iLunYu: Confucius Analects
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Description
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.