2024.15
2024-04-09
dear stoics,
in this update, we've added new guided journals for april & may and squashed a couple minor bugs as usual.
we hope you're having a great week welcoming better weather.
if you haven't joined our discord yet, we'd love to have you in our community -> https://stoic.li/discord
best,
m.
2024.14
2024-03-27
dear stoics,
as april is stress awareness month, we want to remind you to take care of yourself and your mental health. to help you with that, we've added a new guided journal that covers the topic of stress management.
best,
m.
2024.13
2024-03-22
dear stoics.
this update brings fixes for several bugs.
best,
m.
2024.9
2024-03-07
dear stoics,
today, we’re introducing three new features that leverage AI to help you journal & reflect better:
• personalized reflections - get custom prompts based on your focuses by Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and more
• reflective analysis - use AI to analyze your entries, uncover patterns, and get follow-up prompts
• smart notifications - get personalized notifications based on your day powered by AI
thank you to those who participated in our beta and helped us polish these features for everyone!
in addition to this, we also added:
• a new guided journal for International Women's Day
• a fix for the annoying duplicates bug reported to us by @uthark, @mimi, and others in our Discord community (which you should join)
we hope you love our AI features, we think they can be super helpful for many.
join our Discord and let us know your thoughts
best,
m.
2024.8
2024-03-04
dear stoics,
today, we’re introducing three new features that leverage AI to help you journal & reflect better:
• personalized reflections - get custom prompts based on your focuses by Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and more
• reflective analysis - use AI to analyze your entries, uncover patterns, and get follow-up prompts
• smart notifications - get personalized notifications based on your day powered by AI
thank you to those who participated in our beta and helped us polish these features for everyone!
in addition to this, we also added:
• Journaling Suggestions to your Morning Preparations & Evening Reflections
• a fix for the annoying duplicates bug reported to us by @uthark, @mimi, and others in our Discord community (which you should join)
we hope you love our AI features, we think they can be super helpful for many.
join our Discord and let us know your thoughts
best,
m.
2024.7
2024-02-25
dear stoics.
this update brings the option to switch back to the old button UI for mood check-ins instead of new sliders.
it will also add:
- new iMessage stickers
- journaling suggestions in reflections. you can add them in morning/evening reflection personalization.
best,
m.
2024.6
2024-02-14
dear stoics,
we need to address a significant topic — the much-debated slider feature. in our upcoming update, we will introduce an option allowing you to switch from the slider to traditional buttons, aligning with your preferences.
currently, you have the ability to disable the mood checkin on the launch by navigating to your profile -> preferences.
despite this change, we maintain our stance that the slider offers a superior user experience.
best,
m.
2024.4
2024-01-22
dear stoics.
this update makes fonts look better and adds more daily prompts and quotes.
best,
m.
2023.50
2023-11-22
dear stoics,
in this update, we've added some special things for the upcoming holidays.
we hope you get to spend quality time with your loved ones and express your gratitude for them as well as reflect on your year so far.
apart from that, there are the usual bug fixes and improvements to make stoic smoother for you.
if you aren't a part of our discord already, we'd love to have you join -> stoic.li/discord
be sure to follow us @getstoic on socials for updates.
best,
m.
2023.49
2023-11-21
dear stoics,
in this update, we've added some special things for the upcoming holidays.
we hope you get to spend quality time with your loved ones and express your gratitude for them as well as reflect on your year so far.
apart from that, there are the usual bug fixes and improvements to make stoic smoother for you.
if you aren't a part of our discord already, we'd love to have you join -> stoic.li/discord
be sure to follow us @getstoic on socials for updates.
best,
m.
2023.47
2023-10-31
dear stoics,
spooky season is upon us and to celebrate we’ve added a special badge for this year’s Halloween!
celebrate with a new weekly theme and Tim Ferriss’ Fear Setting technique to face your fears this Halloween.
join our Discord (link in-app) and tell us what costumes you’re planning for Halloween.
best,
m.
2023.46
2023-10-25
dear stoics,
spooky season is upon us and to celebrate we’ve added a special badge for this year’s Halloween!
celebrate with a new weekly theme and Tim Ferriss’ Fear Setting technique to face your fears this Halloween.
join our Discord (link in-app) and tell us what costumes you’re planning for Halloween.
best,
team stoic.
2023.45
2023-10-24
dear stoics.
in this update, we’ve added some info on how to add our beautiful stoic widgets to your lock and home screens in case you were wondering how to do it.
in addition to that, we’ve also added settings to your badges and streak so you can customize them and we’ve also added some new badges!
apart from that, we’ve fixed some bugs as usual and made performance improvements so stoic runs smoothly for you.
best,
m.
2023.44
2023-10-19
dear stoics.
in this update, we’ve added some info on how to add our beautiful stoic widgets to your lock and home screens in case you were wondering how to do it.
in addition to that, we’ve also added settings to your badges and streak so you can customize them and we’ve also added some new badges!
apart from that, we’ve fixed some bugs as usual and made performance improvements so stoic runs smoothly for you.
best,
m.
2023.43
2023-10-16
dear stoics.
this update adds more daily prompts and a few surprises for you.
best,
m.
2023.42
2023-10-11
dear stoics.
in this update we’ve added a special guided journal for world mental health day as well as more daily prompts for the coming weeks
apart from that, we’ve fixed a whole bunch of bugs that have been bugging some of you including the Shield, journaling from a quote, etc.
if you haven’t joined our community on discord yet, we’d love to have you in it; the link is in the app.
best,
m.
2023.41
2023-10-05
dear stoics.
the coming week is mental health awareness week and in this update we’ve added a special guided journal for world mental health day as well as more daily prompts for the coming weeks
apart from that, we’ve fixed a whole bunch of bugs that have been bugging some of you including the Shield, journaling from a quote, etc.
if you haven’t joined our community on discord yet, we’d love to have you in it; the link is in the app.
best,
m.
