Delphi vs LIRA Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LIRA Reader
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LIRA is a calm audiobook and ebook player for books you already own. Import MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, and EPUB files from the Files app, then listen or read without a subscription storefront. Your library stays on your device. LISTEN • Resume exactly where you stopped • Playback speed up to 3× • Sleep timer with fade and chapter options • Bookmarks for favorite moments • Lock screen and Control Center controls • Chapters when your file includes them READ • Clean EPUB reader with themes and fonts • Bookmarks for paragraphs you want to revisit READ ALONG • Optional on-device transcription for audiobooks • Follow the text while you listen • Model download happens only when you start transcription Built for people who keep their own library—LibriVox downloads, purchased DRM-free files, and personal archives. No account required to start listening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Delphi at 16.0 against LIRA Reader's 18.0. 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 | Delphi | LIRA Reader |
|---|---|---|
| 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, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chenyu Li | Tumba Mulamba |
In-app purchases
Delphi
No in-app purchases
LIRA Reader
No in-app purchases
