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Episteme: PDF & eBook Reader

LiveEpisteme Dev1 app · 14.2K installsBooks & ReferenceFreeIn-app purchases: $0.99 - $19.99 per itemcom.aryan.reader

A document and e-book reader for PDF, EPUB, MOBI and FB2 files.

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Total installs
14,226
exact · Play shows 10,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
4.8★
548 ratings · 21 reviews
Released
8 Nov 2025
11mo ago
Last update
9 Oct 2026
v1.0.58 · 2d ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
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Installs per day · last 90 days

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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

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

Not in any tracked top chart.

App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data Personal info, 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

9 in 3 groups
2 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive1

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
StorageSensitive1

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
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
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • 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
Episteme Reader is an offline-first, privacy-focused document and e-book reader. It supports PDF, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, ODT/FODT, DOCX, Comics, Markdown, HTML, and plain text files. 📖 Two Reading Modes Switch between a paginated view for a traditional book-like experience and continuous vertical scrolling for quick reading. Both modes work across all supported formats. ✏️ PDF Annotations Draw directly on PDF pages using pen, fountain pen, pencil, highlighter, and eraser tools. Add text boxes anywhere on a page with system or imported fonts. Annotated documents can be exported with full vector fidelity. 🔤 Custom Fonts Import your own font files (.ttf, .otf) and use them while reading any ebook format. Embedded book fonts and system fonts are also fully supported. 🔍 Text Selection & Search Select, copy, and search text across all formats. Full-text search with background indexing for large documents. built-in OCR support for scanned or image-based PDFs. 🎧 Text-to-Speech Listen to any document using your device's TTS engine or use Cloud TTS powered by Gemini for realistic voices. 🧠 Smart Tools (Pro) Get context-aware dictionary definitions for words and phrases. Generate concise summaries of chapters or pages to quickly understand complex material. 📚 Library & Organization Manage your collection with custom shelves and collections. Sort by title, author, or reading progress. Jump back into recent books instantly. 📂 Local Folder Sync Point Episteme at a folder on your device to automatically import and track books. ☁️ Cloud Sync (Pro) Sign in with Google Drive to sync your library, reading progress, bookmarks, and shelves across multiple devices. Files are stored securely in your private Google Drive app storage. 🔒 Privacy Episteme is designed to work entirely offline. No account is needed for any core feature. AI-powered\online features process data securely in memory without storing any user content.

What's new

- fix epub highlight color changing issue - crash fix on app start

Growing in Books & Reference

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