MARCUS vs SprintDate

MARCUS is a daily Stoic practice app built on a simple premise: philosophy is something you do, not something you read. Most philosophy apps give you a quote and call it a day. MARCUS gives you a complete daily practice rooted in 2,000 years of Stoic tradition — morning intentions, structured lessons, guided exercises, and evening reflections that turn ancient wisdom into a living habit. FOUR PILLARS OF DAILY PRACTICE Today — Your Daily Anchor Each morning begins with a carefully chosen thought from Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca and the wider Stoic tradition — a different passage every day of the year. Not a decorative quote — a lens for examining your day. Set your morning intention in under two minutes and return each evening for the Evening Review. On iPhone Duo, today’s thought and your journal sit side by side. Learn — Depth, Not Soundbites 71 structured lessons covering seven pillars of Stoic philosophy: Control, Acceptance, Virtue, Mortality, Calmness, Obstacles, and Time. Each lesson pairs primary source excerpts with modern commentary and a practical exercise. Guided journeys include "Stoicism at Work", applying Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca to difficult colleagues, hard emails, and the pressure to let a job become your whole identity; "Friendship", on whom to trust and how to love; and "The Other Stoics", introducing Zeno, Panaetius, Hecato, Posidonius and Cato. Reflect — Your Private Journal Guided journaling with rotating Stoic prompts. Every entry is stored locally on your device and never leaves it. Review your reflections over time and watch your practice deepen. Practice — Active Exercises 25 text-guided Stoic exercises grounded in classical practices: negative visualisation, the view from above, evening self-examination, and more — plus a set of 60-90 second "Quick Resets" for the moment you actually need them, not just morning and evening. WORD FOR WORD FROM THE SOURCES Every quotation in MARCUS is taken word for word from a public-domain translation — George Long, Richard Mott Gummere, Aubrey Stewart, Thomas Wentworth Higginson and others — with only archaic forms like “thou” modernised. Settings › Sources & Translations credits every translator. DESIGNED FOR PRIVACY Your journal entries, reflections, and practice history never leave your device. No accounts, no cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking. No ads, no account, no tracking. Just a daily practice that respects your time, your attention, and your privacy.

SprintDate is online speed dating by video. Instead of swiping through endless profiles, you join a live event and meet people face to face in a series of short 1:1 video dates. After each conversation you privately decide whether you would like to stay in touch. When the interest is mutual, it’s a match and a private chat opens. One event, several real conversations and a quick answer to whether there is a spark. Many events are free, and for paid events you see the price before you sign up. HOW IT WORKS • Browse upcoming speed dating events and choose one that suits you. • Get a reminder before the start and wait in the lobby for the first round. • Talk 1:1 on video in timed rounds, usually about five minutes each. • After every date, privately choose whether you want to stay in touch. • A mutual yes creates a match and unlocks a private chat. ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SPEED DATING Online events run entirely in the app: no extra software and no meeting links. At in-person events you show the QR code of your ticket at the entrance, the app shows your table for each round, and the organizer runs the rounds from the app. MADE FOR REAL CONVERSATIONS • An icebreaker question helps you start the conversation. • A timer keeps every date short and fair for everyone. • You meet people live, so you quickly know if there is chemistry. • Nobody sees your choices; only a mutual yes becomes a match. MATCHES AND CHAT All your matches and messages are in one place. Open a profile right from the chat, see when your message was delivered and read, and reach Support in the app whenever you need help. SAFETY AND PRIVACY • Sign in with your phone number and a one-time SMS code, no password needed. • SprintDate is for adults only: you must be 18 or older to join. • You can report or block a person directly in the app. • Payments for paid events are processed by Stripe, and refunds follow each event’s rules. HOST YOUR OWN EVENTS Organize speed dating in your city or online. Apply in the app to become an organizer, then set the date, the number and length of rounds and the participant limit, admit guests at in-person events by scanning their tickets, and run every round from the host panel. AVAILABLE IN 32 LANGUAGES Use SprintDate in English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and 24 more languages. Join an event, meet new people on video and find out who says yes too.