Daily Analects: Confucius
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Daily Analects on iPad. A sidebar layout, larger passage cards, and a side-by-side Archive built for the big screen. One quiet passage to open your day.
When your mind is full, borrow a sentence that has steadied people for 2,500 years.
Daily Analects delivers one passage of Confucius each day — original Classical Chinese, pinyin, and a clear English translation — then goes further with Read Deeper: the historical context, a modern interpretation, and a question worth sitting with. One quiet minute is all it takes.
NEW — WIDGETS
Meet today's passage right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. A new passage arrives at midnight, before you even open the app.
GO BEYOND THE QUOTE
• One carefully selected Analects passage each day
• Original Classical Chinese, pinyin, and a clear English translation
• Read Deeper: historical context, modern meaning, and reflection prompts
• Character Study: pronunciation, meaning, stroke count, and radical
• Save favorite passages and characters, revisit any day in your archive
• Build the habit with a daily reminder and reading streak
• Switch between English and Korean anytime, adjust text size to taste
MADE FOR
• Curious readers meeting Confucius for the first time
• Philosophy and mindfulness enthusiasts
• Chinese-language learners who want cultural depth
• Anyone who wants a quiet daily ritual
No Chinese knowledge required. No account. Works offline.
Download now — today's passage is already waiting for you.
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Daily Analects now supports iPad.
• A layout designed for iPad — sidebar navigation and a larger passage card
• Pick any date in Archive and see the passage right beside the list
• Tap a saved passage to jump straight into Read Deeper; character cards show strokes and radicals at a glance
• Rotate freely and use Split View multitasking
• Larger default text size, tuned for iPad reading
Meet your daily passage on a bigger canvas.
The developer, Jaewook Jung, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Jaewook Jung
- Size
- 64.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Korean
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jinno