Readers Port vs Delphi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readers Port
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Readers Port is a modern eBook platform designed to bring the joy of reading to everyone, everywhere. With a simple monthly subscription, readers can access a vast collection of books across genres—bestsellers, hidden gems, thrillers, romance, self-help, and more. It’s a place where every reader can find stories that captivate them and every author can find their audience. We’re not just about reading; we’re about empowering authors and rewarding creativity. Readers Port gives writers the opportunity to publish their work, connect with a global audience, and earn fair royalties. We support both emerging and established writers, making publishing easier, faster, and more rewarding while helping them grow their readership naturally. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Delphi
This app provides a synchronized reading and listening experience for classic literature. As the audio plays, the text is highlighted, and you can tap any sentence to resume narration from that exact point. Enjoy offline access to a curated library of timeless works.
- Synchronized text and audio narration
- Tap to play sentence feature
- Offline reading and listening
- Automatic resume functionality
- Bookmark saving
- Background playback
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Delphi is a reader for the great books — with narration that stays in sync with the text. As the audio plays, the current sentence is highlighted and the page scrolls with it. Tap any sentence to hear it from exactly that point. Close the app mid-chapter and Delphi brings you back to the same spot, ready to continue. THE LIBRARY • Thucydides — History of the Peloponnesian War • Augustine — Confessions • Plato — Dialogues (Apology, Phaedo, Symposium, Republic and more) • Goethe — Faust • Aristotle — Nicomachean Ethics and Politics • The Bible (KJV) — Old Testament • Hamilton, Madison, Jay — The Federalist Papers • Machiavelli — The Prince • Dostoevsky — Crime and Punishment MADE FOR LISTENING • Word-for-word sync: the sentence being read is always highlighted • Tap to play: touch any line to jump the narration there • Background playback with full lock screen and Control Center controls • Skip back and forward 15 seconds, scrub anywhere MADE FOR READING • The complete text of every work is built in — no connection needed to read • Download any work's audio once and listen fully offline • Bookmarks for every book: save a passage, jump back to it anytime • Automatic resume: pick up exactly where you stopped, even after restarting No account. No subscription. No ads. Just the classics, read to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Delphi at none against Readers Port's 6. Delphi also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Readers Port sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Delphi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Readers Port ships an update every 7 months, Delphi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readers Port | Delphi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Readersport | Chenyu Li |
In-app purchases
Readers Port
- Silver Membership Monthly$1.991 Month
- Gold Membership Monthly$4.991 Month
- Silver Membership 6 Months$9.996 Months
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- Silver Membership Year$14.991 Year
- Gold Membership 6 Months$19.996 Months
- Gold Membership 1 Year$39.991 Year
Delphi
No in-app purchases









