WeCroak Reviews

by WeCroakSucks

The other reviewers are right. At least 1/3 of the quotes I’ve seen don’t make sense. Another significant fraction of quotes relate to death, but don’t inspire me to contemplate my own death or life. For example my current quote :
“It concerns the death of Anna Katharina Ehmer, a 26 year old woman with severe mental disabilities who lived in an institution for people with mental disorders, and who allegedly never spoken a single word during her life. Yet, she was reported to have sung dying songs for a half hour before she died.”
Maybe this quote was badly translated from another language to English and it was probably taken out of context, but all I contemplated was how badly written this was and how creepy it sounded.
WeCroak provides mostly distracting quotes and nothing at all useful for regular mindfulness or anything at all like that. It inspires the opposite of contemplation of death because of the distracting quotes. WeCroak needs to croak, but the idea was solid.

by Louis Cypher

Loved WeCroak . Really did. Recommended it to my friends and many got it. Recently, the quotes have taken a severe left turn. AOC? The charlatan Hogg? Did the developers run out of the collected works of brilliant minds in all of history? Got another meaningless quote from aoc. “We have a responsibility to advance our moral technology” how does that vacuous non-sequitur possibly fit in the stated premise of WeCroak ? Your biases are showing. I don’t mind brilliant leftist/Marxist theorists from the golden age of that ideology, aoc does not fit that definition. On more quote and I’m deleting WeCroak and demanding a refund.

Isn’t balance a principal of Buddhism?

Fail.

by Masterpants422

I like the idea of an app that reminds me of my death with relevant quotes. I think WeCroak could be better, though:

Should show quote in notification preview.

Should show source, not just author, of quotes.

Feels like it lacks strong editorialship of quotes. What does this quote have to do with death (other that in some sense everything human has to do with death)?

“Ironically, we have traded one constancy for another. We have lost the constancy of the stars but gained the constancy of energy. The first is a physical object, the second a concept. Scientists cannot prove without a doubt that the total energy in a closed system is constant. But any violation of that principle would destroy the foundations of physics and suggest an unlawful universe. The idea of a lawful universe is itself an Absolute.”

Why would you select this quote from Lightman instead?

“The material of the doomed stars and the material of my doomed body are actually the same material. Literally the same atoms… It is astonishing but true that if I could attach a small tag to each of the atoms of my body and travel with them backward in time, I would find that those atoms originated in particular stars in the sky. Those exact atoms.”

by Raxvaz

I think WeCroak has a neat idea going for it yet WeCroak should only charge once a certain amount of money to have access to everything instead of adding another subscription payment in a world where it’s already hard to manage so many subscription services, adding one more doesn’t help. Specially when the point of WeCroak is to encourage people to live their live with fulfillment something that can’t be done if we spent a portion of our time tracking how many subscriptions we have and when and where our money will go. WeCroak is not worth a subscription of 2 bucks a month for a few reminders that our clock is ticking

Cheers,
Raul

by Diggy634

Overall I really like the simplicity of WeCroak in the concept (no ads, no social media, no requests for reviews), but there are definitely improvements that need to be made. Primarily, not all of the quotes are that great and it seems like there isn’t the best filtering process in place. For example, one of my recent quotes was from David Hogg (from the Parkland shooting):

“Don’t lie to us. Don’t make any more false promises, because when you do, children die.”

Outside of the fact that the word “die” is used, that quote has absolutely nothing to do with contemplating death. It’s a political statement, that means nothing without context. The only thing I can reason to how something like this pops up is that they are scouring the web for quotes, and using buzzword searches to find quotes about death.

It’s $1 though, and the simple notification that “Remember you’re going to die” that you get five times a day, accomplishes the goal of WeCroak . So overall, good not great.

Suggestion for WeCroak creators: A save feature that you can use to save your favorite quotes that pop up and revisit them. That would be amazing!

by Cylons_shmylons

The quotes aren’t all about death and I was assuming they would be. I was thinking WeCroak would remind me of the impermanence of life and that everything could end in a moment, but so far, after having WeCroak a few days, the quotes haven’t been what I expected. I was hoping for more “darker” or “real” quotes about life and death, but only a few so far have been like that - was hoping for more to remind me that death is imminent and that life is fleeting.

It would also be nice to have the quote in the notification instead of a reminder notification that prompts me to open WeCroak to see the quote.

by AndyetAndrew

I absolutely love WeCroak. It helps keep me centered throughout the day, without resorting to shallow platitudes. Adds depth and opportunity to contemplate what makes life meaningful in day-to-day events.

I would love for the text to be left aligned instead of centered. This would make it easier to read, and center-alignment isn’t necessary to add depth to this quotes. Also, many contemporary quotes sound strange out of context. A quick descriptor of David Hogg (for example) would help place his quote in their important context.