2023.40
2023-09-29
dear stoics.
in this update, we have:
added a few new badges
fixed the widgets for those of you who did not update to iOS 17 yet (why?)
improved the keyboard for those who did update to iOS 17
fixed a bunch of bugs as usual
join our discord community if you haven't already, the vibes are wholesome.
best,
m.
2023.39
2023-09-25
dear stoics.
in this update, we fixed the bugs you’ve been having with Shield. we’ve also added the ability to hide the ‘Open Anyway’ button if you want to be more strict with your screen time.
if you use Mastodon, you can now find us on there as well, the link is in the settings.
feel free to join our community on discord too, it’s fun there : )
best,
m.
2023.38
2023-09-18
dear stoics.
it's that time of the year.
this update brings:
- support for the latest os
- interactive widgets
- ipad lock screen widgets
- reimplemented widgets (e.g. merged 3 quote widgets into one)
- much cleaner widget gallery
- new chart in trends: time in daylight
- new journal collection: introduction to stoicism.
- mood logged in the widget now correctly appears in journey
additionally, this update fixes translations that we broke the last time.
best,
w.
2023.37
2023-09-14
dear stoics.
this update adds a few small UI improvements (like easy way to share exercises, warnings when data is not logged to HealthKit, list of prompts in exercises) and it also fixes 4 most common bugs that caused crashes.
best,
m.
2023.36
2023-09-06
dear stoics.
this update will make the app open faster and fix a few UI bugs and a crash related to stoic shield.
best,
m.
2023.35
2023-09-01
dear stoics.
this build resolves the recent crash issue. we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
best,
m.
2023.34
2023-08-30
dear stoics.
this update adds more daily prompts, fixes a few crashes, and improves UI in a few places.
best,
m.
2023.33
2023-08-22
dear stoics.
this update brings new custom shields that you can personalize and specify when you want to block distracting apps and websites.
it also adds new charts from Health Kit data to your monthly/yearly views and adds a new guided journal “back to school”.
best,
m.
2023.32
2023-08-06
dear stoics.
this update celebrates friendship day with a new guided journal for that occasion.
as always we’re also shipping fixes and improvements, like the possibility to hide words directly from the word cloud after a long hold, not counting meditation as an exercise activity, better search, new export options, better handling of non-gregorian calendars, and many many more.
best,
m.
2023.31
2023-07-14
dear stoics.
in this release we’ve added more translations to the app so more people around the world can enjoy stoic.
apart from that, we’ve fixed a whole bunch of pesky little bugs as usual.
follow us @stoicapp on socials and join our discord if you haven’t already, it’s fun there!
best,
m.
2023.30
2023-07-08
dear stoic.
in this update, we hope the app doesn’t crash as much and we also made some improvements to the accessibility of the app.
if you use stoic with the help of accessibility features, please let us know what we can do better in our discord - you can join by opening stoic, going to your profile, scrolling down to community.
thank you for using stoic.
best,
m.
2023.29
2023-07-05
dear stoic.
in this update, you might see more animal friends while using stoic – we thought it'd be nice to give you more company.
we've also added a new chart in 'trends' which will help you visualize your mindful minutes overall from the Health app.
apart from that, we've fixed a couple of pesky bugs and made a few improvements that hopefully makes the app experience smoother for you. if you still come across any bugs, you can report it to us directly within the app (your profile -> report a bug).
feel free to join our discord to chat with the team and community -> https://stoic.li/discord
you can also follow us @stoicapp on Twitter & Instagram to stay updated.
best,
m.
2023.28
2023-07-04
dear stoic.
in this update we've added more daily prompts for the weeks to come.
we've also fixed the bug where the notification badge wouldn't go away - thank you @faytl for reporting this to us on discord.
if you aren't on it already, do join our community -> https://stoic.li/discord
and follow us @stoicapp on twitter & instagram for more stoic content.
best,
m.
2023.27
2023-06-26
dear stoic.
in this update, we've done the usual where we fix some bugs and unintentionally create new ones which we'll fix in the next update.
all kidding aside, we're preparing to launch two big features in the next release so keep an eye on that.
feel free to join our discord and chat with the team and community -> https://stoic.li/discord
best,
m.
2023.26
2023-06-05
dear stoics.
this update will make your app work more smoothly and everything will load faster.
best,
m.
2023.25
2023-06-02
dear stoics.
this update will make your app work more smoothly and everything will load faster.
best,
m.
2023.24
2023-05-24
dear stoics.
in this update, we fixed some stuff and made the experience simpler.
we’re also rolling out our community on discord and we’d love for you to join.
get your invite: stoic. -> you. -> community.
best,
team stoic.
2023.23
2023-05-17
dear stoics.
in this update, we've redesigned the 'today' page to be more personalized to you.
let us know what you think in our discord.
to join, open stoic -> you -> community, or go to https://discord.stoic.li/
best,
m.
2023.22
2023-05-16
dear stoics.
in this update, we've redesigned the 'today' page to be more personalized to you.
let us know what you think in our discord.
to join, open stoic -> you -> community, or go to https://discord.stoic.li/
best,
team stoic.
2023.21
2023-05-07
dear stoics.
remember those days in school where our teachers would give us cute badges whenever we did something good? and it felt so nice?
in this update, we’re bringing the same feeling to stoic.
introducing badges to keep you motivated on your journey and put a smile on your face.
we hope it’s as fun for you as it was for us to build.
best,
m.
ps: we just launched a discord to discuss all things stoic :)
if you’d like to join, you can find an invite in stoic -> you -> community
2023.20
2023-05-03
dear stoics.
remember those days in school where our teachers would give us cute badges whenever we did something good? and it felt so nice?
in this update, we’re bringing the same feeling to stoic.
introducing badges to keep you motivated on your journey and put a smile on your face.
we hope it’s as fun for you as it was for us to build.
best,
m.
ps: we just launched a discord to discuss all things stoic :)
if you’d like to join, you can find an invite in stoic -> you -> community
2023.19
2023-04-21
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements in accessibility.
best,
m.
