# R Discovery: Academic Research

> Access 300M+ scholarly articles & science papers from leading research databases

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.rdiscovery`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 2,502,071
- **Rating:** 4.69 / 5 (21,105 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2020-04-16
- **Publisher country:** SG
- **Size:** 51 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rdiscovery)
- **Website:** [https://discovery.researcher.life/](https://discovery.researcher.life/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cactusglobal.com/privacy-policy](https://cactusglobal.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

R Discovery is a free, AI-driven academic research tool designed for researchers and students to efficiently find and read over 250 million scholarly articles from top research databases. It offers personalized reading recommendations based on your interests, access to millions of open access articles and preprints, and daily content updates from leading publishers like Wiley, Springer Nature, and more.

Its advanced features include AI search with instant science-backed insights, institutional access to paywalled journals, paper summaries in an Instagram-Story format, multilingual audio and translation options, collaborative reading lists, curated feeds, and seamless integration with reference managers like Zotero and Mendeley. Available as a Chrome extension and multi-platform app, R Discovery streamlines literature discovery and management for academia.

## Rankings

- #39,202 — Overall
- #1 — research
- #12 — article

## 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_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.rdiscovery.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`

## Review summary

User reviews are predominantly positive, with many calling the app very good and helpful for research, and among the best scholar apps. It is valued by students and researchers for usefulness and for providing structure in answering questions. A couple of concerns include dislike of the subscription model and occasional tablet/layout compatibility issues.

### Pros

- Helpful for academic research and general study
- Regarded as one of the best scholar apps
- Generally very good and useful for students
- Positive overall sentiment; many describe it as good/excellent
- Offers structure that helps in answering research questions

### Cons

- Subscription model is a turn-off for some users
- Tablet screen layout and compatibility issues reported by a user

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