# Calliope Stories

> Catapult your imagination :)

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.calliope`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Calliope Interactive
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 10,877
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (40 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-10
- **First published:** 2023-06-29
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.calliope)
- **Website:** [https://calliopeinteractive.com](https://calliopeinteractive.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://calliopeinteractive.com/privacy-policy](https://calliopeinteractive.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

"Calliope Stories" is an innovative Android app offering a blend of animated introductions and captivating short stories, flash fictions, and novellas. With new content weekly and a focus on immersive and human-created narratives, it aims to make reading effortless and enjoyable. The app features both subscription and free tiers, ensuring a monetization model that values the reader's experience without intrusive advertisements.

## Rankings

- #546,838 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.calliope.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`

## Review summary

Users appreciate Calliope Stories for its innovative animated storytelling and engaging content, finding it immersive and enjoyable. However, multiple users face technical issues such as stories not loading properly and difficulty with account verification emails, preventing access. Additionally, the app offers a limited selection of stories, lacks audio narration, and does not support user story creation, which some users desire. Overall, while the concept is exciting, usability and content variety need improvement.

### Pros

- Unique concept applying motion/animated comics to classic and original stories
- Excellent content with engaging storytelling
- Highly immersive and innovative animation style
- App provides a fresh experience for story reading

### Cons

- App has bugs causing stories to freeze or fail to load after selection
- Login and sign-up process is problematic; users do not receive verification emails
- Limited number of books/stories available
- No option to create or contribute own stories within the app
- Lack of audio narration or character voices

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