Risora · a quote library for iPhone
A quote worth reading every morning.
Put one line on your Lock Screen, your Home Screen or your wrist. 1,000 quotes, 28 categories, Stoic authors, share cards.
Be like the promontory against which the waves continually break, but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
Without opening the app
See it where you already look.
A rectangular widget under the clock shows a full quote, and an inline one fits a short line above it. Quotes come from the category you choose.
Small, medium and large widgets sit among your apps. Make custom ones with their own category, background and refresh rate.
Two controls: Daily Quote opens today’s quote in one tap, New Quote opens another from your collection.
A complication puts a quote on your watch face. Open it and turn the Digital Crown to move between quotes.
The screens here are drawn in CSS to match the app. The quotes are real.
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Text version of this quote
“A conversation does not need to be perfect to be worth having.”
“A conversation does not need to be perfect to be worth having.”
“A conversation does not need to be perfect to be worth having.”
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A line is better when it looks like something.
Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written. Henry David Thoreau
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The Stoic shelf
Three old voices, short enough to read.
Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, kept together in the app.
16 quotes in the appBe like the promontory against which the waves continually break, but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.Marcus Aurelius
7 quotes in the appIt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.Seneca
7 quotes in the appSeek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are…Epictetus
28 categories
Find the kind of line you need.
Strength & Resilience
Achievement & Results
Professional Motivation
Relationships & Social Themes
Education & Inspiration
Mindfulness, Gratitude and Calm & Stillness share one page.
Markets teach you faster than any plan you can write on paper.
RisoraWrist and Lock Screen
One turn of the Crown, one more line.
On Apple Watch the quote fills the display and a thin ring traces its edge. Turn the Digital Crown to move through the day’s queue; the lit dot is where you are.
Where our quotes come from
Named authors, from published sources. Unsigned lines, written by us.
Quotes attributed to a named author are drawn from historical and published sources. Unattributed reflections are original writing by the Risora team, some with AI assistance, and all reviewed and edited before publication. This site shows a selection of the 1,000 in the app.
Questions
Good to know.
What is Risora?
A quote library for iPhone and Apple Watch with 1,000 quotes in 28 categories. You see a quote on your Lock Screen, Home Screen or wrist without opening the app, and you can turn any quote into an image to share.
How do I put a quote on my Lock Screen?
Touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, add widgets and choose Risora. The step-by-step guide on this site walks through it.
Does Risora work on Apple Watch?
Yes. There is a Watch app and a complication for your watch face. Turn the Digital Crown to move between quotes.
Can I choose when quotes arrive?
Yes. A reminder set is a theme, a rate and a time window, and custom widgets can update from once to sixteen times a day.
Can I share a quote as an image?
Yes. Pick the 3:4 size for a feed post or the 9:16 size for a Story. The image is saved to your Photos, and you can send it from there.
Is there a Stoic collection?
Yes. The Stoic Wisdom category brings together Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, and there is a Stoic hub on this site.
Where do the quotes come from?
Named authors are drawn from historical and published sources. Unsigned lines are written by the Risora team, some with AI assistance, and all are reviewed and edited before publication.
Which languages does Risora support?
The app is available in 14 languages. This site is currently in English.
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A quote worth reading on your Lock Screen every morning.