Daily Motivational Quotes App, which the listing calls Enliven, is a free Android app that sends you one motivational quote a day at a time you choose. It has 4.6 stars from 8,612 ratings. The listing says the free Motivation topic includes 365 daily quotes; other topics cost extra.
Quick verdict
If you want a short, upbeat message each morning and don’t mind ads, this does that. Many reviewers say the quotes lift their mood, several share them with friends and family, and several say it helped them through a hard time. The complaints are about how it works day to day. Several reviewers say the daily notification stopped arriving, and several dislike paying or watching ads to open more quotes. Older reviews, mostly from 2018 to 2020, report crashes. If you came looking for a widget, the listing doesn’t mention one, and two reviewers ask for it.
Daily Motivational Quotes App at a glance
| Developer | Enliven the Mind |
|---|---|
| Store listing | Daily Motivational Quotes App on Google Play |
| Price | Free; in-app purchases ($1.99 to $6.49 per item) |
| Ads | Yes |
| Play Store rating | 4.6 stars from 8,612 ratings (77.0% of the star breakdown is 5-star) |
| Downloads | 1,000,000+ |
| Version / last updated | 3.4.1 / October 31, 2026 |
| Requires | Not in our data |
| First released | July 31, 2016 |
| Data checked | November 2, 2026 |
What is Daily Motivational Quotes App?
It’s a quote app. The listing says it shows you a new motivational quote each day at a time you set, and lets you favorite and share any quote. Quotes come in Topics: Motivation is free, and Success, Hope and Enjoy Life are extra Topics. It also has a short guided focus exercise the listing calls the Enliven Technique.
Key features
- Daily quote: a new quote every day, with a notification at the time you choose.
- Free Motivation topic: 365 daily quotes plus the Top 1,000 quotes for instant reading, according to the listing.
- Extra topics: Success, Hope and Enjoy Life, each with 365 daily quotes and top quotes for instant reading.
- Favorites and sharing: save quotes and share quotes and images on Facebook, Instagram and other apps.
- Backgrounds: change the background behind the quotes.
- Enliven Technique: tap the animation on a quote screen to start a short exercise that mixes mindfulness and visualization. The listing says it is inspired by Trataka candle gazing.
- Help section: the listing mentions an in-app help section and the email [email protected].
Daily Motivational Quotes App vs. what a widgets app should have
This is a quote app that works through notifications, so most widget rows come out Not listed. Listed means the store listing says it. Not listed means the listing doesn’t say it; the notes add what reviewers report. Reviews only and Reviews and developer replies mean we found it only there. Rows for music, health data, custom data sources, charts and clock options don’t apply and are left out.
Must have
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Home screen widgets in several sizes | Not listed | Two reviewers (2023 and 2025) say there is no widget and ask for one. |
| Lock screen widgets | Not listed | |
| Design editor | Not listed | The listing mentions changing backgrounds inside the app only. |
| Ready-made designs or templates | Not listed | |
| Common data (time, date, weather, calendar, battery) | Not listed | |
| Widgets that stay up to date | Not listed | No widget is listed. The listing promises a new quote each day by notification; several reviewers say the notification stopped arriving or the same quote repeated. |
| Transparent background | Not listed |
Should have
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch faces or complications | Not listed | |
| Tap actions | Not listed | |
| Sharing or importing designs | Not listed | The listing says you can share quotes and images to Facebook, Instagram and more. |
| Help or support contact | Listed | Help section and [email protected]. |
| A usable free tier | Listed | The free Motivation topic has 365 daily quotes and the Top 1,000 instant quotes. |
| Restoring purchases on a new device | Not listed | A few reviewers say a paid edition didn’t unlock, the app asked them to buy again, or they couldn’t log back in to a paid account. One of them had moved to a new phone. |
Nice to have
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Launcher compatibility | Not listed | |
| Tablet and desktop support | Not listed | |
| Shortcuts or automation | Not listed | |
| One-time purchase instead of a subscription | Not listed | In-app purchases are priced per item. The listing doesn’t say whether they renew. |
| No ads | Reviews and developer replies | The app has ads. A developer reply from October 2026 says a low fee removes them. |
Common problems
Most of these reports are a few years old, and the developer’s replies point to fixes for some of them, so the current version may behave differently.
