Canon Quest vs Delphi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canon Quest
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A hundred books. The ideas that shaped how we think, argue, love, and see the world. From Homer to Sapiens, Plato to Kahneman, Austen to Morrison. CANON QUEST turns reading the classics into a journey. FEATURES - The Shelf: watch 100 book spines fill with color as you start and finish each one - Reading Paths: five guided routes through the canon, from Build Your Mind to Understand Society - XP, levels, and streaks: built momentum to keep the reading habit up - Smart recommendations: after every book, get a next pick based on what you just read - The Timeline: walk the whole canon in chronological order, era by era - Notes, quotes, ratings, and reflections: build a personal record of what each book changed for you WHY THESE 100 BOOKS Curated across literature, philosophy, science, psychology, history, politics, economics, and art, these are the ideas that built the modern world. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No tracking. No ads. Everything you read, note, and rate stays on your device. Whether you have fifteen minutes or a free year, Canon Quest meets you where you are and shows you where to go next.
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 iOS requirement: Canon Quest at 13.0 against Delphi's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Canon Quest | Delphi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rachelle Herring | Chenyu Li |
In-app purchases
Canon Quest
No in-app purchases
Delphi
No in-app purchases









