# Algorithms: Explained and Anim

> Watch, try, and learn with this fun guide to algorithms.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wiki.algorithm.algorithms](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wiki.algorithm.algorithms)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wiki.algorithm.algorithms`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Moriteru Ishida
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 1,592,761
- **Rating:** 4.22 / 5 (8,524 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-08
- **First published:** 2016-06-08
- **Publisher country:** JP
- **Size:** 31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wiki.algorithm.algorithms)
- **Website:** [http://algorithm.wiki](http://algorithm.wiki/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://algorithm.wiki/policy/](http://algorithm.wiki/policy/)

## Description

**Algorithms: Explained and Anim** is an engaging Chrome extension designed to help users watch, try, and deeply understand a wide range of algorithms through clear and concise animations. Covering topics from sorting methods like Bubble Sort and Quicksort to complex algorithms in clustering, graph search, and data compression, this extension offers a comprehensive toolkit for anyone looking to strengthen their programming skills.

Ideal for IT professionals, programmers, and learners interested in information technology, it simplifies complex concepts including encryption and security protocols such as public-key cryptosystems and digital certificates. With built-in "Sim Mode" for interactive exploration and multilingual support in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and Korean, this extension makes mastering algorithms accessible and fun across devices, including tablets. Try it for free and unlock all content to elevate your algorithmic knowledge today!

## Rankings

- #51,812 — Overall
- #1 — algorithm
- #1 — machine learning algorithms
- #18 — leetcode

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise the app for clear, understandable explanations and helpful visuals that make learning algorithms easy and affordable. However, recurring issues include problems with purchases and restoring access on new devices, broken feedback features, limited content with a call for more algorithms and regular updates, a demand for a dark mode, and translation/localization gaps.

### Pros

- Easy to understand explanations of algorithms
- Useful and valuable for learning; good price/value
- Clear graphics and visuals that aid understanding
- Good for learning basics and getting started with algorithms
- Strong value for premium/purchased algorithms

### Cons

- Purchase/restore issues: purchased algorithms not showing as purchased on some devices
- Feedback mechanism is broken (Send Feedback)
- Content is limited; need more algorithms and regular updates
- Lack of dark mode; request for dark mode is common
- Translation quality issues and localization gaps

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