| Problem | What reviewers report | When |
|---|---|---|
| Daily notification doesn’t arrive | Several say the daily quote notification stopped coming or only shows when they open the app, and a few of them had paid. Developer replies ask them to email [email protected], and a 2021 reply says notifications were working for other users. | 2018 to April 2025 |
| Same quote every day | Several say the daily quote stopped changing or repeated an older one. A 2019 developer reply says the reviewer may have reached the end of the 365 free daily quotes, and that the 1,000 free instant quotes are still there. | 2018 to 2023 |
| Crashes or won’t open | Several say the app crashed or wouldn’t open, a few of them right after paying. Developer replies from July 2020 say updating to the latest version should fix the bug. | 2018 to January 2022 |
| Meditation mode removed | A few reviewers say the meditation mode disappeared. Developer replies from October 2026 say the Enliven technique is back in the latest version. | June to November 2025 |
| Can’t accept the terms | A few say they couldn’t get past the screen asking them to agree to the terms or privacy policy. | 2022 to 2023 |
| Purchase not recognized | A few say a paid edition didn’t unlock, the app asked them to buy again, or they couldn’t log back in to a paid account. | 2021 to January 2025 |
| Sharing to Instagram | Two reviewers say sharing to Instagram stopped working. Developer replies from April 2020 say to tap the More icon (…) when sharing and choose Instagram Feed. | March 2020 |
Pros (from user reviews)
- Uplifting quotes: many reviewers say the quotes motivate them or lift their mood. Two disagree: one says there aren’t any good quotes, and one says the quotes don’t actually inspire.
- A start to the day: several use the daily quote as part of their morning.
- Something to share: several send quotes to friends and family or post them.
- Help in hard times: several say the app helped them through a difficult period, depression or other mental health struggles.
- Easy to use: a few reviewers call it easy to use.
- Design: a few like the backgrounds or the overall design.
Cons (from user reviews)
- Paywalls and ads for more quotes: several reviewers dislike paying, or watching an ad, to open the other topics, and one calls the free version very limited. One paying user in 2023 says Pro added only the removal of ads.
- Missed notifications: several say the daily notification stopped arriving, the newest in April 2025.
- Repeated quotes: several say the daily quote stopped changing.
- Crashes: several, mostly from 2018 to 2020, say the app crashed or wouldn’t open.
- Removed meditation mode: a few in 2025 say the meditation mode was removed. Developer replies from October 2026 say it’s back.
- Purchases and support: a few lost access to what they paid for, and two say support didn’t reply.
- Small annoyances: two reviewers say the app is hard to close, two can’t copy quote text, and two find it slow to open.
Rating breakdown
| Stars | Ratings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6,627 | 77.0% |
| 4 | 1,001 | 11.6% |
| 3 | 587 | 6.8% |
| 2 | 195 | 2.3% |
| 1 | 195 | 2.3% |
Source: Google Play ratings histogram, checked November 2, 2026. Shares are of the 8,605 ratings in the star breakdown.
Only 4.5% of the ratings in the star breakdown are 1 or 2 stars.
Pricing
The app is free with ads, and Google Play lists in-app purchases from $1.99 to $6.49 per item. The listing says the Motivation topic is free, with 365 daily quotes and the Top 1,000 instant quotes, and that you can get additional topics such as Success, Hope and Enjoy Life. Two developer replies from October 2026 say watching an ad opens everything in the app for five minutes. One of them adds that a very low fee removes the ads. The listing doesn’t name a price for each topic or say whether purchases are one-time.
Privacy and permissions
We couldn’t read the Data safety section of the listing. The app asks for these permissions: control vibration, full network access, prevent device from sleeping, read Google service configuration, receive data from Internet, run at startup, view Wi-Fi connections and view network connections.
Who it’s for
It suits you if you want one encouraging quote a day as a notification and are happy with the free Motivation topic, or with watching an ad to read more.
Look elsewhere if you want a quote on your home screen, since the listing doesn’t mention a widget and two reviewers say there isn’t one. If you rely on the reminder, know that several reviewers say the daily notification stopped arriving.
FAQ
Is Daily Motivational Quotes App free?
Yes, with ads. The listing says the Motivation topic is free, with 365 daily quotes and the Top 1,000 instant quotes. Other topics are in-app purchases, listed at $1.99 to $6.49 per item, and developer replies from October 2026 say watching an ad opens everything for five minutes.
Does it have a home screen widget?
The listing doesn’t mention one. Two reviewers, in 2023 and 2025, say there is no widget and ask for one, and the developer’s replies say the team would look into it. The daily quote arrives as a notification at a time you set.
Why am I not getting the daily quote notification?
Several reviewers from 2018 to April 2025 report this. The listing says you can change the notification time in the app. The developer’s replies ask people with the problem to email [email protected].
Is the meditation mode gone?
A few reviewers in 2025 said the meditation mode had been removed. The developer says no: replies from October 2026 say the Enliven technique is back in the latest version, and the current listing describes it.
How this review was put together
We haven’t tested Daily Motivational Quotes App. This review is based on public information from official sources: the app’s Google Play or App Store listing and rating breakdown, the developer’s website when there is one, and recent user reviews on the store with the developer’s replies. Features and claims are the developer’s own descriptions; what users like and dislike comes from the store reviews. Everything was checked on November 2, 2026. Apps change with every update, so check the store listing before you install.
