Maratón vs Loteria Virtual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maratón
A trivia game where you can test your general knowledge alone or compete with friends online. Progress through different distances by answering questions correctly, managing your energy, and avoiding the "black pawn of Ignorance."
- General knowledge trivia
- Solo and multiplayer modes
- Progressive game distances
- Energy management system
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Thematic question packs
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¡El juego de preguntas y respuestas consentido de México! Diviértete y aprende, solo o con amigos, contestando preguntas de interés general. Dos modos de juego: Solitario y Multijugador (en línea). Solitario - Contesta correctamente las preguntas para llegar a la meta de 21 o 42 km. - Al inicio cuentas con 5 barritas de energía. Pierdes una con cada error, pero la recuperas con 3 aciertos seguidos. Multijugador - Pueden participar de 2 a 4 personas. - En tu turno contesta hasta tener 6 aciertos seguidos, o un error. - Si todos fallan la primera pregunta en un turno, avanza la ficha negra de la Ignorancia. ¡No la dejen ganar! - Invita a tus amigos de Facebook, oponentes recientes, o comparte un código de invitación por Whastapp, mensaje, etc. - Si lo preferes, puedes crear o unite a partidas abiertas a cualquier jugador. Paquetes de preguntas - Con la descarga de la app tienes incluido el Maratón Clásico, con más de mil preguntas. - Poco a poco irán apareciendo más paquetes. Están a disponibles: Maratón Futbol, Maratón Cinemex, Maratón Doña Lucha contra la Ignorancia y Maratón LGBITQ+
Loteria Virtual
Experience the classic Mexican game of Loteria online with players worldwide. Compete in public or private rooms, chat with others, and aim for the top ranks. Fill your board or make lines to win diamonds and climb the leaderboards.
- Real-time multiplayer
- Public and private rooms
- Chat service
- Automatic shuffling
- 54-card Loteria deck
- Leaderboards
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The classic Mexican game "La Loteria" is now more fun than ever, play with thousands of players around the world via online and have fun playing with friends in private rooms or with strangers in public rooms to kill time. Loteria Virtual Mexicana already contains the cards and the deck !, it is ready for you to play with friends, family or strangers, it works through internet connecting everyone in public or private games with chat service, automatic shuffling, see your opponent's card or install his lottery that he is using. The challenge is to fill the whole board with the cards that will appear and fill it, also make horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines and win as well. For filling the entire card you win 3 diamonds and for filling lines you win 1 diamond! Climb the steps to reach the TOP 100 of the best lottery players. Have fun and play with your family this wonderful game that is made to entertain you. - Best Characters - Real Time Multiplayer - 54 Card Lottery - Rooms with up to 30 Players - Public and private rooms - Transparency in the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maratón at 69% against Loteria Virtual's 32%. Maratón also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Loteria Virtual's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Maratón sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Loteria Virtual sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Maratón holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 311 and 335 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Maratón's written reviews are positive against 32% of Loteria Virtual's.
Maratón ships an update every 2 weeks, Loteria Virtual every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maratón | Loteria Virtual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (311 ratings) — better | 4.3 (335 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 31.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 311 | 335 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Creaciones Culturales Maselu, S.A. de C.V. | JUAN MIGUEL DE ROBLES MACEDO |
Customer experience
Maratón
Loteria Virtual
User reviews
Maratón
From 311 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Entertaining and fun
- 🧠 Makes you think
- 💡 Up-to-date questions
- ✨ Great for family time
- 📱 Portable and convenient
Room to improve
- 👎 Requires email registration
- 👎 Lost local multiplayer
- 👎 New version is worse
- 👎 Too many ads
- 👎 Unsensical questions
Loteria Virtual
From 335 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game with friends
- 💡 Ability to create private rooms
- 👍 Good for passing time
- 💡 Original lotería experience online
- 👍 Entertaining
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound issues
- 🐛 Game freezes or lags
- 🐛 Cards not appearing
- 🐛 Connection problems
- 🐛 Difficult to invite friends
Bugs and requests
Maratón
Reported bugs
6 issues- Cannot register
- App crashes on startup
- Doesn't work on Windows Phone
- Questions cancel automatically on Windows Phone
- Game doesn't appear on iPad screen
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- Small image on iPad with obstructing ad
Requested features
9 requests- Return to previous version
- Allow local multiplayer again
- Improve compatibility with Windows Phone
- Optimize for iPad
- Include questions about humanities, philosophy, and civics
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- Add real-time multiplayer matches
- Include general knowledge questions not specific to Mexico
- Reduce dice spin time for faster gameplay
- Optimize for iPhone 5
Loteria Virtual
Reported bugs
22 issues- Sound not working
- Ran out of tokens/chips
- Button for 'buenas' not appearing
- Image blurry after update
- Slow to enter matches
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- Cards stop appearing
- App connecting but not proceeding
- Doesn't connect quickly
- Sends to wrong directions
- Audio cuts out
- Other players don't know what's happening
- Error 403 when friends join private rooms
- Kicked out of rooms saying connection lost
- Cards overlapping or freezing
- Cannot invite anyone to play, shows error
- Cannot connect to Facebook
- Cards stop appearing
- Sometimes stops working and doesn't show cards
- Cannot invite contacts to play
- Page not working error
- Doesn't notify when you win
- Says they won when it should be a tie
Requested features
14 requests- Option to change or remove music
- Ability to choose music from Apple Music
- Option to change win condition (line, corners)
- Add a button to show a win
- Add a chat feature
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- Ability to resume private matches
- Add more languages (English)
- Option to play more than one game per room
- Ability to customize cards
- Option to make music lower or turn it off
- Revisit the previous version of lotería
- Fix the button for 'buenas'
- Option to continue playing in private matches
- Allow choosing between full card, 4 center, and straight line bingo
In-app purchases
Maratón
- Paquete de preguntas Clásico 2Free
- Maratón Fútbol$1.99
- Maratón Júnior$1.99
Loteria Virtual
- Elimina Anuncios$0.99
- Compra 100 fichas$1.99
- Compra 500 Fichas$3.99
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- Compra 1000 fichas$5.99
Questions
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