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Apps like Motivation: 6 alternatives to the Motivation quotes app

Updated November 12, 2026 · by the Moti team

Motivation - Daily quotes, by Monkey Taps, shows quotes from categories you choose, from working out and career to philosophy and the Bible, through reminders and as many home screen widgets as you like. As of November 2026 it has a 4.8 average from about 1.08 million US App Store ratings.

Moti is our app, made by Cacobeez LLC, and is not related to Motivation. Facts about the other apps come from each app's own US App Store page or website as of November 2026, and we say plainly where Motivation still fits better.

Motivation and six alternatives at a glance

Six alternatives compared with Motivation - Daily quotes
	What you get	Read or listen	Widgets and reminders	Platforms and languages	Best for
Motivation, for comparison	Quotes by category, from working out and career to philosophy, movies and the Bible	Read; share quotes as images	Home screen widgets, as many as you like; reminders through the day	iPhone and Android; 13 languages	Quotes from other people, at a glance
Daily Quote	A daily quote from a curated collection; add your own quotes	Read; Siri can read quotes aloud from the lock screen (in-app purchase)	Daily reminders and quote wallpapers; a widget is not mentioned	iPhone; English	One quote to start the day
I am	First-person affirmations from categories you choose	Mostly reading; themes and custom backgrounds	Home screen widgets; reminders through the day	iPhone and Android; 13 languages	Affirmations instead of quotes, from the same maker
Mantra	1,000+ “I am” affirmations in 30+ categories, fresh daily ones and your own	Read, or record yourself and listen on repeat; guided sessions	Home and lock screen widgets; daytime and bedtime reminders	iPhone; 10 languages	Affirmations plus your own recorded voice
Daily Affirmations Free	Daily affirmations over background images; works offline	Read and share	Home screen, lock screen and StandBy widgets; one daily notification	iPhone; English	A free daily line on your lock screen
Innertune	77,000+ affirmations in 550+ playlists, recorded by human voices	Built for listening; record your own (Premium); sleep timers	Daily reminders; a widget is not mentioned	iPhone and Android; English	Listening instead of reading
Moti	Affirmations written from your chat with a companion, plus your own	Listening: a narrator voice, or your cloned voice (Pro or Premium, 18+)	Home screen widget with a new line every hour; 1–20 reminders a day (Free has 2); no lock screen widget	iPhone (Android coming soon); English	Lines about your own week, read aloud

Based on each app's own US App Store page or website, as of November 2026, and on Moti's own feature list.

Quote apps and affirmation apps: the difference

Motivation is a quote app: it shows what someone else said, from athletes and philosophers to films and the Bible, for you to read or share. An affirmation app gives you short first-person lines, such as “I can finish this one small piece at a time”, to read, say or hear as your own thought. Daily Quote and Motivate are quote apps; the other five here are affirmation apps, so switching changes the habit as well as the app.

More quotes: Daily Quote or Motivate

Daily Quote - Positive quotes, by Ultabit, starts each day with a quote from a curated collection, with reminders, quote wallpapers and your own quotes. With Audio Quotes, an in-app purchase, Siri reads quotes aloud, even from the lock screen. As of November 2026 it has a 4.8 average from about 66,000 US ratings and was last updated in May 2024.

Motivate: Daily Motivation, by Brave New Logic, a different app from Motivation, is one more to compare: alongside reminders, quotes and a home screen quotes widget, it offers full-length speeches, five new videos a day and background play. As of November 2026 it has a 4.8 average from about 8,300 US ratings.

Best for: Daily Quote, if you want one quote to start the day; Motivate, if you want speeches and videos as well as quotes.

Affirmations on your screen: I am, Mantra or Daily Affirmations Free

I am, also by Monkey Taps, works much like Motivation with first-person affirmations instead of quotes: categories you choose, reminders, home screen widgets and themes. As of November 2026 it has a 4.8 average from about 739,000 US ratings.

Mantra adds 1,000+ “I am” affirmations, lock screen widgets, recording yourself to listen on repeat, guided sessions and 4-7-8 breathing, in 10 languages. Daily Affirmations Free describes itself as completely free and shows a daily line on the home screen, the lock screen and StandBy, with one notification a day; it works offline.

Best for: I am, if you like Motivation's format but want affirmations.
Best for: Mantra, if you also want your own recorded voice and guided audio.
Best for: Daily Affirmations Free, for a free daily line on your lock screen.

Listening instead of reading: Innertune

Innertune is built for pressing play. As of November 2026 it lists 77,000+ affirmations in 550+ playlists recorded by human voices, beats for sleep and focus, night mode and sleep timers; Premium adds offline downloads and recording your own voice. It runs on iPhone and Android, in English.

Best for: affirmations read by professional voices, including at night.

Lines about your own week: Moti, not related to Motivation

Moti is our app, and the name can confuse: it was once listed as “Moti: Motivation Boost” and is now “Moti: Daily Voice Affirmations”. It has no connection to Motivation or Monkey Taps, and no quote library.

Moti writes first-person affirmations from a chat or live voice talk with an animated companion, shaped by your goals and a tone you pick. Lines play one at a time in a narrator voice or, on Pro or Premium, your own cloned voice or a loved one's shared voice. Reminders and an hourly home screen widget bring them back.

The limits: iPhone only for now and English only; your own and shared voices need Pro or Premium and are 18+. There is no sleep timer, no offline downloads, no lock screen widget and no breathwork or meditation, and Moti is not therapy.

Best for: personal lines about what you are going through, read aloud in a voice you know.

Who should stay with Motivation

You prefer quotes from athletes, philosophers and films to “I” statements.
You want many home screen widgets, styled with your own fonts and colors.
You share quote images on Instagram or use them as wallpapers.
You want one app on iPhone and Android, in one of 13 languages.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best apps like Motivation?

There is no single best app like Motivation; it depends on what you want next. As of November 2026, Daily Quote and Motivate keep you reading quotes, I am (same maker) offers affirmations instead, Mantra adds your own recorded voice, Innertune is built for listening, and Moti writes lines from your own conversation.

What is the difference between a quote app and an affirmation app?

A quote app, such as Motivation or Daily Quote, shows lines other people said, for you to read and share. An affirmation app, such as I am, Mantra or Moti, gives you short first-person lines to read, say or hear as your own thoughts. Many people use both.

Is Moti related to the Motivation app?

No. Motivation - Daily quotes is made by Monkey Taps and shows quotes by category. Moti, once listed as “Moti: Motivation Boost” and now as “Moti: Daily Voice Affirmations”, is a separate iPhone app by Cacobeez LLC that writes personal affirmations from a conversation with a companion and reads them aloud. Only the names are similar.

Is there an app like Motivation that reads quotes or affirmations out loud?

Yes. As of November 2026, Daily Quote can have Siri read quotes aloud (an in-app purchase), Motivate plays speeches in the background, and Innertune plays affirmations recorded by human voices. Moti reads affirmations written from your conversation in a narrator voice or, on Pro or Premium, your own cloned voice.