Daily Bard
A page of Shakespeare, every day.
An engraved plate. The passage, exactly as he wrote it. And on the back of the leaf, what it means.
One page each morning - no feeds, no streaks, nothing to chase.
The anatomy of a page
Read it, then understand it.
Every morning, one leaf. His words on the front; plain English on the back.
The day's plate
A hand-engraved scene sets the passage, the way a fine edition would.
His exact words
The passage as Shakespeare wrote it - verified against the Folger text.
Turn the leaf
On the back, a clear, plain-English reading. What it means, without the fog.
The Full Edition
Own the whole collection. Forever.
Start free with a page a day. Unlock everything with a single purchase.
A page every day
A new engraved plate and passage, revealed each morning - yours to keep.
The Commonplace Book
Every page you have seen, kept and bound into a book you can return to.
The Catalogue
Browse the whole folio by play and by kind, at your own pace.
Margin notes
Set down a line in your own hand on any leaf, the way readers always have.
The plates
An edition worth keeping.
The Full Edition
US$11.99
One purchase. No subscription. Ever.
Free to download - a page a day. Unlock the whole edition once, and keep it forever.
Questions
Good to know.
What is Daily Bard?
Daily Bard gives you one page of Shakespeare each morning: an engraved plate and the passage exactly as he wrote it, with a plain-English reading on the back of the leaf. One page a day - no feeds, no streaks, nothing to chase.
Is Daily Bard a subscription?
No. Daily Bard is a one-time purchase. The Full Edition unlocks everything, forever, for US$11.99. There is no subscription and no recurring charge.
What do I get for free?
A new page is revealed each day. The Full Edition adds the Commonplace Book of every page you have seen, the full Catalogue browsable by play, and margin notes written in your own hand.
Are the texts accurate?
Yes. Every passage is verified against the Folger Shakespeare, and the pages are set in Playfair Display and EB Garamond.
Does Daily Bard track me or need an account?
No account, no tracking, no ads. Your reading history, bookmarks, and margin notes stay on your device. Purchases are handled by Apple and RevenueCat; nothing you read leaves your phone. See our Privacy Policy.
Is there a Home Screen widget?
Yes. The Daily Plate widget carries the day's engraved plate and a single line - never the explanation. The rest waits inside the app.
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