Meditations vs Epictetus Quotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- Distraction-free reading environment
- No ads
- No accounts required
- Focus on Stoic wisdom
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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.
Epictetus Quotes
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Epictetus Quotes delivers one carefully chosen quotation from Epictetus each day, drawn from their books and shown on a calm, editorial reading card. • A new quote every morning at the time you choose • Every quote names the book it came from • Search the full library and filter by theme • Save your favorites • Light & dark reading palettes Link out to each source book to read more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Meditations at every 3 weeks against Epictetus Quotes's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Meditations ships an update every 3 weeks, Epictetus Quotes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meditations | Epictetus Quotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Moitinho | Epictetus LLC |
In-app purchases
Meditations
No in-app purchases
Epictetus Quotes
No in-app purchases
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