Comparison

The Complete Shakespeare vs Marcus Aurelius Qotes

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

Head to head
About

The Complete Shakespeare

Features
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Shakespeare's complete works — 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and every narrative poem — in a clean, native iOS reader designed to feel like Apple built it. Read every play in full, navigate by act and scene, browse the sonnets by first line, and follow the long narrative poems as continuous, scrollable pages. The reading experience uses Apple's typography, Dynamic Type, and the iOS edit menu; with no clutter, no ads, nothing to log into. Select any passage with iOS's standard text selection and tap "Explain" in the menu to get just that line or speech explained, with proper context: the speaker, the scene, the surrounding lines. Everything happens on-device. There are no accounts, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. One price, one app, the complete canon. Search every line of every work — find "wherefore art thou Romeo" or "to be or not to be" instantly across 114,000+ lines. Includes the complete plays (Tragedies, Comedies, Histories, Romances), all 154 Sonnets, Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, A Lover's Complaint, and The Passionate Pilgrim. Source texts are public domain editions. Requires iPhone with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later) for the Explain feature. The reader, search, and complete library work on every iOS 26 device.

About

Marcus Aurelius Qotes

Receive a daily quote from Marcus Aurelius, presented on a visually appealing reading card. Explore the full library, filter by theme, and save your favorite passages. Link directly to the source books for deeper reading.

Highlights
  • Daily quote delivery
  • Source book attribution
  • Searchable quote library
  • Filter by theme
  • Favorite quotes
  • Light and dark modes
Features
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Marcus Aurelius Quotes delivers one carefully chosen quotation from Marcus Aurelius 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.

Screenshots

The Complete Shakespeare4 screens
Marcus Aurelius Qotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marcus Aurelius Qotes at Free against The Complete Shakespeare's $0.99. Marcus Aurelius Qotes also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Marcus Aurelius Qotes is free to download; The Complete Shakespeare costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
The Complete Shakespeare versus Marcus Aurelius Qotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Complete ShakespeareMarcus Aurelius Qotes
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSamuel Rulon-MillerEpictetus LLC

In-app purchases

None

The Complete Shakespeare

No in-app purchases

None

Marcus Aurelius Qotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Complete Shakespeare free?
The Complete Shakespeare costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marcus Aurelius Qotes free?
Marcus Aurelius Qotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Complete Shakespeare or Marcus Aurelius Qotes have ads?
Neither The Complete Shakespeare nor Marcus Aurelius Qotes shows ads.

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