❦Tend
Ancient wisdom, modern practice.
"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.22
Tend is a small Android app for daily Stoic practice. Each day, one quote from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, or Epictetus, translated into plain modern English, with a real-world example and a question to sit with.
No streaks. No badges. No audience. A quiet place to read a hard-won idea and write a short reflection of your own. Your journal stays on your phone, nothing leaves your device, and no account is required.
What you get
- One quote per day, delivered at the time you choose
- A modern translation, a contemporary example, and a prompt to reflect on
- A home screen widget so today's quote sits where you can see it
- Save quotes that resonate, find them again in the Archive
- A year from now, the reflection you wrote today surfaces back on the same calendar date
- Pause notifications for a day, a week, or longer, when you need quiet
- A full year of curated entries, no day-to-day recycling
- Fully private. No accounts, no cloud syncing of your writing, no audience
See it
Free. Android only for now. iOS planned.
Who made this
Hi. I'd loved the Stoics for years but kept finding them easier to admire than to internalize. Tend is the bridge I built for myself: a quote a day, a plain translation, an example that fits. I hope it helps yours too.
❦ Kevin