Tamilgram vs iMencius

Journey through 2,500 years of Tamil writing, letter by letter Tamilgram brings the ancient art of Tamil script to life on your iPhone and iPad. Like an interactive museum in your hands, this beautifully designed app tells the complete story of Tamil writing from ancient Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions to the elegant modern script you see today. Complete Tamil Script Education - Master all 247 Tamil letters: 12 vowels, 18 consonants, and 216 compound forms - Interactive lessons that build from simple vowels to complex compound characters Rich Historical Journey - Explore 2,500 years of Tamil script evolution from Tamil-Brahmi to modern forms - Discover fascinating archaeological evidence from Keezhadi, Adichanallur, and ancient trade routes - Interactive timeline showing how letters transformed through Pallava, Chola, and modern periods Numbers & Cultural Context - Learn traditional Tamil numerals and their historical significance Download Tamilgram today and unlock the secrets of one of humanity's most beautiful writing systems. "Learning Tamil script through Tamilgram feels like having a personal Tamil scholar guide you through centuries of beautiful writing tradition."

iMencius is an offline study companion for the Works of Mencius. Not a quote scrapbook, and not a page torn from a multi-classic set. Close reading, recitation, Yangqi Study, Daily Saying, Analogy Hall, and Dialogue Atlas grow around this book alone. Seven books, fourteen juan, 690 passages. Classical Chinese, vernacular, and James Legge public-domain English from The Chinese Classics, Volume II stand in three layers. Both glosses cover all 690 passages. Also 100 famous lines, 26 analogies, and seven interlocutors. No account, no ads, no tracking. 1. Three-layer close reading • Bilingual, Chinese only, or English only, independent of the interface language • Vernacular, English, and pinyin toggle on their own • Horizontal, vertical, and centered layouts, with adjustable type size • Long passages split by sentence, then page. Immersive mode hides chrome • Guides, appreciations, and public-domain Zhu Xi excerpts sit with the text • Traditional glyphs can apply to the body only • Adjacent passages and famous lines jump back to the full chapter 2. Analogy Hall and Dialogue Atlas • 26 analogies such as fifty paces and climbing a tree for fish, each linked to its chapter • Read by person: King Hui, Gaozi, Wan Zhang, and others • Seven themes: benevolent rule, the people as root, goodness of nature, flood-like qi, righteousness and profit, king and hegemon, analogy • Browse by collection, juan, theme, analogy, dialogue, famous lines, or all • List, grid, and card. Multi-select to favorite, list, recite, or study 3. Recitation workbench • Paragraph highlighting, plus voice, rate, pitch, and volume • Playback content is separate from the view. Hear source, vernacular, English, or a mix • Continuous play, queues, background play, and lock-screen Now Playing • Optional Live Activities, including Dynamic Island 4. Yangqi Study and Meaning Hunt • Fade, fill-in, recall, and quiz. Mastery is written as flood-like qi • Levels: Known, Learned, Mastered. Practice by section or in a batch • Meaning Hunt finds a line by one character • Finishing Study checks you in for the day 5. Daily Saying • Solar terms, festivals including Teachers Day, and seasons shape today • Local notifications. Home opens on today. Continue Reading returns to the last place • 100 famous lines. Tap one and open the whole chapter 6. Favorites, lists, notes, and history • Reading lists, notes, history, and Last Read • Multi-select to recite or batch study. Group by person, theme, or juan • Optional iCloud key-value sync. 7. Search and handwriting • Search titles, authors, source, vernacular, English, and famous lines • Traditional input folds to Simplified. Handwriting recognizes on device • Optional system search stays off until you turn it on 8. Mencius Cards • Twelve styles and four ratios. Add vernacular or English. Share or save to Photos 9. Home Screen, Lock Screen, and system doors • Widgets for Daily Saying, Famous Lines, Favorites, and Study progress, plus extra-large on iPad • Lock Screen accessories and StandBy • Eleven Control Center doors on system 18 and later • Siri, Shortcuts, Home Screen quick actions, and deep links 10. More than one screen • Phones stack languages. A wide iPad can split left and right • iPad opens Recite, Study, notes, and Cards as a full-screen workbench • iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Simplified, Traditional, and English 11. Look and habit • Nine accents plus a custom color. Light, dark, or follow the system • Six alternate icons on iPhone. Tabs can hide • Guides and a six-page welcome 12. Privacy and sources • All body text works offline. No sign-in, no ads, no analytics • Study data stays on device by default • Chinese source is public domain. English follows James Legge, 1861, Volume II, for study • Vernacular covers all 690 passages as a learning aid • This app does not claim copyright in the classical texts One Mencius, one companion, walking with flood-like qi. May a little clarity stay in a busy day.