2023.18
2023-04-18
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- charts of your habits in trends
- option to export entries from days/weeks/months
- new exercise sharing
- option to quickly add activities to the favorite list
- five whys guided journal
best,
m.
2023.17
2023-04-08
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journaling prompts
best,
m.
2023.16
2023-04-05
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journaling prompts
- fixes of a few small bugs
best,
m.
2023.15
2023-03-28
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- dynamic prompts — you’ll be able to add to your morning preparation and evening reflection prompts that will change every day
- share button on the end of journals
- fix for iCloud sync
- fix for text export
- fix for missing quotes in journey
best,
m.
ps. we’re now working on a possibility to schedule prompts/habits to appear in your reflections on specific days. that will be useful for weekly summaries and planning.
2023.14
2023-03-18
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- drumroll…
- custom prompts
- habits
open your profile -> morning/evening reflection -> customize everything you want.
enjoy,
m.
2023.13
2023-03-17
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- drumroll…
- custom prompts
- habits
open your profile -> morning/evening reflection -> customize everything you want.
enjoy,
m.
2023.12
2023-03-16
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- drumroll…
- custom prompts
- habits
open your profile -> morning/evening reflection -> customize everything you want.
enjoy,
m.
2023.11
2023-03-15
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- drumroll…
- custom prompts
- habits
open your profile -> morning/evening reflection -> customize everything you want.
enjoy,
m.
2023.10
2023-03-11
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new daily prompts
- possibility to pick a font.
as you might notice we changed the font a few updates ago. open your profile -> appearance -> font to get the old feel.
best,
m.
ps. the next update will have custom prompts, custom metrics, habits and reflections personalization. it’s all ready :)
2023.9
2023-03-03
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journaling prompts
- a few bug fixes
best,
m.
2023.8
2023-02-28
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journaling prompts
- a few bug fixes
best,
m.
2023.7
2023-02-17
dear stoics.
this update doesn’t bring new customization of reflections — we’re still polishing it and testing. apologies.
we’ve finished a bunch of other things that we just didn’t want to keep not released for another week:
- a new collection of guided journals — introduction to journaling
(we’re almost ready with on sleep collection, so you can start preparing your pillow.)
- fixes of new prompts explore (explore -> journal -> prompts)
- fixes of status bar color
- new daily prompts
- bunch of small fixes and improvements.
best,
m..
2022.58
2022-11-10
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- voice notes — record your voice and attach it to your journals
- today view personalization — you can now pick if you’d like to see daily quotes, daily affirmations or both
- iCloud sync fix
- faceID/touchID fix
have a good weekend,
m.
2022.57
2022-11-04
dear stoics.
this update brings:
⁃ chimes in breathing exercises
- fixes of not working shortcuts and widgets
best,
m.
2022.56
2022-10-29
dear stoics.
this update brings new journaling prompts and quotes.
best,
m.
2022.54
2022-10-09
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- a new carousel — we completely rewrote the underlying component of daily reflections. it will now work more smoothly and clouds will animate even more beautifully
- a few small fixes of meditations, journaling stability, and widgets.
best,
m.
ps. we are almost ready with custom daily focuses. it should be ready in a ~week.
2022.53
2022-10-05
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- fix of a crash that happened in the quotes screen
- new journaling prompts
best,
m.
2022.52
2022-10-01
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- fixes of widgets
- improvements of the today view
best,
m.
2022.51
2022-09-26
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- more quotes
- small widgets redesign
- improves synchronization between devices
- fixes the issue with notifications
- fixes the issue with unlocking premium content after subscription purchase
best,
m.
2022.49
2022-09-12
dear stoics.
this update brings iOS 16 features:
- shared with you - you can now share activities from stoic with your friends
- new charts and trends - with beautiful animations and detailed accessibility
- lock screen widgets - three new widgets will allow quick access to your favorite activities and your day plan
- focus modes - highlight relevant content for your current focus
also:
- fix quotes widget
best,
m.
2022.48
2022-09-12
dear stoics.
this update brings iOS 16 features:
- shared with you - you can now share activities from stoic with your friends
- new charts and trends - with beautiful animations and detailed accessibility
- lock screen widgets - three new widgets will allow quick access to your favorite activities and your day plan
- focus modes - highlight relevant content for your current focus
best,
m.
2022.46
2022-09-07
dear stoics.
this update:
- adds new birds
- fixes keyboard toolbar covering text
best,
m.
2022.45
2022-09-03
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journaling prompts
- new reflection assets
- fixes shortcuts
- fixes notifications
- makes trends load faster
best,
m.
2022.44
2022-08-31
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journaling prompts
- a few bug fixes
best,
m.
2022.43
2022-08-23
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- birds
- tiny redesign of the "today" view
- new weekly journaling prompts
- fix of a fear setting bug that caused a few crashes
- fix of a disappearing pin view
best,
m.
2022.42
2022-08-21
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- birds
- tiny redesign of the "today" view
- new weekly journaling prompts
- fix of a fear setting bug that caused a few crashes
- fix of a disappearing pin view
best,
m.
2022.41
2022-08-12
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new trends charts and the option to see charts from previous weeks
- new reflections metrics design
- new daily journaling prompts
best,
m.
2022.40
2022-08-04
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new journey export (long press on the item or click more -> export)
- new memento mori widget
- new journaling prompts
best,
m.
2022.39
2022-07-14
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- iCloud syncing improvements
- accessibility improvements
- new weekly prompts
- new widgets
- new sleep chart
best,
m.
2022.38
2022-07-07
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new daily prompts
- fix of widgets language
best,
m.
2022.37
2022-07-03
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- a fix for a crash that happened during evening reflection
best,
m.
2022.36
2022-07-01
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- two affirmations widgets with the possibility to personalize them (theme/reload time etc.)
- new charts of metrics
- improvements to sync
best,
m.
2022.35
2022-06-29
dear stoics.
this update:
- adds more daily prompts
- adds an option to set the watch app language
best,
m.
