Comparison

Kybalion App vs Delphi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kybalion App

Features
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The Kybalion is a mobile app for reading and studying the classic text of Hermetic philosophy in English. The app includes the Prooemium, 15 chapters, the Emerald Tablet, explanations, and concise keys for each section. It also offers convenient navigation, adjustable text size, light and dark themes, and Apple Watch support. The app is designed for thoughtful reading, exploring the philosophical tradition, and reflecting on ideas of mind, reality, and causation. The app is available in more than 30 languages, including Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Synchronized text and audio narration
  • Tap to play sentence feature
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Automatic resume functionality
  • Bookmark saving
  • Background playback
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Kybalion App4 screens
Delphi1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Delphi at Free against Kybalion App's $19.95. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Delphi is free to download; Kybalion App costs $19.95 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kybalion App ships an update every 5 days, Delphi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kybalion App versus Delphi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKybalion AppDelphi
Price$19.95Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGalina PashchenkoChenyu Li

In-app purchases

None

Kybalion App

No in-app purchases

None

Delphi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kybalion App free?
Kybalion App costs $19.95, with no in-app purchases.
Is Delphi free?
Delphi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kybalion App or Delphi have ads?
Neither Kybalion App nor Delphi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kybalion App or Delphi?
Kybalion App ships an update every 5 days, and Delphi every 4 days. Most recently, Kybalion App was updated on October 29, 2026 and Delphi on October 13, 2026.

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