Reference
Quotes 2044
A hand-picked collection of more than fourteen hundred quotations, one at a time, read aloud if you want it to be. On your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, and your wrist.
What it does
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One tap, one quote
No feed, no infinite scroll, no algorithm deciding what you see next.
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Read aloud
Any quote can be spoken, using the voices already installed on your device.
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Hand-picked
Over fourteen hundred quotations, chosen rather than scraped. Attribution is best-effort and corrections are welcome.
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On every screen
A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget that changes through the day, and a standalone Apple Watch app.
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Copy and share
Copying a quote puts it on your clipboard. If you have Universal Clipboard switched on, that is an Apple feature and it is controlled in your settings — the app never reads your clipboard.
Specification
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Home Screen widget, App Clip |
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| Category | Reference |
| Interface languages | 1 |
| Accounts | None. Nothing to create, nothing to sign in to. |
| Advertising and analytics | None. |
| Sync | None. Nothing leaves the device. |
| Notifications | None are requested or shown. |
| Seller of record | Apple, for App Store purchases |
| Licence | Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (opens in a new tab) |
| Privacy policy | App Store edition · Google Play edition |
Tapping Recommend another app asks iOS to present Apple’s own App Store card. Apple fetches and renders it; the app itself sends and receives nothing.
Attribution is best-effort
Famous quotations are famously misattributed, passed between books, posters and the internet until the wrong name sticks harder than the right one. We correct errors when we learn of them and would be glad to hear about one. If a quotation matters — for a speech, an essay, a tattoo — check it against a primary source first.
The words are other people's
The quotations belong to whoever said or wrote them. The selection, arrangement and presentation are ours.
Need help, or have an idea?
Questions, bug reports and feature requests are read and answered directly. Please include your device and system version — it makes a fix much quicker. One message is often all it takes: the detail you add today is what makes the next release better for everyone using the same app.