2022.34
2022-06-27
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- a small redesign of the evening reflection.
- a new day plan widget that changes through the day to display your daily focus and reminds you to do morning/evening reflections.
- small visual improvements of a few charts.
have a great week,
m.
2022.33
2022-06-24
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- peek and pop in the journey - long hold your finger on a card for access to quick actions
- streak and day plan widgets (both customizable)
- new daily prompts
- a lot of minor fixes
best,
m.
2022.32
2022-06-11
dear stoics.
this update fixes a weird crash that happened for some people each time they updated the app to a new version.
best,
m.
2022.31
2022-06-04
dear stoics.
we wish you a happy WWDC time. next week our team is going for a retreat to watch sessions from the apple conference and learn how to build the best experience for the next iOS version. the next update will be in 2 weeks.
this update:
- adds new charts in trends (and amazing word cloud)
- adds a new customizable widget with a possibility to pick exercise/type/color (we are still working on other widgets and will add more later)
- adds new notification texts for morning and evening reflections.
take care,
m.
2022.29
2022-05-29
dear stoics.
this update:
- adds 100 new quotes
- improves breathing chart in trends
- changes the first two screens of onboarding
- fixes a crash on the iPad that happened during setting notifications time
regarding the tiny detail from the previous version - it was the parallax effect. shadow was added one version earlier.
(to be honest, I'm surprised that so many people read these update notes, and a bit terrified that I can't write anything stupid here).
have a nice weekend,
m.
2022.28
2022-05-26
dear stoics.
this update adds:
• new app icons
• new charts of breathing exercises details in trends (next update will add similar charts based on other exercises)
• new section of "based on your day" exercises suggestions in the explore page
• smaller margins in a few views
• fixes a crash on iOS 14 that happened after completing reflections
• highlights the current day in the trends view
• adds one tiny-and-hard-to-notice thing to the quotes view. but this tiny-and-hard-to-notice makes reading quotes with image background much more enjoyable*
• adds new daily prompts
best,
m.
*it's so tiny-and-hard-to-notice that if you find it and ping me you'll get a free premium for a year.
2022.27
2022-05-20
dear stoics.
this update is huge and changes a few things in the app, so to make this transition smooth you will see a quick onboarding flow after the next opening of the app (even if you use the app for X years).
this update changes and adds:
- you can now specify what "metrics" you want to track during morning and evening reflections (like sleep quality, stress experienced during the day, productivity, etc.)
- adds 326 new journaling prompts (not kidding nor exaggerating) - you will see them during morning & evening reflections after selecting daily focus.
till now every time you picked eg. "work" you got the same follow-up question. now every day you will get a different prompt related to work.
- adds new gratitude prompts - every day during morning reflection you will get one prompt to exercise your gratitude muscle.
you can specify in settings (your profile -> personalize) if you don't want to see it, or if you also want to see similar prompts during evening reflections.
- adds new trends view - no more waiting for data to load, now it appears instantly and all charts got a refreshed design.
in the following app updates, we will add an option to view previous weeks' data and change periods (weeks/months/years), so if your favorite chart disappeared please don’t despair, it will be back soon in a fresh form.
- improves quote sharing - you can now export a quote with a beautiful background image of my dog. (also a reminder, a few updates ago we added an option to change the background image when you read quotes or affirmations).
- adds new exercises suggestions - after morning & evening reflections you will see a new screen with suggestions based on your day focus and how you feel.
- adds new day focus category - “partner”.
- adds new affirmation prompts - if you open quotes/affirmations and click the journaling button (next to the "star" and share buttons) you will see a list of prompts that will help you think about how to use a particular quote/affirmation in your life.
- fixes the favorite exercises popup - you can now dismiss this view easily.
best,
m.
ps. we are currently working on new widgets, new trends, and a surprise feature.
2022.26
2022-05-17
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- adds new quotes design, you can now change the background
- adds new share, you can now share with a nice background image
- adds new daily journaling prompts
- fixes a bug with not working reminders button during onboarding flow
best,
m.
ps. next update will be huge.
2022.25
2022-05-05
dear stoics.
this update brings:
• new journaling toolbar
• new guided journaling for mother's day
• adds women and pop culture quotes categories
• fixes issues with lagging
• improves labels on the iPad and macOS sidebar
best,
m.
2022.24
2022-05-02
dear stoics.
this update is not fun, it only fixes a crash that was happening on iOS 14.
in case you didn't see the list of features and fixes from the previous update (because it was a BIG one) i'm adding them here:
• new sidebar to iPad and macOS apps
• new affirmations and quotes
• new high scores section (in stats) for those who wonder what was the longest journal they did
• new onboarding (if you use stoic for a while but would like to see it you can go to ‘you’ -> scroll down and find the onboarding button)
• fixes issues with missing evening reflections
• fixes bugs of bad-looking labels in the journey view
• fixes bugs in high contrast mode
we are currently working on new trends/insights view and new daily reflections.
best,
m.
2022.23
2022-04-30
dear stoics.
this update brings:
• new sidebar to iPad and macOS apps
• new affirmations and quotes
• new high scores section (in stats) for those who wonder what was the longest journal they did
• new onboarding (if you use stoic for a while but would like to see it you can go to ‘you’ -> scroll down and find the onboarding button)
• fixes issues with missing evening reflections
• fixes bugs of bad-looking labels in the journey view
• fixes bugs in high contrast mode
we are currently working on new trends/insights view and new daily reflections.
best,
m.
2022.22
2022-04-23
dear stoics,
this update brings:
- new mandalas for streaks
- new improved view for quotes and affirmations reading (with autoplay)
- new way of journaling about quotes
- new daily prompts
- possibility to add quotes and other exercises to favorites
- improvements of accessibility
- improvements of high contrast themes
- fixes of some barely visible labels in dark themes
- fixes of watch complications
best,
m.
