# Ask Aurelius — Grounded guide to Meditations

> Grounded guide to Meditations (iPhone/iPad app by MATTHEW EARL ALVARO.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ask-aurelius/id6769314243 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MATTHEW EARL ALVARO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1846946775)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-26
- Data updated: 2026-08-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ask-aurelius/id6769314243/reviews.md

## What is Ask Aurelius?

Ask Aurelius is a calm, citation-grounded reflection companion sourced from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Every answer points to the specific passage that shaped it — never an inference, never invention.

Choose a question. Type what's troubling you, or pick a starting prompt: anger, fear, mortality, judgment, duty, anxiety, discipline. Aurelius answers in calm, direct prose grounded in passages from the Meditations (George Long, 1862, public domain). Each citation links to the source, so you can read the full passage in its original context.

THE PRACTICE
• Discourse — open chat with Aurelius. Cite at most 3 passages per answer.
• Today — a single passage selected for daily reflection.
• Library — browse the full Meditations by book or by theme.
• Journal — record reflections, end-to-end encrypted. The server only sees ciphertext.
• Saved Passages — bookmark the passages that speak to you.

WHAT IT WON'T DO
• Won't invent quotes or attributions
• Won't speak on medical, legal, financial, or crisis decisions
• Won't pretend to be the historical Marcus Aurelius — it's an AI inspired by him

FREE
• 5 reflections per day
• Daily passage, library, journal, and saved passages

MARCUS PREMIUM
• Up to 100 reflections a day, 1,000 a month
• Conversation export to Markdown
• Early access to upcoming features — voice mode, search, multiple translations
• $4.99/month or $39.99/year (33% saving)

PRIVACY
• Sign in with Apple — no email or password
• Journal entries are end-to-end encrypted on your device with a key in your iCloud Keychain. Your reflections stay private.
• No third-party trackers, no advertising

Aurelius died in 180 CE. The Meditations is his private notebook — not advice for others, but lessons to himself, written in the field. This app is a way to read it slowly, in conversation with the question you carry today.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marcus Premium · Annual | $39.99 | per year |
| Marcus Premium · Monthly | $4.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-13

Ask Aurelius has a new look.

The whole app has been redesigned: new type, a calmer palette, and layouts that
give the text of Meditations more room to breathe.

SHARE A PASSAGE
Turn any passage into a card you can save to Photos or send to someone. Swipe
through the layouts and pick the one you want.

FULL-SCREEN READING
Expand today's passage to fill the screen, with five text sizes so you can set
it somewhere comfortable.

BETTER ACCESSIBILITY
This is the biggest change after the redesign itself. Every control is now
labelled for VoiceOver. Text scales properly across the app, including
navigation titles. Bold Text, Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast are all
supported, and colour contrast has been corrected throughout. Passages are no
longer cut off mid-word at large text sizes.

ALSO IN THIS RELEASE
A welcome screen when you start a conversation.
A larger daily passage on the Home screen.
A text size setting in Settings, with a live preview.
Quicker loading in the Library.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-15

A quieter way to read, and a way to carry the words with you.

• Full-screen reader — tap the expand icon on today's passage to read it (and your reflection) without distraction. An Aa control lets you step the text size up to suit your eyes, and remembers your choice.

• Share cards — share today's passage as beautifully set images. Save them to Photos or post them together as a carousel; each card carries the passage, your reflection, and its place in Meditations.

• Fixed an issue where the share sheet didn't offer Save Image for passage cards.

• Small refinements throughout.

A shorter alternative if you prefer minimal notes:

• New full-screen reader for the daily passage, with adjustable text size
• Share today's passage as image cards — save to Photos or post as a carousel
• Fixed the share sheet not offering Save Image
• Small refinements throughout

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-31

Behind-the-scenes improvements for a faster, more dependable experience.

### 1.0 — 2026-05-26

No release notes.

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