Readable: Read English Stories

Name: Readable: Read English Stories
Rating: 4.86 (24111 reviews)
Author: Readable English Stories

LiveReadable English Stories1 app · 1.4M installsEducationFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $1.99 - $55.99 per itemco.playlingo.readable

Read English stories & news at your level.

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Total installs: 1,356,159
Installs / day: —
Rating: 4.9★
Released: 31 May 2019
Last update: 20 Oct 2025
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇲🇽 Mexico (~100%).

Mexico100%#127 Trending · Education

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Trending · Education	MX	#127	▲ 40

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

Shares data with third parties Device or other IDs
Collects data App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

12 in 4 groups

4 Sensitive2 Notable6 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

OtherNotable7

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

Readable makes great stories easy-to-read and free for every English learner: Read great stories ★ Read dozens of horror, thriller and fiction short stories ★ Read hundreds of news stories, updated every day! ★ Every story is simplified to your level ★ Audio and translations for every word ★ Save any word to memorise later ★ Read stories for free High quality learning ★ Learn fast – Research shows reading English for pleasure doubles the speed of learning ★ Created by language learning experts who have worked with the BBC, British Council & Cambridge University Press ★ Expert teachers simplify stories to your reading level ★ Nominee for 2020 British Council English learning award ★ Read stories to learn 3000 most common English words ★ Word Trainer uses brain science to help you memorise difficult words Play Store reviews "Really good immersive stories with very dynamic characters. You learn English in a fast and practical way. Sometimes I don’t even realise just how much I have learned while reading. 1000 stars!" — Eduardo "Excellent app. I love the variety of stories with different topics. There are English stories with different durations and levels. You can save words while you read and then learn them later which works really well. Everything is great!" — Estaban "This is the first time I’ve seen an app that is this good. It has made a big difference to my English after just ten days." — Serhat "This app could not be better. You reinforce your vocabulary by reading wonderfully written English stories." — Celal "I love it! I have never felt so certain that I will learn English as with this app." — Raciel Are you an English teacher and want to support our mission to make great stories easy-to-read for free for every learner? Contact the team at [email protected] to get involved!

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