2022.21
2022-04-12
dear stoics.
this update:
- adds high contrast mode for accessibility
- adds self-care category to daily focus (we will work on custom categories soon)
- fixes icons of emotions in journey
- fixes rotating inhalation breathing pattern
best,
m.
2022.19
2022-04-07
dear stoics.
this update:
- fixes issues with the app freezing during initial sync (my apologies to anyone affected)
- fixes thoughts exercise glitches
- improves the haptic feedback feeling in the whole app
best,
m.
2022.18
2022-04-03
dear stoics.
this update:
- adds two more unlockable badges for streaks above 100 days
- adds a meditation/breathing progress circle to the apple watch when you turn on meditation on your iPhone
(did you know that if you have the stoic watch app and do meditation/breathing on your phone you'll get a chart of how mindful minutes affect your heart rate?)
the next update will fix issues with the app freezing during initial sync (my apologies to anyone affected).
best,
m.
2022.17
2022-03-28
dear stoics.
this update:
- introduces a completely redesigned explore page
- adds new daily prompts
- adds new badges (for streaks)
best
m.
2022.16
2022-03-16
dear stoics,
this update
- improves search results and allows looking for info in more contexts
- fixes a few places where colors from the new blue theme could look not readable
best,
m.
2022.15
2022-03-12
dear stoics,
this update:
- adds new midnight blue color theme
- adds filters to search
- adds daily quotes for the next month
- changes icons of favorite exercises (under the (+) button on the tab bar)
- fixes small issues with some fonts after changing font size
- fixes syncing of mood from the watch app (again)
best,
m.
2022.14
2022-03-10
dear stoics,
this update:
- fixes and improves emotions check-in on the apple watch app
- fixes localization of system pickers (dates, durations, etc.)
- adds easier access to all quotes from the main "today" screen
best,
m.
2022.13
2022-03-08
dear stoics,
this update:
- fixes crash during mac app launch
- adds missing icons to the watch app
- fixes sync of mood from the watch app (next update will fix emotions)
best,
m.
2022.12
2022-03-06
dear stoics,
this update:
- fixes bugs related to drawings and photos
- fixes crash related to meditations audio files
- adds new alternative app icons
- and fixes/improves a few other small things not worth mentioning.
best,
m.
2022.11
2022-03-02
dear stoics.
this update adds more daily prompts and a new screen with your stats.
best,
m.
2022.9
2022-02-18
dear stoics.
this update adds a new streak view and more daily prompts.
best,
m.
2022.8
2022-02-10
dear stoics.
this update will improve how images are displayed in the journey view.
best,
m.
2022.7
2022-02-08
dear stoics.
this update fixed some issues with iCloud sync and adds more daily prompts.
best,
m.
2022.6
2022-02-05
dear stoics.
this update improves how prompts are displayed in the history.
best,
m.
2022.5
2022-02-04
dear stoics.
this update brings dots below items on the tab bar.
best,
m.
2022.3
2022-01-21
dear stoics.
this update adds more daily journaling prompts.
best,
m.
2022.2
2022-01-14
dear stoics.
this version adds new weekly prompts, fixes a few bugs, and improves iCloud sync.
best,
m.
2022.1
2022-01-08
dear stoics.
this update adds new journals and meditation on the friendship topic available after referring a friend to the app.
best,
m.
2021.35
2021-10-16
dear stoics.
this update adds more daily journal prompts.
best,
m.
2021.34
2021-10-10
dear stoics.
this update adds new daily journaling prompts.
best,
m.
2021.33
2021-10-06
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements in translations.
best,
m.
2021.32
2021-09-27
dear stoics.
this update improves how journals are displayed.
best,
m.
2021.5
2021-01-18
dear stoics.
this update improves journaling.
best,
m.
2021.4
2021-01-09
dear stoics.
this update adds an option to change the date of your journal and improves performance of your daily routines.
best,
m.
2021.3
2021-01-06
dear stoics.
this update fixes widgets and shortcuts.
m.
2021.2
2021-01-03
dear stoics.
this update fixes journaling issues on ipad.
m.
2021.1
2021-01-01
dear stoics.
this update brings new journaling templates.
best wishes,
m.
2020.33
2020-12-17
dear stoics.
we implemented small improvements to the new journey view and added more details to the summaries.
m.
2020.32
2020-12-12
dear stoics.
this update brings a completely new journey view and an option to export your all data (with photos) to json.
if you have any suggestions on how you'd like us to change the history, let us know at m@stoicroutine.com
have a great weekend,
m.
2020.31
2020-11-13
dear stoics.
this update fixes a few crashes and improves the performance of history loading.
best,
m.
2020.29
2020-10-13
dear stoics.
this update brings improved quotes widget and bugfixes.
best,
m.
2020.28
2020-10-02
dear stoics.
this update fixes a few annoying crashes some of you experiences.
m.
2020.27
2020-09-28
dear stoics.
this update brings general improvements and fixes to crashes related to the history view.
m.
2020.26
2020-09-25
dear stoics.
this update brings one more widget with your day affirmation and fixes issues with crashing routines.
m.
2020.24
2020-09-22
dear stoics.
this update adds two more widgets and fixes a few bugs.
m.
2020.22
2020-09-16
dear stoics.
this update fixes small bugs in trends and icloud sync.
best,
m.
2020.21
2020-09-10
dear stoics.
this update introduces a new way to view your history with a focus on photos.
m.
2020.19
2020-09-01
dear stoics.
this update adds:
- a possibility to attach hand-drawn images to journals (or apple pencil-drawn)
- a way to search through the history of all journal entries, responses to questions, and exercises.
m.
2020.18
2020-08-18
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements in the history screen and adds a possibility to fill previous routines.
m.
2020.17
2020-08-03
dear stoics.
this update introduces a new main dashboard with routines and exercises.
m.
2020.16
2020-07-26
dear stoics.
this update brings a possibility to attach multiple pictures to your journals and questions and an easier way to filter and search through your entries history.
best,
m.
2020.15
2020-07-20
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- a possibility to attach photos to your journals.
