Quaker App

Chip Thomas

About this app

This widget is for members of (or those interested in) the Religious Society of Friends. It displays a different quote from George Fox for each day of the year. Touch the quote and an accompanying verse from scripture will also appear. Menu selections provide the access to all 366 quotes by title or date.

The quotes tend to be Christo-Centric, but even Friends who are not so oriented can be inspired by the spiritual depth and power of words from the founder of Quakerism.

Friends who have not installed widgets before should be aware that that widgets are handled differently than regular apps. They do not automatically appear after the install. Different Android versions use different techniques for activating widgets. Check the documentation for your device or our website (sponsored by Marlborough Meeting).

Ratings and reviews

I love this widget. I'm new to the Quaker tradition and just discovering the writings of George Fox. It's the perfect way to start my day. I would suggest changing the name to "Quaker Widget" however, to avoid confusion.

I am a Progressive Friend and I enjoy this app. It's nice to see quotes from George Fox who is the founder the Religious Society of Friends. Fox's insights are timeless. In an age of humans behaving badly, covid stress, political tensions, and more, it's nice to have a widget that inpires us rather than stresses us out.

Excellent. A descendant of the Dennis Quakers of Bucks County, Penn.

What's new

Version 2.2.0: Add Action Bar, thereby reinstating functions lost when the Android menu button was phased out (starting with Android 4.2). Additional small widget provided intended for smaller devices. Version number now available on About screen.