One Good Thing vs Stoa
the short answer
Stoa is built for Stoicism, with daily quotes and guided audio. One Good Thing treats Stoicism as one of 12 fields, so some days you get a Stoic idea and some days you get a math paradox.
why people compare them
Searching for a daily Stoic app tends to turn up Stoa (its App Store name is Stoa: Daily Stoic Philosophy). It is a fair thing to compare us to, because philosophy is one of our 12 fields.
Stoa gives you a daily quote and a guided Stoic meditation, with audio and texts from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus. One Good Thing gives you one written idea a day. Some days it is Stoic. Other days it is a word another language has and yours does not, or a math paradox. We also wrote a practical guide to applied philosophy, if you want the ideas in everyday use.
side by side
| Compared on | one good thing | stoa |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | One good idea a day, from 12 fields | Stoic philosophy: a daily quote, meditation and audio |
| Time a day | Under two minutes | A quote and a guided meditation |
| What you do | Read, carry it or let it go, close the app | Read, listen, follow the course |
| Range | 12 fields, Stoicism among them | One tradition, studied closely |
| What it builds | Your house of thought, one room for every field you carry from | Progress through its three-week intro course |
| Going deeper | Ask questions answered from your own collection, not the open internet | Original texts, interviews and a quote library |
| Cost | The daily idea and your whole collection are free for good. Membership is optional | Free to download, with a free trial and a subscription |
- What it is
- ogtOne good idea a day, from 12 fields
- stoaStoic philosophy: a daily quote, meditation and audio
- Time a day
- ogtUnder two minutes
- stoaA quote and a guided meditation
- What you do
- ogtRead, carry it or let it go, close the app
- stoaRead, listen, follow the course
- Range
- ogt12 fields, Stoicism among them
- stoaOne tradition, studied closely
- What it builds
- ogtYour house of thought, one room for every field you carry from
- stoaProgress through its three-week intro course
- Going deeper
- ogtAsk questions answered from your own collection, not the open internet
- stoaOriginal texts, interviews and a quote library
- Cost
- ogtThe daily idea and your whole collection are free for good. Membership is optional
- stoaFree to download, with a free trial and a subscription
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which one is for you
Stoa, if
- You want Stoicism, all of it, not a taste
- You like guided audio
- You want the original texts in your pocket
- A short course sounds better to you than a daily surprise
One Good Thing, if
- Stoicism is one interest of several
- You have two minutes, not a session
- You like philosophy, but you would take a word with no English translation too
- You want to keep the good ones and see what they connect to
the honest part
Why the subject keeps changing
Stoa knows one tradition well. One Good Thing keeps changing the subject on purpose, because ideas from different fields have a way of finding each other. Carry one now and another weeks later, and the margin may point out what they share.
If you are curious where your own interests lean, the thinker quiz takes a couple of minutes.
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