Overall, one of my favorite apps, and I love using it every day.

by Nalawildcat's Mom

I like WeCroak , but I won’t pay for it on a subscription basis. I am not interested in the additional services you describe in the subscription service. But, I would like to see you add more different quotes on a regular basis. Maybe you could even ask app users for quotes to add to the rotation.
I do find it helpful to receive these daily reminders, but want more variety and less repetition.

by Rallychaws1750

I really enjoy WeCroak. However, I miss a lot of quotes. Sometimes by the time I wake up there are already 3 notifications from WeCroak, meaning that I won't be able to read two of the quotes for the day. There should be an update that allows you to look at all five quotes for that day.

by Petiocrity

When I first got WeCroak in November 2017, I found the concept interesting but the practice underwhelming. The quotes were very weak, and that’s all WeCroak really was at the time. Forcing myself to open this app every time I got a notification was a meaningless chore. Since I downloaded it again, though, I found that the quotes have generally improved. Sure, they’re not all winners, but many have done a great job at getting me to ponder my own death in ways I haven’t done before. Opening WeCroak when there’s a new notification has become a fulfilling, rewarding experience.

The Leap system is a nice touch, though I’m not sure I’m willing to pay for a subscription service in order to use it. But WeCroak has come a long way from 2017. this app has matured - and now, so have I.

by Ginadraws

I’ve never felt compelled to write a review for an app. Probably because I’m one of those hippies who is trying to spend less time looking at their phone. Well, WeCroak does the trick and then some. It’s a wonderful reminder for me to remain present and not take life for granted. It has actually affected my day-to-day life- small frustrations fall away easier, and I feel more grounded and focused. Worth way more than $1.

by StrangerThanAngels

I love the this app app. Great idea! Really helps w/ my daily contemplation of death & impermanence. I love the quotes: Extremely subtle and thought provoking. My one suggestion would be if there is someway for users to submit quotes for review and possible addition to WeCroak . I think this could really expand the variety and quantity of the quotes, which are the best part! Thank you!

by Picadilly23

Bugs fixed long ago. I’m just now coming back to update the review. Still loving WeCroak.
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After having had it a few weeks, I love WeCroak. I absolutely love it. I’ve suggested it to several people who don’t understand why I would, but this death-thinking 5x a day is a good thing for me. However, the last several days it got stuck on a single quote. I stopped getting notifications and every time I opened it, it had the same quote. I restarted my phone. Still the same. I just uninstalled and reinstalled it. While I haven’t gotten a notification yet, when I opened WeCroak , there was a new quote. Hoping that problem is fixed now.

by Wadsworth Portland

I love WeCroak. I use it to remind me to do a brief meditation each time. I had thought about using a timer, but I like the randomness of this, and of course impermanence is one of the reasons we meditate—we don’t know how long we will have the opportunity. I like the frog graphic on the icon too. I wish there were an archive of the quotes. Some of them are so good, but then they disappear—just like we will!

by Hdjeiensnnajdnsjdn

I read about this in The Atlantic and the concept really peaked my interest. By the time I finished the article, I shelled out the .99 for WeCroak and have been pleasantly pleased as peach. I can’t understand why people have taken issue with this to merit giving it anything below 5 stars. Anybody who says they’re looking for “darker” quotes or anything of the like is clearly too imperceptive to comprehend the simplistic morbidity WeCroak offers in and of itself.

by Kate Mazetier

this app is perfect! Please don’t change it for those who think that they know better. 5x a day is just right and the quotes are delightful, sobering, and at times a bit perplexing.
If users complain, let them start their own app instead of trying to change yours. To add settings to this app would be to miss the point. We know for certain that we will die - memento mori. And we have no idea when so the control freak in us can take a pause. Perfect!

by Stefanie_w

When I first got reminders from WeCroak telling me, “Don’t forget, you’re going to die,” it shocked me every time and gave me anxiety. Now that I’ve been seeing these reminders several times a day for over a month I can feel that I’m relating to my inevitable death differently, with much more acceptance. I agree with some of the reviews that some of the quotes can fall flat but what has been most effective with me in a very subtle way have been the notifications.

by Amandafrench

I thought I would install WeCroak and quickly get tired of it, especially with so many notifications every day. But I’ve had it for a few months and I still really enjoy it. I do agree with another reviewer that the quotations aren’t always the most pertinent to death, but I’m impressed that they’ve found so many interesting ones. I’ve rarely seen the same one twice. I also appreciate that they give you the author of the quotation. Nice work!

by Azriel K

Great app! It's not addictive with too many bells and whistles. It's simple and it sends reminders to contemplate death. The reminders are quotes from a wide range of sources including: a medical manual, Buddhists, authors, entertainers (even RuPaul, who I didn't realize is so wise).

It's definitely worth the money! I got the reminder once while contemplating whether to talk to a person at a networking event. My worrying mind was working it's magic until I got the reminder, which put the situation in perspective: is it a big deal if that person rejects me? One day I'm going to be dead. It motivated me to strike up a conversation, which is huge if you know me.

by Angryquilter

What a I love about WeCroak is that it really does do the mindfulness thing, it engages you for a moment to remember and reflect on the impermanence of life and then that’s it. Go on and do something else. You get a quote five times a day and you can’t scroll through them, no mindless scrolling here. There is a mix of poetic, spiritual and medical quotes about death. I like the mix of view points and thoughts, death is multi faceted and so are these quotes. Lovely little app.