# 2026 FIRST® Championship

> The official app for the 2026 FIRST® Championship

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Guidebook Inc
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 50,019
- **Rating:** 3.02 / 5 (108 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-16
- **First published:** 2016-04-08
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android)
- **Website:** [http://guidebook.com](http://guidebook.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://guidebook.com/privacy/](http://guidebook.com/privacy/)

## Description

Welcome to the official app for the 2026 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems. Thousands of students from around the world will come together for the ultimate celebration of STEM and innovation. Use this app to access event details, schedules, venues, and real-time updates during competitions and ceremonies.

In the 2025-2026 season, FIRST AGETM presented by Qualcomm invites you to an archaeology-inspired robotics journey where every artifact tells a story. Through teamwork and hands-on exploration, you can dig deeper into discoveries and connect what came before with future innovations.

## Rankings

- #298,910 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android.permission.LAYER_PUSH`

## Review summary

Users commonly report that the 2025 FIRST® Championship app is difficult to navigate and fails to provide comprehensive schedules, team information, and rankings they expect. While some find the app useful for pit opening times and food locations, many are frustrated by needing to download PDFs and encounter incorrect event information. Additionally, app updates causing abrupt switches back to the app disrupt user experience.

### Pros

- Some users found the app easy to use and useful.
- Provides pits opening times and food location information.
- Contains PDF documents like program addendum and event guides.

### Cons

- App is hard to navigate with difficulty finding schedules, team standings, and team lists.
- Lacks comprehensive competition schedules and up-to-date match results; many users expected detailed FRC schedules and rankings.
- Requires downloading PDFs rather than having accessible in-app content.
- Event information sometimes incorrect or misleading (e.g., St. Louis guidebook contains Houston ticket info).
- Updates cause unwanted app switching disrupting other app usage.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.guidebook.apps.firstchampionship.android)