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iLunYu: Confucius Analects
Bilingual Read, Recite, Study
$0.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
Wisdom from 2,000 years ago, for today. iLunYu brings the complete Analects to life in Chinese and English, with guided recitation and study. Offline, no ads, no account.
iLunYu is a fully offline study companion for the Analects of Confucius, not just another text reader. It brings the complete twenty books and over 500 passages to life with side by side Chinese and English, guided recitation, active study, and a daily passage that fits a busy day.
Everything works fully offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, no third party analytics. Your favorites, notes, and progress stay on your device, with optional iCloud sync across your own devices.
WHY ILUNYU
- Not a plain text reader: read, listen, recite, and test yourself in one place
- Complete and offline: the full Analects on device, no network required
- Private by design: no account, no ads, no third party analytics
WHAT IS INSIDE
- The complete Analects: twenty books, 512 chapters, continuously numbered
- Classical Chinese source, 512 modern vernacular readings, and James Legge public domain English for every chapter
- 40 curated famous lines and 39 chapters with Zhu Xi commentary excerpts
- Speakers linked to Confucian figure pages
- Ten themes such as benevolence, ritual, learning, filial piety, the exemplary person, and self cultivation
CLOSE READING
- Bilingual layout with vernacular and English you can toggle independently
- Switch reading language between bilingual, Chinese only, or English only
- Per character pinyin with tones
- Sectioned reading for long chapters, adjustable type size and fonts, vertical text and centering
- Immersive full screen mode, tap to reveal controls
- Analect Cards in multiple styles and aspect ratios to share or save to Photos
RECITATION DESK
- Paragraph by paragraph highlighting as it reads aloud
- Adjustable pace, pitch, and volume
- A Playback Content matrix that sets title, author, and body text to original, vernacular, or English, independent of the reading layout, so you can mix languages
- Continuous play, background play, Lock Screen Now Playing, optional Live Activity, and keep the screen awake while playing
ANALECTS STUDY
- Four modes: fade, fill in the blank, recall check, and quiz
- Mastery tracking and practice by section
- Batch practice with your favorites and reading lists
- Phrase Hunt, a quick word finding mini game on Home
DAILY ANALECT
- A curated passage every day, with seasonal, solar term, and festival context
- Optional local reminders
- Streaks and check in on Home
BROWSE AND SEARCH
- Browse by book, by twenty volumes, by ten themes, by author, or the full corpus
- Save passages into personal reading lists for revisit and continuous reading
- Full text search across titles, source text, and famous lines
- Optional Spotlight indexing, off by default
SYSTEM FEATURES
- Home Screen widgets: Daily Analect, famous lines, study progress, and favorites
- Control Center controls and Lock Screen accessories
- Siri and App Intents, including Daily, Recite, Shuffle, Favorites, and Phrase Hunt
- Deep links via the ilunyu scheme for Shortcuts and automation
PRIVATE AND PERSONAL
- Notes, reading history, favorites, and mastery, all on device
- Optional iCloud key value sync with no account
- Trilingual interface: Simplified, Traditional, and English, with on device conversion for Traditional glyphs
MADE FOR APPLE PLATFORMS
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro
- Accent themes, alternate app icons, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and StandBy
SOURCES
- Chinese source text is public domain, from open classical corpora
- English follows James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume I (1861, Project Gutenberg 4094)
- Vernacular Chinese is curated from open parallel corpora with editorial review
- Selected chapters include public domain Zhu Xi commentary excerpts
- Titles, guides, and appreciations are original to this app, for study reference only
Read, recite, study, and share. Passage by passage, rediscover the wisdom of the Analects.
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iLunYu v1.5.0 Major Update
Passage by passage, rediscover the Analects in daily life. This release refines close reading, recitation, and study so classical wisdom feels closer than ever.
1. Calmer bilingual reading: all 512 passages across twenty books, with classical Chinese, vernacular, and James Legge public-domain English. Toggle vernacular or English anytime; longer chapters soft-split by sentence for steady, immersive paging.
2. Vernacular curation refined: modern Chinese is further aligned chapter by chapter for smoother, more faithful reading.
3. Recitation desk: paragraph highlighting, adjustable pace and voice, mixed playback of original with vernacular or English, plus continuous, background, and Lock Screen listening.
4. Analects Study, leveled up: fade, fill-in, recall check, and quiz with mastery tracking, plus Phrase Hunt on Home for playful practice.
5. Daily Analect by your side: curated daily picks with seasonal and festival context (including Teachers Day), plus Home Screen widgets, Control Center, and Siri for one-tap access.
6. Richer lines and browsing: 162 famous lines, browse by twenty books, ten themes, and Confucian figures, with favorites and personal reading lists.
7. Smarter Traditional Chinese search: Traditional queries match reliably across titles, source text, and famous lines.
8. Fully offline, peace of mind: no account, no ads, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync for progress, and Analect Cards ready to share.
We welcome your feedback. If iLunYu helps your reading, a rating and review mean a great deal and help us keep improving.
The developer, 天从 何, 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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Information
- Seller
- 天从 何
- Size
- 16.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Reward developers $0.99
- Copyright
- © @iHTCboy