iPrimer

iPrimer is an offline companion for character and inner growth, for readers age 12 and up. Built around Zhu Xi's Xiaoxue Primary Learning, it connects classic study, recitation, character drills, guided meditation, and daily reflection into one daily practice. All 388 chapters, 100 famous lines, and six meditations are built in. No account, no ads, no tracking. This is not a plain excerpt library. iPrimer lets you read deeply, recite aloud, train memory, meditate, and reflect. Start with Daily Study, explore six volumes from Establishing Teaching to Good Deeds, and turn timeless guidance into quiet habits. Daily Study - Home hero with today's excerpt, key idea, and English preview when available - Context picks for seasons, holidays, time of day, and solar terms - Local notifications up to 60 days; tap opens the same chapter in app - Widget in multiple sizes plus Lock Screen; long-press to change paper style; refresh without opening app Classic study 388 chapters offline - Full Xiaoxue library in six volumes: Establishing Teaching, Relationships, Self-Respect, Antiquity, Fine Words, Good Deeds - Vernacular translation, collected notes, paragraph English, reflection prompts, background - Independent toggles for vernacular and annotations with session overrides - Tap-to-gloss on underlined terms in all chapters; Chinese and English definitions - Traditional display, pinyin, segmented reading, font scaling, vertical layout - Reading modes: Chinese, bilingual, or English-first on new English installs - Immersive reading synced with detail view; mastery levels and chapter notes - Optional iCloud for notes, history, and progress Browse and search - Browse by book, theme, volume, author, famous lines, or all chapters - List, grid, and card layouts; adaptive iPhone and iPad columns - Full-text in-app search; English UI finds English titles such as Relationships - Spotlight indexing off by default Recitation workbench - Segment TTS with highlight; adjustable rate, pitch, volume, and voice - Playback matrix chooses original, vernacular, or English per section - Continuous playback, Now Playing, background audio, batch queue from lists - Optional reading Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Character Study - Fade, fill-in, recall, and quiz modes from any chapter - Keyword Hunt game: find sentences with a given character library-wide - Study streak separate from meditation streak Guided meditation six sessions - Mindful breathing 3 and 5 min, gratitude, emotion calm, classic moment, sleep - Breathing animation, countdown, completion reflection and share card - Meditation streak widget; optional voice intro and reminder - Meditation Live Activity; iOS 18 Control Center pick-a-session control Life Guidance - Daily reflection journal linked to Daily Study chapter when you choose - Seven daily habit checkboxes: greet, tidy, respect, listen, gratitude, calm, reflect - Optional iCloud sync separate from study data Favorites and study lists - Heart chapters and custom lists; batch study or recitation - Favorites tab on by default; hide in Settings Share cards - Twelve styles including vertical calligraphy with original text only - Toggles for vernacular, notes, English, gloss; save or share with iP mark System integration - Six widgets: Daily Study, Famous Lines, Progress, Favorites, Meditation Streak, Guidance - Siri shortcuts, App Intents, Quick Actions, deep links - Eleven iOS 18 Control Center controls - Nine accent colors, three alternate icons; iPhone, iPad, macOS 14 Privacy - Fully offline; Data Not Collected; no third-SDKs Who it is for - You want to read Xiaoxue systematically with a proper toolkit - You want classics you can recite, remember, and live by - You want meditation and reflection to steady your daily rhythm - You care about privacy: offline, no account, no ads - You use widgets, Siri, or iPad and want to continue anywhere One small step daily: study, recite, drill, meditate, reflect.