# Читай — Книги онлайн, читалка

> Read and listen to books for free online and offline with this convenient reader.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `ru.litres.android.readfree`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LitRes
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 15,961,047
- **Rating:** 3.99 / 5 (247,121 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.162.0(0)-gp
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2013-06-21
- **Publisher country:** IE
- **Size:** 233 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.litres.android.readfree)
- **Website:** [http://www.litres.ru](http://www.litres.ru/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://litres.com/static/litres/inc/ru/privacy\_policy.html](https://litres.com/static/litres/inc/ru/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Читай is a free online and offline e-book library with thousands of titles across fiction, science fiction, fantasy, romance, psychology, business, comics, manga, and audiobooks. Read or listen on any device, download for offline use, and discover bestsellers and new releases.

Features include adjustable typography, bookmarks and notes, search by title or author, offline mode, cross-device syncing, and personalized recommendations.

## Rankings

- #9,360 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `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.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.WRITE_BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `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.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `ru.litres.android.readfree.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `ru.sb.mobile.sid.BIND_PERSONALIZATION_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users like the large, free library and the easy-to-use interface with offline reading and notes. Repeated complaints focus on intrusive ads that disrupt reading, plus stability problems (crashes, slow loading). Additional frustration comes from downloaded books disappearing or becoming hard to locate, flaky highlighting/bookmarking, and occasional device-specific reading issues. Overall, the app is valued for content and simplicity, but ads and reliability hurt the experience.

### Pros

- Large selection of books, with many titles available for free
- Free content and no mandatory purchases
- Easy-to-use, intuitive interface
- Offline reading with notes and text highlighting

### Cons

- Intrusive, frequent ads that disrupt reading (often appearing every few pages, and sometimes even when offline)
- Stability and performance issues (crashes after updates, slow startup, screen flicker, pages not loading)
- Downloaded books disappear or cannot be found / last-read is lost and search is unreliable
- Highlighting/bookmarking functionality is flaky (text selection issues, highlights disappearing)
- Occasional device-specific reading issues (e.g., books not opening on tablets)

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