Comparison

El Libro Total vs Meditations

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

El Libro Total

Access a vast library of classic and contemporary public domain works, including books, audiobooks, music, and art. Enjoy offline reading in multiple formats, listen to narrated books, and explore comparative versions and specialized research tools. Create a personalized library and receive reading recommendations.

Highlights
  • Offline reading (EPUB, PDF, AZW, MOBI)
  • Audiobook narration
  • Comparative versions and languages
  • Integrated dictionaries
  • Specialized research tools
  • Personalized library creation
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Biblioteca en streaming especializada en obras clásicas en dominio público y obras contemporáneas autorizadas para la difusión sin fines de lucro. Libre de avisos publicitarios, con más de 50.000 títulos, música, arte, audiolibros, múltiples diccionarios, idiomas y versiones enfrentadas, comentarios de especialistas, entre otras opciones. Lector de libros offline en formato EPUB, PDF, AZW y MOBI. - Lee libros offline en formato EPUB, PDF, AZW y MOBI. - Escucha los libros en voces naturales y profesionales. - Lee diferentes versiones e idiomas del libro, comparándolos página a página. - Observa miles de imágenes, comentarios y notas relacionadas a las páginas. - Escucha la Música compuesta alrededor de obras literarias. - Encuentra el significado de todas las palabras en más de 70 diccionarios haciendo click sobre ellas. - Selecciona el tamaño de letra y asigna el modo nocturno, para una mejor experiencia de lectura. - Investiga y realiza búsquedas especializadas por temas, autores, países, géneros y al interior de cada uno de los libros. - Crea una biblioteca personalizada con obras favoritas, escritos propios y últimas lecturas. - Recibe recomendaciones de diversos personajes que incitan a leer y escuchar. - Analiza el uso del vocabulario en cada una de las obras. - Comparte con amigos cualquier elemento, personalizando sus mensajes. - Accede a la versión para computadores de escritorio (https://www.ellibrototal.com), en ella podrás ver todos los servicios de la biblioteca, tus lecturas recientes, notas y favoritos estarán sincronizados en todos los dispositivos.

About

Meditations

Access the timeless wisdom of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations in a peaceful, ad-free reading experience. This app offers a distraction-free environment to explore Stoic philosophy and principles for living a virtuous life.

Highlights
  • Read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  • Distraction-free reading environment
  • No ads
  • No accounts required
  • Focus on Stoic wisdom
Features
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Read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — a timeless reflection on discipline, virtue, and the art of living — in a calm, distraction-free environment. No ads. No accounts. Just Stoic wisdom.

Screenshots

El Libro Total4 screens
Meditations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: El Libro Total at 4.9 against Meditations's 4.4. El Libro Total also leads on ratings volume (781 vs 9). Meditations's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

El Libro Total holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: El Libro Total has 781 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

El Libro Total ships an update every 2 months, Meditations every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
El Libro Total versus Meditations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEl Libro TotalMeditations
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (781 ratings) — better4.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews98.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings781 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSISTEMAS Y COMPUTADORES S.A.Pedro Moitinho

Customer experience

El Libro Total

All ratings781 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%

Meditations

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

El Libro Total

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • App crashes when switching between books

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more modern and popular book titles
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Allow users to download books for offline use
  • Improve accessibility features for visually impaired users

Meditations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

El Libro Total

No in-app purchases

None

Meditations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is El Libro Total free?
El Libro Total is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meditations free?
Meditations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, El Libro Total or Meditations?
El Libro Total is rated higher. El Libro Total averages 4.9 out of 5 from 781 ratings, while Meditations averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.
Do El Libro Total or Meditations have ads?
Neither El Libro Total nor Meditations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, El Libro Total or Meditations?
El Libro Total ships an update every 2 months, and Meditations every 3 weeks. Most recently, El Libro Total was updated on October 15, 2026 and Meditations on October 16, 2026.

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