- a new history view with a timeline of your entries and exercises.
- new beautiful charts showing your progress.
best,
m.
2020.13
2020-07-02
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- redesigned meditation exercise.
- more iCloud syncing speed improvements.
keep calm.
maciej.
2020.11
2020-06-04
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new apple watch complications
- fixes bugs with apple watch quotes
- improves iCloud syncing
keep calm.
maciej.
2020.9
2020-05-13
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new apple watch app. you can quickly log your mood and emotions, do breathing exercises, and read quotes.
- new share screen. export a beautiful image from quotes and share it with your friends.
- new notifications during the day with quotes, affirmations, and reminders about your daily focus.
stay home.
maciej
2020.8
2020-04-23
dear stoics.
this update adds:
- improvements in the morning and evening routines. now they are dynamically built around your daily focus. eg. if today you focus on work, in the morning the app will help you specify the most important actions you need to do, and in the evening it will help you reflect on your productivity and accomplishments.
- emotions picker that will help you think how you felt during the day.
- reflect button next to quotes that will bring you directly to journaling and help you think about a specific quote.
- a possibility to export or share your old journals.
stay home,
maciej
2020.7
2020-04-09
dear stoics.
this update adds:
- a new feature - mantras. every day, instead of your day title, you can now pick an affirmation you would like to cultivate during the day. we will remind you during the day to keep it in mind.
- improved privacy. if you use face/touch id or password protection the app will lock immediately after going to background.
- quick actions. with a long hold on the app icon you can go directly to specific exercise or routine from the home screen.
stay home,
maciej
2020.6
2020-04-05
dear stoics.
this update adds a collection of brand new stickers and fixes a few bugs.
stay home,
maciej
2020.5
2020-03-27
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements to the main dashboard (today) and settings (you tab).
- “today” got a bunch of new illustrations and a new category - "during the day" that will help you reboot in the middle of your day.
- refreshed "you" tab and settings.
- we added more possibilities to customize start and end of your day. you can specify if you want to get an exercise suggestion, see quotes, and pick philosophies you follow.
- siri shortcuts screen - in settings you will find a new dedicated screen where you can add shortcuts for specific exercises and routines.
stay home,
maciej
2020.4
2020-02-15
dear stoics.
this update fixes loading the main screen on ipad.
best,
maciej
2020.3
2020-02-13
dear stoics.
this update fixes issues with custom questions and adds dyslexia font support.
best,
maciej
2020.2
2020-02-11
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new languages - spanish and swedish.
- fixes of gaps in meditation sounds (one of the users - Michael messaged me about the issue, asked for files and fixed them - thank you).
- new payment plans - monthly and lifetime.
- 6 helpful shortcuts.
best,
maciej
2020.1
2020-01-31
dear stoics.
in this update, you will find:
- brand new breathing exercise
- more new icons
- new categories in questions
and fewer bugs.
best,
m.
5.9
2020-01-21
dear stoics.
this update adds:
• 10-day onboarding for new users. an easy way to walk through all exercises during the first 10 routines. if you'd like to check it out, you can turn it on in you tab -> settings -> use start 10-day onboarding switch.
• a new layout of visualization exercise.
• improved layout of breathing exercises.
• more options in thoughts exercise (and emoijs).
• more options to chose from in 'focus' and 'what you enjoyed' questions.
have a great week,
m.
5.8
2019-12-29
dear stoics.
this update will bring back 'surprising' questions in morning and evening routines.
if you want them, go to 'you tab' -> change questions -> and use the first two switches.
best,
maciej.
5.7
2019-12-28
dear stoics.
this update brings two new journaling topics. perfect for 2019 review.
best,
maciej.
5.6
2019-12-20
dear stoics.
this update brings a new onboarding and fixes in iCloud syncing.
best,
maciej
5.4
2019-11-02
dear stoics.
this update brings a few changes:
• enables setting the hour when the new day starts. finally. if you always wanted to perform your evening routine after midnight and was frustrated that the date in the app already changed to the next day - now you can go to settings and change when you wish the new day to start.
• adds new charts to help you visualize how much you journal, and what topics you often chose.
• fixes the bug in fear settings that prevented saving some parameters.
• helps with hiding keyboard in the journal.
best,
maciej
5.3
2019-10-28
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements to trends and all charts in the app.
we worked hard on this and will appreciate any feedback and suggestions for future improvements.
we also fixed reported bugs and added a possibility to export your responses to questions. for example, if you want to give your mood list to your therapist.
best,
m.
5.2
2019-10-10
dear stoics.
• previous update introduced a dark mode.
• this update will improve the stability of history screens
• privacy and faq. screens with an explanation of how we protect your data. stoic asks questions about personal life and mental health, and i feel obligated to explain transparently and jargon-free that all data, responses, journals are safe.
have a great week,
m.
5.1
2019-10-09
dear stoics.
this update brings a proper dark mode. with iOS 13 it will work automatically, and you can also specify your preferences in the app settings.
we also fixed some pesky bugs like mindful minutes not being logged to health kit and the fulfillment chart not being shown.
have a great week,
m.
5.0
2019-09-30
dear stoics!
this update brings:
• new journal view with guided topics - response to everyone who struggles with an empty page and has no idea how to start your journal.
• fixes of iCloud syncing, and indicating when syncing is in progress.
• fixing crashes of meditation.
• fixing thoughts exercise bugs.
have a great week,
maciej
4.9
2019-09-09
Dear Stoics!
This update adds a little improvement to journals. You will be not limited to only one entry a day any more :)
Best,
Maciej
4.8
2019-09-06
Dear Stoics,
This update will help with two irritating bottlenecks that blocked iCloud syncing for part of you.
And add a dark keyboard for night mode screens.
Best,
Maciej
4.7
2019-09-02
Dear Stoics!
This update brings new charts to the trends tab and also to your routines.
Have a great week,
Maciej
4.6
2019-08-27
Dear Stoics!
