# StoryShots: Book Summaries

> Book summaries & audiobooks: key ideas from 1M+ nonfiction books in 15 minutes

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.storyshots.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Parsida AB
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 355,085
- **Rating:** 4.39 / 5 (6,841 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9.985(1)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2019-06-04
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.storyshots.android)
- **Website:** [http://www.getstoryshots.com](http://www.getstoryshots.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.getstoryshots.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.getstoryshots.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**StoryShots** helps you learn the key ideas from more than 1 million nonfiction books through concise summaries, audiobooks, cliff notes, and microlearning content. Explore bestsellers and new releases across business, self-improvement, productivity, psychology, health, investing, history, science, relationships, and more.

Read or listen on the go with features including offline access, notes, highlights, image quotes, PDF support, and Send to Kindle and Kobo integration. Visual learners can use infographics, mind maps, videos, and animated content to understand ideas faster. StoryShots supports eight languages and offers summaries in text, audio, and visual formats for convenient learning across devices.

## Rankings

- #119,432 — Overall
- #6 — summary
- #11 — make it shorter
- #17 — summarization
- #20 — summary writer
- #25 — summarize

## 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.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.REORDER_TASKS`
- `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.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.storyshots.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise StoryShots for affordability, free access to many summaries, and a rich multimedia experience (audio, video, infographics) with a clean, intuitive interface and broad content. The app is seen as a time-saving learning tool with handy mind maps. Common criticisms focus on stability issues (crashes and features not working on some devices) and on feature access being tied to a paid subscription, which limits what non-subscribers can use. Some content gaps (category limitations, incomplete novels) and occasional feature gaps are noted. Overall, strong value with room for reliability and expansion.

### Pros

- Very affordable / great value for money
- Free tier provides useful summaries without needing a premium
- Multimedia summaries including audio, video, and infographics
- Wide range of book summaries and quick learning options
- User-friendly, intuitive interface

### Cons

- Stability and reliability issues on some devices (crashes, app not opening, features not working)
- Feature access heavily gated by subscription (more features require paying, reducing value for non-subscribers)
- Content availability gaps and format limitations (not all books, categories, or formats available; ebook+audiobook not simultaneous)

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