Wonder History: Read & Listen
Illustrated history stories, narrated aloud. You choose what we write next.
- Total installs
- 14,357
- Installs / day
- +8K
- Rating
- —★
- Released
- 7 Aug 2026
- Last update
- 11 Oct 2026
- Countries
- —
exact · Play shows 10,000+
7-day avg · last day +8K
— ratings · — reviews
2mo ago
v3.0.6 · 2d ago
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Installs per day
gain of the exact counter+7,969 installsOur first day-to-day reading of the counter. The line starts with the next one.
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
- Update date5 Oct 202611 Oct 2026
- Version3.0.5 → 3.0.6
- Installs milestone5,000+10,000+
- What's new—A steadier read. • Fixes a crash that could close the Library tab. • Adds a parent PIN to the family dashboard. • General stability improvements.
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 13 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~15%), out of 74 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 13 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · Books & reference | ML | #3 | ▼ 1 |
| Trending · Books & reference | TM | #3 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Books & reference | PG | #5 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Books & reference | UG | #5 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Books & reference | ZW | #5 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Books & reference | NE | #7 | ▼ 5 |
| Trending · Books & reference | YE | #7 | ▼ 4 |
| Trending · Books & reference | ZM | #7 | — |
| Trending · Books & reference | BF | #8 | ▼ 3 |
| Trending · Books & reference | CI | #8 | ▼ 3 |
| Trending · Books & reference | LY | #8 | ▲ 1 |
| Trending · Books & reference | SN | #8 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Books & reference | KE | #9 | ▼ 4 |
| Trending · Books & reference | TZ | #10 | ▼ 7 |
| Trending · Books & reference | MM | #13 | — |
| Trending · Books & reference | GH | #16 | ▼ 10 |
| Trending · Books & reference | TN | #16 | — |
| Trending · Books & reference | MA | #17 | ▼ 7 |
| Trending · Books & reference | IQ | #21 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · Books & reference | ML | #23 | ▲ 8 |
| Trending · Books & reference | NG | #25 | ▼ 14 |
| Trending · Books & reference | UZ | #25 | — |
| Trending · Books & reference | PH | #27 | ▼ 9 |
| Trending · Books & reference | DZ | #28 | ▼ 18 |
| Top free · Books & reference | NE | #28 | ▲ 5 |
| Top free · Books & reference | PG | #30 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Books & reference | PK | #38 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · Books & reference | TM | #49 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · Books & reference | YE | #49 | ▲ 18 |
| Trending · Books & reference | ZA | #50 | ▼ 16 |
| Top free · Books & reference | LY | #56 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Books & reference | BF | #58 | = |
| Top free · Books & reference | DZ | #60 | = |
| Trending · Books & reference | ID | #60 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · Books & reference | IQ | #63 | ▲ 1 |
| Top free · Books & reference | ZW | #65 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · Books & reference | SN | #70 | ▲ 11 |
| Top free · Books & reference | MA | #76 | ▲ 18 |
| Top free · Books & reference | UG | #79 | ▲ 13 |
| Top free · Books & reference | TN | #82 | — |
| Top free · Books & reference | CI | #83 | ▲ 27 |
| Top free · Books & reference | GH | #111 | ▲ 1 |
| Trending · Books & reference | US | #117 | ▼ 42 |
| Top free · Books & reference | TZ | #125 | ▲ 21 |
| Top free · Books & reference | PK | #137 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Books & reference | MM | #144 | — |
| Top free · Books & reference | ZM | #144 | — |
| Top free · Books & reference | KE | #148 | ▲ 27 |
| Top free · Books & reference | MO | #150 | ▲ 29 |
| Top free · Books & reference | CY | #154 | ▲ 27 |
| Top free · Books & reference | LU | #155 | ▲ 27 |
| Top free · Books & reference | MT | #155 | ▲ 28 |
| Top free · Books & reference | HR | #156 | ▲ 27 |
| Top free · Books & reference | IE | #156 | ▲ 30 |
| Top free · Books & reference | IS | #156 | ▲ 28 |
| Top free · Books & reference | LT | #156 | ▲ 28 |
| Top free · Books & reference | LV | #156 | ▲ 28 |
| Top free · Books & reference | SI | #156 | ▲ 28 |
| Top free · Books & reference | AL | #157 | ▲ 28 |
| Top free · Books & reference | DK | #157 | ▲ 27 |
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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, App activity and 2 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
16 in 5 groups6 Sensitive3 Notable7 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Record sound using your phone's microphone
- 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
- Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using
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
MicrophoneSensitive1
Access to your phone's microphone to record sound
- Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio ·
RECORD_AUDIO
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
OtherSensitive10
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps ·
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW - Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings ·
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS - 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 - 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
Wonder History turns real events into illustrated stories worth reading — narrated aloud, free to read, and working in more than ten languages.