• Kou had a great idea to add one more screen after morning/evening routines. It will ask you if the quote and exercises helped you feel better. From that knowledge, we will know which content you enjoy and we will get directions on the next features we should develop.
• In this update, we also added more morning charts and we made questions easier to read.
Have a great day,
Maciej
4.5
2019-08-24
Dear Stoics!
This update adds more charts to the morning and evening routines and fixes some ugly bugs you reported.
Have a great day,
Maciej
4.4
2019-08-17
Dear Stoics.
This update will improve your morning and evening routines with charts and more readable fragments of books.
Best,
Maciej
4.3
2019-08-15
Hi Stoics.
If you experienced some 'issues' with the trends screen, this update is here for you :) And it will also make animations smoother.
M.
4.1
2019-08-07
Dear Stoics!
This update is a little bit boring since it only tries to fix:
• a bug while saving responses to questions
• adds more spacing while responding to questions
• shows iCloud syncing errors
My apologies if you experienced inconvenience related to any of these errors (and thank you so much, Alexander, Jamie, Joe, and Sarah for pointing all bugs.)
The previous updates were much cooler, so to remind you what happened:
• Trends Screen - charts of your mood, productivity, and activity. It may help you understand how you are doing and how these indicators change in time.
• Personalized routines - you will see content and questions based on obstacles you are facing and how you feel.
• iCloud - all your entries will have a backup and will sync between multiple devices.
• Thoughts exercise - a simplified-stoic interpretation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
• Customizable icon - you can pick your favorite app icon to match the style of your black/white/colorful device (or your laundry)
See you next week!
Maciej
3.9
2019-08-02
Dear Stoics!
This update brings so many changes that it got a special screen inside the app with a deeper explanation.
TL;DR of the most important additions:
• Trends Screen with charts of your mood, productivity, and activity. Many of you asked for some kind of visualization of data you are entering. It may help you understand how you are doing and how these indicators change in time.
• iCloud - all your entries will have a backup and will sync between multiple devices.
• Thoughts exercise - a simplified-stoic interpretation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Whenever you will feel strong negative emotions, try to put corresponding thoughts into this exercise. You may notice, that your feelings were caused by your thoughts, and after a small shift in the way of thinking, you may experience a significant uplift of your mood.
See you next week!
Maciej
3.8
2019-06-26
Dear Stoics.
After a month of struggles and fights with the new database, this update can finally see the sunlight. It contains mostly under-the-hood changes and some small improvements, but it also lays a foundation for the next update. And the next one will be huge. It will roll a feature that many of you asked and that I promised exactly 27 times in the last week :) You can only guess what it is.
So, changes changes changes:
• Holly suggested adding a pause button to the meditation exercise. I additionally implemented the possibility to insert notes during breaks.
I know it may contradict with meditation teachings to clear mind completely, so keep in mind that meditation is about being present and use notes only in special cases (f. eg. when a brilliant idea pops in your mind and you are afraid to lose it.)
• Francisco gave me in-depth feedback about the reorganization of “You” and “Exercises” sections. I’m still working on this but you can see first symptoms already here.
• Andrew suggested a possibility to turn off vibrations. I might have gone too far with the number of vibrations, but I find it very weirdly satisfying... You can turn it off from settings if you wish.
• Irma suggested a new history layout and splitting journaling and questions. (for anyone knowing me personally - yes, this is this Irma, my Irma, and she really pushed me to change that view.)
• Also huge thanks to Kingman, Agata and many many more for pointing various bugs.
Hope ya have a wonderful week :)
Maciej
ps. Last week I had a pleasure to talk with some of you via Skype and longer mail conversations about your stories related to Stoicism, how you use the app and what you expect from it. This experience was eye-opening. I’m thrilled and additionally, a little bit intimidated knowing how many amazing people use Stoic. Expect many improvements.
3.7
2019-06-24
Dear Stoics.
After a month of struggles and fights with the new database, this update can finally see the sunlight. It contains mostly under-the-hood changes and some small improvements, but it also lays a foundation for the next update. And the next one will be huge. It will roll a feature that many of you asked and that I promised exactly 27 times in the last week :) You can only guess what it is.
So, changes changes changes:
• Holly suggested adding a pause button to the meditation exercise. I additionally implemented the possibility to insert notes during breaks.
I know it may contradict with meditation teachings to clear mind completely, so keep in mind that meditation is about being present and use notes only in special cases (f. eg. when a brilliant idea pops in your mind and you are afraid to lose it.)
• Francisco gave me in-depth feedback about the reorganization of “You” and “Exercises” sections. I’m still working on this but you can see first symptoms already here.
• Andrew suggested a possibility to turn off vibrations. I might have gone too far with the number of vibrations, but I find it very weirdly satisfying... You can turn it off from settings if you wish.
• Irma suggested a new history layout and splitting journaling and questions. (for anyone knowing me personally - yes, this is this Irma, my Irma, and she really pushed me to change that view.)
• Also huge thanks to Kingman, Agata and many many more for pointing various bugs.
Hope ya have a wonderful week :)
Maciej
ps. Last week I had a pleasure to talk with some of you via Skype and longer mail conversations about your stories related to Stoicism, how you use the app and what you expect from it. This experience was eye-opening. I’m thrilled and additionally, a little bit intimidated knowing how many amazing people use Stoic. Expect many improvements.
3.6
2019-05-11
Dear Stoics,
In this quick follow-up update after the Fear Setting introduction, the Stoic app will help you get a more peaceful meditation session.
My apologies to everyone who experienced crashes with Health Kit integration (that allows logging mindful minutes to your Health app.)
Have a great update,
M.
3.5
2019-05-07
Dear Stoics,
This update brings a new exercise - Fear Setting. Introduced by Tim Ferriss during his TED Talk, helped me personally overcome some difficult decisions in my life. I hope many of you will find a similar experience.
Beside that:
- Clinton suggested adding Apple Health Kit support and logging meditation and breathing as mindful moments.
