Encara: Lock Screen Quotes
Wisdom in 7 languages
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
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
- Tap your Lock Screen widget to open its exact quote
- Clearer, animated guidance for setting up Encara on your Lock Screen
CHOOSE YOUR TONE
- Mix, or a single theme: Philosophy, Motivation, Success & Ambition, Business & Leadership, or Calm & Perspective
MEANING AND CONTEXT
- All 281 curated library quotes now come with a short English explanation of their meaning
- Selected quotes also include sourced historical or literary context; 183 have this so far
- Explanations are currently in English; the quotes themselves remain available in all seven languages
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
- Add your own lines. They stay on your iPhone.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- No account
- No ads
- Usage analytics stay off unless you choose to share them
ENCARA ANNUAL
New customers need Encara Annual, an auto-renewing yearly subscription, to use Encara. It costs £2.49 per year in the UK. In other countries, the App Store shows your local price before you subscribe. If you're eligible for a free trial, the App Store shows it before you subscribe. Apple determines eligibility.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings.
Bought Encara before version 1.1? You keep full access with no subscription needed. On a new iPhone, tap Restore Purchases.
Terms of Use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy:
https://encara-site.vercel.app/privacy
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Explore the meaning behind all 281 quotes, with sourced context for selected lines. Tap your Lock Screen widget to open the exact quote, and follow clearer guidance to set up Encara. Explanations are currently in English.
The developer, John White, 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:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- John White
- Size
- 49 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Encara Annual $2.99
- Encara Full Access $2.49
- Copyright
- © 2026 John White