# Progymnasmata — Preliminary exercises

> Preliminary exercises (iPhone/iPad app by Abraham Doe.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/progymnasmata/id6816223451 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Abraham Doe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1807374127)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 50 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-11-05

## What is Progymnasmata?

The Progymnasmata is a daily rhetorical exercise for those who love wisdom.

Choose the values that matter to you — beauty, strength, wisdom, justice, and dozens more — and once a day, We delivers one of fourteen progymnasmata: classical exercises ancient Greeks and Romans used to train thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking. A fable. A maxim. An anecdote about a real historical figure. A speech written for delivery.

Each exercise shows you how it is built — its classical anatomy, its sources, its purpose — and invites you to practice the form yourself in a short, focused writing exercise.

FEATURES:
Fifteen classical exercise types: fable, maxim, anecdote, narrative, refutation, confirmation, commonplace, vivid description, encomium, invective, comparison, personification, thesis, law, and declamation.

Daily exercises aligned with your values, delivered as a local notification at the time you pick.

A built-in Handbook explaining each exercise's definition, structure, and pitfalls.

A practice editor with autosave for writing your own response to each exercise.

A personal library of everything you've received, with favorites.

Every historical exercise is honestly sourced and cites its cited.

Everything you choose and everything you write stays on your device.

Exercise your mind with the progym. Download today! 

EULA. https://blackarsenic88.github.io/progymnasmata-docs/treatise_eula.html
Privacy Policy. https://blackarsenic88.github.io/progymnasmata-docs/treatise_privacy_policy.html
Terms of Service. https://blackarsenic88.github.io/progymnasmata-docs/treatise_terms_of_use.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Progymnasmata Full Library | $0.99 | per month |


## Is Progymnasmata safe?

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## Is Progymnasmata legit?

Progymnasmata appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Progymnasmata is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-02

No release notes.

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