# iYuanQu - Yuan Qu Poetry — Daily Yuan Qu poems and notes > Daily Yuan Qu poems and notes (iPhone/iPad app by 天从 何.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iyuanqu-yuan-qu-poetry/id6788432853 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [天从 何](https://appshunter.io/developer/914453386) - Category: Education, Reference - Price: $0.99 with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB - Languages: Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), American English - Released: 2026-07-08 - Data updated: 2026-08-13 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iyuanqu-yuan-qu-poetry/id6788432853/reviews.md ## What is iYuanQu? iYuanQu is an app built for one thing: reading and truly understanding Yuan Qu, the great songs and dramatic verse of the Yuan dynasty. Instead of another catch-all poetry collection, we go deep into a single tradition: sanqu lyrics, song suites and zaju drama arias, paired with hand-picked translations, annotations, appreciation notes, musical mode knowledge and a full, searchable library. Start with a poem a day Every day we surface a classic Yuan Qu piece, ready to read at a tap. Refresh anytime for a fresh one. Turn on the Daily Qu Reminder to build a gentle reading habit at a time you choose. A complete Yuan Qu library Nearly nine thousand works from more than two hundred poets. Browse by theme, poet, famous drama, musical mode, tune title or the full collection, and find exactly what you want. Curated translations and appreciation Dozens of classic pieces come with full translation, annotation and appreciation. Over eighteen hundred works include translation and notes, with clear content level badges. Read whole dramas One hundred sixty-two Yuan zaju plays gather their arias by title, such as The Injustice to Dou E and Romance of the Western Chamber. Every play includes a synopsis, so you can read with the story in mind. Musical modes and tune titles Clear entries for the modes and tune titles behind Yuan Qu, so the rhythm and structure finally make sense. An immersive classical reading experience - Elegant literary typography with paragraph layout and highlighted annotations - Body text scaling from 50% to 300% - Vertical reading and pinyin, toggled globally or per piece - Full screen immersive mode - Voice reading with paragraph highlight, follow-scroll and continuous reading - Previous and next on the detail page for seamless browsing - Light and dark themes with ten ink wash accent colors Share and collect - Twelve beautiful share card styles, four canvas ratios and line selection - Favorite the works you love and organize them into custom lists - Reading history is kept automatically so you can always continue Deep system integration - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: poem of the day, famous lines and gongdiao knowledge - Control Center and Siri: today's poem, a random pick, favorites and search - Home Screen quick actions, up to four of your choosing - Spotlight search straight to a work - iCloud sync for favorites, lists, history and reading preferences Thoughtful details - Full interface in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese - Designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro - Offline reading, no ads and no tracking - Onboarding and in-app guides for a smooth start Whether you love classical Chinese literature, study it, or just want something with real flavor to read in spare moments, iYuanQu is here to read it slowly with you, one poem a day. Note: translations, annotations and appreciation notes in the app are editorially compiled and provided for study reference only. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $0.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Reward developers | $0.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-15 iYuanQu v1.3.0 Major Update This release focuses on calmer reading and freer listening: clearer handling of fragmentary texts, plus speech that can continue on the lock screen and in the background. 1. Smarter fragmentary text support: clearer badges and detail hints, with missing characters shown subtly and never inventively filled in. 2. Speech that respects lacunae: fully missing lyrics show a friendly notice; partial gaps are skipped so listening stays smooth. 3. Background playback: keep listening after leaving the app or locking the screen, with pause and resume from Control Center and the lock screen. 4. Adjustable speech rate and pitch: set the pace and tone that fit how you enjoy Yuanqu. 5. Independent Traditional Chinese glyphs: switch poem text to traditional characters without changing the app language. 6. Smoother work switching: previous and next return you to the top; continuous reading resume is more reliable. 7. Corpus refinements: OCR fixes and added pieces continue, including Shi Junbao's Ziyun Ting Liangzhou Seventh, for a more complete collection. We welcome your feedback and ratings. Every suggestion helps us keep refining iYuanQu. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-13 iYuanQu v1.2.0 is a major update: make Yuan Qu part of your day, listen more deeply, and share more freely. 1. Daily Qu Reminder: set your morning or evening time, get a local notification, and open today's featured work in one tap 2. Read-aloud upgraded: paragraph highlight and auto follow-scroll, also in immersive reading 3. Continuous reading: finish one work and continue to the next, ideal for collections and playlists 4. Previous and next in detail: switch works on the page without bouncing back to the list 5. Share cards with line selection: choose the lines for your card, or long-press a single line to make one instantly 6. Title long-press menu: copy, translate, speak, and create a share card, just like the body text If you enjoy iYuanQu, please leave a rating and feedback on the App Store. Your suggestions help us keep improving. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-09 iYuanQu v1.1.0 brings a major content update and a full refresh of reading and browsing. - Massive content expansion: over 2,300 works now include translation, notes, and appreciation, from sanqu to zaju aria texts, making Yuan drama poetry easier to understand - All 162 Yuan zaju plays now include plot summaries, so you can learn the story before reading through an entire play - Curated highlights grow to 45 works, with 10 classics upgraded to full translation, notes, and appreciation - 17 themed collections now include intro cards for topics such as nature, nostalgia, parting, and more - Author collections show biographies at the top, with copy, translate, and read-aloud support - Gongdiao and qupai collections add knowledge cards to help you learn Yuan verse forms and modes - Searching for a play now returns all arias from that play in one place - Favorites redesigned: choose list, grid, or card layout, filter by curated or translated works, group by author, gongdiao, or qupai, and manage selections in bulk - Stronger collection browsing: theme, author, play, gongdiao, and qupai pages support list, grid, and card views with multiple sort options - Playlists now support bulk editing, including removing multiple works or moving them to another playlist - Share cards upgraded: 12 styles organized by category, plus 4 canvas ratios (standard, square, portrait, story); tap preview for fullscreen zoom - Vertical reading now follows traditional right-to-left column order, with automatic scroll to the first column - New option to keep read-aloud playing even when the device is muted - Improved text correction for titles and corpus display - 10 ink-inspired accent colors with a clearer picker in Settings - Refinements to onboarding, reading history, and other details for smoother daily use If you enjoy iYuanQu, please leave a rating and feedback on the App Store. Your suggestions help us keep improving. ### 1.0.0 — 2026-07-09 No release notes. ## More apps by 天从 何 - [iNote - your diary](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inote-your-diary/id925021570) - [iBrowser- Full Screen Browser](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibrowser-full-screen-browser/id948944368) - [桂林理工大学云图——云就在“途”上！](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id954359041) - [GLUT Campus](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glut-campus/id968615456) - [iTer - IT learning](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iter-it-learning/id1224934068) - [iExcel](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iexcel/id1231811461) All apps by 天从 何: https://appshunter.io/developer/914453386 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-13.*