YOU ARE NOT JUST READING THIS LIBRARY. YOU ARE BUILDING IT.
Most apps ask you for a star rating. This one asks you what to make next — and then makes it.
Nothing in this library is ever finished, and that is the point. An illustration you flag can be repainted. A story that is not working can be rewritten. A mistake can be corrected in days rather than waiting for a new edition. No printed book and no ordinary app can do that.
So we are going to keep asking you things:
• Which era or subject should we write about next?
• Which illustration style do you want more of?
• Which part of the library do you actually use?
• Later: which characters do you want to follow, so we can build a series around them?
Always a tap, never a form. We do not ask you to type — you pick an option and get back to reading.
To be straight with you about how it works: nothing changes because one person said so, and nothing changes overnight. But when the same signal arrives from enough readers, that becomes the plan, and it gets built. Come back in a few weeks and look for the thing you asked for. That is the whole idea.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT
• Press play once and put the phone down. Narration continues page after page, hands-free, words lighting up as they are spoken — good for commutes, bedtime and reluctant readers.
• Switch language any time from the reader. The story and the interface follow.
• Tap the download icon before you travel. The text stays readable with no connection.
• Flag anything that looks wrong. That is not a complaint box — it is how the next version gets written.
• Choose the Kids or Adults shelf. They are separate collections, not the same stories relabelled.
A FREE LIBRARY YOU CAN READ WITHOUT PAYING
Every story opens without an account and without payment. No ads. No in-app purchases. No interruptions. Sections we add later may be paid.
READ IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE
The app works in English, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish and Chinese — so more people, in more places, can read the world's stories the way they read best. Narration is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, with more on the way.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE
• Wars & Battles — Salamis, Mohacs, Poitiers, Tsushima
• Revolutions & Rebellions
• The Fight for Freedom
• Decisions That Changed Humanity
• Great Empires Falling — Ancient Rome, Mesopotamia, the Khmer Empire
• Historic Crises & Disasters
• Pivotal Treaties & Accords
• Dramatic Turning Points — Columbus in 1492, Commodore Perry in Japan
Plus everyday history most books skip: how homes changed from caves to castles, how justice was served in ancient Babylon, how music was made before recordings, how African gold built European kingdoms.
FOR CLASSROOMS AND HOME LEARNING
Read-along narration supports developing and second-language readers. Offline downloads mean a lesson never depends on the connection. No account, no ads, no data harvesting — hand it to a class or a child directly.
Reading never requires an account. Sign in only if you want your favourites, streaks and reading progress synced across your devices.
WHERE THIS LIBRARY CAME FROM
Wonder History belongs to WonderBooks, which began in 2016 as a single small reading app. It earned 4.9 stars from 977 readers, and was picked top 10 of about 155 startups to pitch at Harvard Arab Weekend that year. Covering every subject, in every language, was out of reach then. Today each subject has a library of its own — written, illustrated, narrated and translated — and the direction it grows in is the one its readers point.
What's new
A steadier read. • Fixes a crash that could close the Library tab. • Adds a parent PIN to the family dashboard. • General stability improvements.
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