always open. Premium unlocks your own words on the
widget, a 30-day quote archive, three personal picks a day, deep profile
insights, every font, and extra share styles.
PhiJo Premium is offered as a yearly subscription or as a one-time lifetime
purchase. The yearly subscription includes a 7-day free trial; unless
cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it renews automatically.
Lifetime access is not part of the trial. Subscriptions are managed and
cancelled in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://alperenkra.github.io/phijo-web/privacy.html
Ratings & Reviews
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A real profile, scripture, and a streak board.
• Your profile is now truly yours: a nickname, a photo, a motto and your favorite philosopher. See your streak, saved quotes and notes at a glance — with 12 badges to earn along the way.
• Streak board: join with your profile name and see where you stand among those who stop by every day.
• Where should your quotes come from? Philosophy, motivation or scripture — a daily verse from the Qur'an, the Old Testament or the New Testament. Settings → Source of your quotes.
• Hide an author or a theme you'd rather not see.
• Today's letter now waits in a dim room; break the seal and the light spreads.
• The morning notification now carries today's quote, so you can read it without even opening the app.
• Forgot your journal PIN? You can now remove it with your device passcode.
• Fixed daily notifications that stopped after two weeks on some devices.
• Dozens of small fixes and improvements.
Version 1.6.0
The developer, Alperen Kara, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Purchases
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Other Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More