# Deepstash: Smarter Every Day!

> Bite-sized knowledge & books. Book summaries and big ideas in 5 minutes a day.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.deepstash`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Deepstash
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 5,694,688
- **Rating:** 4.59 / 5 (174,119 ratings)
- **Version:** 32.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2019-04-16
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 246 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deepstash)
- **Website:** [https://deepstash.com](https://deepstash.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://deepstash.com/privacy\_policy/](https://deepstash.com/privacy_policy/)

## Description

**Deepstash** helps you learn something new in just five minutes a day with bite-sized book summaries, visual idea cards, and curated insights from popular books, articles, podcasts, and videos. Explore topics including productivity, psychology, leadership, philosophy, marketing, and personal growth through a focused, distraction-free reading experience.

Personalize your feed, save insights to knowledge collections, create and share your own ideas, and build a library of valuable concepts. Deepstash Pro adds an ad-free experience, audio playback, offline access, and unlimited reading history. With more than 200,000 ideas and content for both career development and everyday life, Deepstash makes microlearning simple and engaging.

## Rankings

- #21,939 — Overall
- #6 — Education (Free)
- #11 — Education (Gross)
- #166 — Application (Free)
- #110 — Top app in Canada
- #133 — Top app in Australia

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.deepstash.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.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Reviews are mixed. Users praise the informative content and promising design, with some positive experiences and updates. However, major recurring complaints center on reliability (loading/blank content), poor support and refund handling, unclear pricing/free-trial terms, and missing features like offline mode and bookmarking. These issues drive most negative feedback despite occasional positive remarks.

### Pros

- Informative content with various learning ideas and concepts.
- Promising concept/UI with potential for a useful learning tool.
- Positive sentiment when the app works (users say it’s great, love it, or enjoyable).
- Recent updates improve practice content and visuals, enhancing usability for some users.

### Cons

- Reliability issues: content often fails to load, shows blank screens, or chapters are unreadable, making the app unusable.
- Poor customer support and refund handling, including delayed or denied refunds and unclear billing communications.
- Pricing transparency problems and misleading free-trial promises, with users feeling there is heavy gating to pay and unclear terms.
- Missing essential features reported by users, such as offline mode, bookmarking/saving progress, and tracking started books.

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