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- Total installs
- 16,498,805
- Installs / day
- +6.2K
- Rating
- 4.7★
- Released
- 23 Jun 2015
- Last update
- 5 Oct 2026
- Countries
- —
exact · Play shows 10,000,000+
7-day avg · last day +6.2K
515.9K ratings · 13.5K reviews
11.3y ago
v4.5.1784910815 · 9d ago
not checked yet
Installs per day
gain of the exact counterLifetime avg ≈ 4K/day (all installs ÷ days since release)
Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayDashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 11 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day
Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Change timeline
Full historyNo 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 14 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇩 Indonesia (~30%), out of 137 countries where it is charted.
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 14 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · News & magazines | UZ | #1 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | ID | #3 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | PH | #5 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | NG | #13 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | PK | #13 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | MY | #17 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · News & magazines | IQ | #22 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · News & magazines | ZA | #22 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · News & magazines | EG | #25 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HK | #26 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | IE | #27 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | MO | #27 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NO | #27 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | AL | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BD | #28 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BY | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | DK | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GR | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HU | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MM | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | PT | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | RS | #28 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AT | #29 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | BG | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CH | #29 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | CO | #29 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | CY | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CZ | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | EE | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | FI | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GH | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HR | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | JO | #29 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | LT | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LU | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LV | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | ME | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MK | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MN | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MT | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NP | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | OM | #29 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | RO | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SG | #29 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | SI | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SK | #29 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | UA | #29 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | AE | #30 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | AG | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AM | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AO | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AR | #30 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | AW | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AZ | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BA | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BF | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BH | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BJ | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BO | #30 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BS | #30 | ▼ 1 |
Show all 60 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- No data shared with third parties
- Collects data Personal info, Photos and videos and 4 others
- 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 groups5 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
- 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
ContactsSensitive1
Access to the contacts saved on your phone
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts ·
READ_CONTACTS
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
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
Medium is the internet’s encyclopedia of expertise. Read millions of long-form stories from insiders and thought leaders, deepen your knowledge of the subjects that matter most to you, and harness the power of the written word to spark new ideas, answer big questions, and fuel bold ambitions.
+ Explore millions of ad-free stories from a global community of expert writers and independent voices.
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