- Andrew noticed that there were some errors during export.
- Irma suggested splitting the history of journaling and questions responses. Since exercises are taking bigger and bigger part of all activities taken in Stoic, it was a good moment to redesign the history screen.
- Huge thanks to Natalia for checking spelling and grammar in many questions and Joe for correcting quotes.
Have a great day,
Maciej
Ps. Excuse me if I have not responded to your message yet. I promise to reach back to everyone.
3.4
2019-04-10
Dear Stoics,
Nick wrote to me with an idea to incorporate meditation and breathing exercises into the app. Thanks to him, you will be able to build a morning routine of reading Stoic quotes, meditation, and journaling - all in one place.
Please check exercises screen and also add new Today's widgets.
Allen asked to remove misleading "X" from the journal exercise and proposed better naming of the initial skip button.
Ross wished to see the history view with written words counters instead of counting character.
Have a great day.
M.
3.3
2019-02-27
Dear Stoics,
Gregory pointed out that there was a pesky bug when responding to questions - some responses copied to other text fields. My apologies for that mistake. After this update, you won’t need to click save button too - all responses will save automatically.
Stephanie and Morgan asked if there is a way to fill gaps if you miss a day or two. Now there is - on the main screen you will find a calendar button that enables changing current date.
Cris asked if he could somehow add a title to each day. It would make browsing through history easier. As a way of filling this request, you will find a text field under the main date. Whatever you type there will appear in the history next to the date.
Additionally, this update brings 40 new questions and quotes, Apple Watch Application and iMessage Stickers. Hope it will satisfy your curiosity till next update.
Have a great day.
M.
3.2
2019-02-26
Dear Stoics,
Gregory pointed out that there was a pesky bug when responding to questions - some responses copied to other text fields. My apologies for that mistake. After this update, you won’t need to click save button too - all responses will save automatically.
Stephanie and Morgan asked if there is a way to fill gaps if you miss a day or two. Now there is - on the main screen you will find a calendar button that enables changing current date.
Cris asked if he could somehow add a title to each day. It would make browsing through history easier. As a way of filling this request, you will find a text field under the main date. Whatever you type there will appear in the history next to the date.
Additionally, this update brings 40 new questions and quotes, Apple Watch Application and iMessage Stickers. Hope it will satisfy your curiosity till next update.
Have a great day.
M.
3.1
2019-02-01
Dear Stoics,
In this update, you will find a new section created specifically for Stoic exercises. Additionally, on the main screen, there is a field to name a day with a short sentence. Hope it will help you navigate the history page better.
Keep smiling.
M.
3.0
2019-01-22
Dear Stoics,
In this update, you will find four requests from four different users:
1. Redesigned iPad views.
2. New icon.
3. Pin protection.
4. Possibility to hide days with an empty journal in the history view.
Thank you very much for all the feedback.
Keep smiling.
M.
2.9
2018-12-05
This update focuses on fixes of bugs found by vigilant users.
Next update will bring more privacy settings, new questions, and more quotes.
Keep smiling.
2.8
2018-11-08
This update brings even more quotes and stability improvements.
My greatest apologies to everyone who experienced a crash in the history view (I know about two of you :)
2.7
2018-11-07
Fixed ugly bugs and added new premium questions.
2.6
2018-10-30
This update brings quotes from Lao Tzu, The Holy Bible, and Gautama Buddha.
Learn philosophies beyond stoicism with Tao, Buddhism, and Catholic approaches to life.
2.5
2018-10-20
This update brings what you asked most in the feedback form - shuffled questions. Now, in the questions screen, you will have a possibility to select that you would like to get one random question every day.
If you'd like to take a look at what I'm currently working on, you can check it here: https://airtable.com/shriZwlAhyIv0Exon
And the list of all following features: https://airtable.com/shrgtmko1CVpkv9C1
2.4
2018-10-18
Thank you all for all feedback and kind words that I got after the last version of the app. This update brings what you asked most - more quotes and more questions.
If you'd like to take a look at what I'm currently working on, you can check it here: https://airtable.com/shriZwlAhyIv0Exon
And the list of all following features https://airtable.com/shrgtmko1CVpkv9C1
2.3
2018-10-07
Added a possibility to save your favorite quotes and new journal topics.
2.2
2018-10-05
This update introduces a new Stoic Premium plan with more questions, a new way of filtering history and a possibility to export all your entries.
2.1
2018-09-10
1. Night mode - a feature request from one of the users a was added.
2. History bug - some of the users experienced an ugly bug causing the history of entries not to show all entries - it's fixed now. Thank you for pointing it out in your emails!
3. Onboarding - there is a brand new onboarding for new users.
2.0
2018-09-03
Feature request from one of users - an extension with quotes was added.
1.9
2018-09-01
For all night owls: when you log your Reflection after midnight, you will be able to select which day it corresponds to.
1.8
2018-08-30
- Responses to questions are now safely stored in the history section. You can get back to your thoughts whenever you wish.
- Plus, a new addition - now you can change your daily questions. If you don’t like a particular one, you can hide it.
- Notifications are fixed. If you turn them off... they will really not come again.
- The number of quotes doubled.
- And the main screen looks slightly different now, hope it will be easier to navigate the app this way.
1.7
2018-04-06
A small change that many of you asked - Welcome Quote won’t fade so quickly!
1.6
2018-01-19
Kudos to everyone who will spot a difference after this update.
1.5
2018-01-09
Today was a good day because... ?
1.4
2018-01-01
You can now write down responses to Seneca's questions.
1.3
2017-11-30
Quick follow up update after bringing notifications.
This version squashed some bugs and is trying to encourage you to start daily journaling.
1.2
2017-11-28
This freshly baked update brings reminders to your app.
If you struggle to remember about daily journaling or morning reflection - this update will help a lot.
The only thing you need to do is go to Reminders section (all way to left) and set when you would like to be reminded.
1.1
2017-11-16
This version brings even more Stoic wisdom to your daily routine.