MARCUS vs thinkr

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 — 363 passages, a different one each day. 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 78 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 for Exams", seven days on keeping a clear head through exam season, from the night before to results day; "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.

thinkr is a fun way to learn philosophy. Find out which philosopher thinks like you, then spend seven days with them, one idea a day, in their own words. FIND YOUR PHILOSOPHER • Five quick questions about the big questions match you with one of 12 thinkers, from Plato, Epicurus and Seneca to Confucius, Lao Tzu, Kant and Nietzsche. • Change your mind any time and pick a different philosopher. SEVEN DAYS IN THEIR OWN WORDS • Each journey is seven short days. Most days put a passage of the philosopher's own writing in front of you, with an "In plain words" note, then a quick check that you got the idea. • The readings are public-domain translations of the original texts. • The first three days of your journey are free. WHERE THE THINKERS STAND • Eight big questions, from death to free will to how to live, and where each of the twelve stands on them. • Pages for more than 40 philosophers, with their dates, key texts and influence. LEARN THE BIG IDEAS • 151 short lessons in 35 units, from Socrates and the Stoics to Eastern thought, existentialism and a critical-thinking toolkit. Quick exercises, no lectures. • Read the classics with sentence-by-sentence focus and plain-words help. • A daily challenge, a daily thought and a gentle streak. WHAT IS FREE The quiz, the stances map, every thinker page, Unit 1 of the course, the daily challenge and the first three days of your journey. THINKR PRO All 12 seven-day journeys, every reading, and the full 151-lesson course. Choose monthly or annual. PRIVACY No accounts. Your progress lives on your device. We use privacy-conscious product analytics and crash reporting to improve the app. thinkr has no ads. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS thinkr Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://thinkr-chat.mcintyregrissom.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://thinkr-chat.mcintyregrissom.workers.dev/privacy