Encara: Lock Screen Quotes
John White Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Encara: Lock Screen Quotes is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by John White. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 27, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 55 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 27
- 2026 · v1.3.0
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About Encara: Lock Screen Quotes
One short, wise thought on the screen you already look at. Encara puts timeless lines on your iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets. They come from the Stoics, classical authors, the Chinese and Japanese classics, the Spanish and French moralists, and established proverbs. "The soul takes on the colour of its thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius A LINE FOR EVERY GLANCE - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets - A new line every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, every hour, or at a custom interval - Opening the app never changes the line - Tap your Lock Screen widget to open its exact quote - Clearer, animated guidance for setting up Encara on your Lock Screen CHOOSE YOUR TONE - Mix, or a single theme: Philosophy, Motivation, Success & Ambition, Business & Leadership, or Calm & Perspective MEANING AND CONTEXT - All 281 curated library quotes now come with a short English explanation of their meaning - Selected quotes also include sourced historical or literary context; 183 have this so far - Explanations are currently in English; the quotes themselves remain available in all seven languages SEVEN LANGUAGES - English, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese and German - Where a reviewed translation exists, you see that language. Where it doesn't, Encara shows the English line instead. - In the app, non-English lines can show English underneath. - Widgets show the line in your chosen language when a reviewed translation is available, otherwise in English, with its author. A LIBRARY YOU CAN TRUST - 281 quotes, each checked against its source - Proverbs are labelled as proverbs - Paraphrases are labelled "After …" - No invented attributions MAKE IT YOURS - Add your own lines. They stay on your iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account - No ads - Usage analytics stay off unless you choose to share them ENCARA PRO Encara is free to download. Encara Pro unlocks the full wisdom library and Lock Screen widgets, including Saved Quotes, and is available as an auto-renewing Monthly or Annual subscription. A 3-day free trial is available on the Annual plan for eligible new subscribers. The price for your country or region, and any trial you're eligible for, is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Bought Encara before version 1.1? You keep full access with no subscription needed. On a new iPhone, tap Restore Purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://encara-site.vercel.app/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.3.0 · Updated October 27, 2026
Choose the plan that suits you: Encara now offers Monthly and Annual subscriptions, side by side. New: Saved Quotes. Bookmark your favourite quotes and find them again in one place. New: Saved Quotes widget theme. Rotate the quotes you've saved on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets. Plus general improvements and fixes.
App privacy
The developer, John White, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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