# Beanstack Tracker

> Grow your reading habits with challenges, tracking, and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.beanstack](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.beanstack)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.beanstack`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zoobean, Inc.
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 717,891
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (20,003 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.1.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2018-04-30
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 81 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanstack)
- **Website:** [https://www.beanstack.com/](https://www.beanstack.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.beanstack.com/privacy/](https://www.beanstack.com/privacy/)

## Description

**Beanstack Tracker** helps students, families, schools, and library users build lasting reading habits through engaging challenges and simple progress tracking.

Create family profiles or switch between student accounts, join seasonal and yearlong reading challenges, scan book barcodes, log reading sessions, and track books with a personal reading history. Readers can use timers, earn streaks and badges, complete enrichment activities, write reviews, and explore personalized recommendations.

The app also includes reading statistics, friend connections, leaderboards, and reading fundraisers that help schools and libraries motivate participation and raise money. Beanstack is designed for readers of all ages and prioritizes privacy by avoiding ads and never selling user data.

## Rankings

- #82,591 — Overall
- #198 — Education (Free)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.beanstack.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Beanstack Tracker is praised for easy logging, motivation, and family-friendly tracking, plus library challenges, but users report serious reliability issues: slow performance, frequent glitches/crashes, and poor search.

### Pros

- Easy to log reading and hours with a simple, intuitive interface.
- Helps users stay motivated to read and on track with yearly goals.
- Good for tracking reading for kids or multiple family members.
- Supports library programs and reading challenges, adding extra motivation and engagement.

### Cons

- Slow performance and long loading times when logging books.
- Frequent glitches and crashes, including freezing when adding books or after updates.
- Unreliable search experience and clunky searches.
- Bulk-logging multiple books can cause glitches or freezes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.beanstack)