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BookSmart by Worldreader Live

WORLDREADER1 app · 677.6K installsBooks & ReferenceFreeorg.worldreader.readtokids

Your Family Reading Companion: free books for parents and kids, ages 0-8.

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Total installs
677,567
exact · Play shows 500,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
4.0★
1.4K ratings · 18 reviews
Released
28 Apr 2016
10.5y ago
Last update
8 Sept 2026
v6.1.1 · 1mo ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
661.8K746.4K830.9K915.5K1M10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
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Installs per day · last 90 days

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Change timeline

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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

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App manifest

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Permissions

7 in 1 group
1 Sensitive2 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online services
OtherSensitive7

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

  • Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online servicesuse accounts on the device · USE_CREDENTIALS
  • 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
  • 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
BookSmart, powered by Worldreader, is a free digital app that helps parents and caregivers build simple, daily reading routines with children ages 0 to 8. Through thousands of culturally relevant books, playful activities, and practical tips, BookSmart supports shared reading experiences that strengthen early learning and family connection. Designed around Worldreader's research and experience and backed by brain science, BookSmart meets families where they are, on the devices they already use, making it easy to read together anytime, anywhere. BookSmart features books in five languages, including Arabic, English, Hindi, Kiswahili, and Spanish, along with monthly Reading Challenges that encourage consistent engagement and fun parenting tips and activities. No paywalls. No subscriptions. Always free. From bedtime stories to early literacy skills, BookSmart's multilingual library of kids' books and children's stories helps families build a reading habit they can keep coming back to. About Worldreader: Worldreader is a global tech nonprofit on a mission to get families reading. By supporting parents and caregivers with free and accessible digital tools and resources, we build reading routines that improve the learning outcomes and social-emotional skills of children in underserved communities around the globe. With more than 15 years of experience designing, testing, and scaling evidence-based, adaptive approaches to family reading, Worldreader understands what it takes to address the global literacy crisis. Our work is grounded in research, shaped by local context, and delivered through trusted partnerships and platforms. BookSmart is trusted by families, educators, and organizations in over 100 countries.

What's new

- Journeys now show their own tags on book details, making them easier to tell apart from reading challenges. - Journeys with no tips no longer show an empty tip count.

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