# Cairn: Words to Keep — Mark the moments that matter

> Mark the moments that matter (iPhone/iPad app by Jared APPERSON.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cairn-words-to-keep/id6823715087 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jared APPERSON](https://appshunter.io/developer/6815907794)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 27.0 · 36 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cairn-words-to-keep/id6823715087/reviews.md

## What is Cairn?

A cairn is a small stack of stones that marks the trail. Cairn does the same for your day: one good line each hour, right where you'll see it.

Turn your iPhone on its side while it charges, and StandBy shows the hour's quote. The same quote is on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, and in the app, so wherever you look, it matches.

WORDS THAT FIT YOU
• Choose what you need: Get Moving, You're Okay, Self-Kindness, Affirmation, Calm, Resilience, Growth, and Classics.
• Pick a tone: gentle, direct, or reflective.
• Some quotes keep to the morning, some to the evening.
• Each morning, a short greeting by name. Just once a day.

A LIBRARY WORTH KEEPING
• 140 quotes written for Cairn: short, warm, and plain, with a little humor.
• Classics from writers like Marcus Aurelius, Emily Dickinson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman.
• A few favorite lines from film and TV.

WIDGETS FOR EVERY SPOT
• Small and medium Home Screen widgets.
• Lock Screen widgets in three shapes.
• StandBy, with a dim look at night.

SAVE WHAT SPEAKS TO YOU
• Tap the heart to keep a quote in Favorites.
• Now and then, Cairn asks if you'd like to look back at a few old favorites. You can say not now.

ADD YOUR OWN
• Write your own quotes, or save lines you find in Safari, Notes, and other apps from the share sheet.
• Say "Save a quote in Cairn" to Siri, or set it up on the Action Button.
• Your quotes join the hourly rotation, if you like.
• Tidy up fixes capitalization, punctuation, and dictation slips without changing your words. It runs on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence, on supported devices.

GENTLE REMINDERS
• Choose how many reminders you'd like each day.
• Nothing arrives during your quiet hours.
• Save a quote to Favorites right from the notification.

YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS
Cairn has no accounts, no ads, and no tracking. It never connects to the internet. Your quotes, favorites, and settings stay on your iPhone.

## Chart rankings

- #195 in Top Paid · Lifestyle (US App Store)

## Is Cairn safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Cairn.

## Is Cairn legit?

Cairn: Words to Keep has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cairn is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cairn-words-to-keep/id6823715087/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Encouraging

*2026-10-26*

It’s like having a supportive, but honest friend in your pocket.

### 5/5 — Be Curious, Not Judgmental

*2026-10-24*

This app is not normally something I would have on my phone. I normally do not get anything even close to this app, but I decided to follow the quote. I am very happy I followed the quote. This app functions super well with a very clean ui.  5 stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-27

Cairn 1.1 is about carrying your words with you.

• Moving to a new iPhone? Export Library in Settings makes one small file with your own quotes, quotes shared with you, and your favorites. Open it on your new iPhone and everything comes along.
• Quotes you share in Messages now arrive as a card with the quote on it.
• AirDrop a quote and it opens in Cairn instead of as a document.
• Not loving a quote? Tap the eye to see it less often, or hide it for good.
• Settings apply right away. No more Save button.
• The New Quote button in Control Center and on the Action Button now opens a new quote, as it should.

Thanks for keeping Cairn on your trail.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-22

No release notes.

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