Book Dash: African Storybooks

Book Dash creates beautiful African children's books for anyone to enjoy!

Book Dash · org.bookdash.android

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v2.9.4 5.4 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.9.4 (39)
Updated: Jun 27, 2026 (3 months ago)
APK size: 5.4 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Mar 19, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 16 (2 sensitive)
Website: bookdash.org
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Book Dash: African Storybooks is an app by Book Dash in the Education category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 2.9.2, the minimum Android version rose from 4.1 to 6.0. It asks for 16 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: find accounts on the device and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.9.3. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v2.9.4

Android 15 support update

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Download over 200 free storybooks for children in many different languages! Books are available in the 11 official languages of South Africa: English, isiZulu, Afrikaans, Sepedi, isiXhosa, Sesotho, isiNdebele, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga The books are sometimes translated into other languages too such as French! With this app, you will be able to: - View a catalog of over 200 free children's storybooks - Select a language preference for the books - Download and Read your favourite stories on the go! - The books are uniquely African and tell great African stories - Two free watch faces for Android Wear! What is Book Dash? Book Dash gathers volunteer creative professionals to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. Why Book Dash? Children in South Africa need more books, but they cost too much purchased from publishers. The cheapest books have no publisher – then the only cost is printing. So our participants do the work of publishers in a single day. After that, anyone can get print runs sponsored and put finished books into the hands of children. We believe every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. In South Africa, that means giving 600 million free books to children who could never afford to buy them. Every day we lose, more children grow up unable to read and write well, and to enjoy the worlds that books open up. You can see more about our cause here: http://bookdash.org/ Contact us: [email protected]

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v2.9.2. Since v2.9.3 it requires Android 6.0+.

v2.9.4 LATEST Jun 27, 2026 5.4 MB TRUSTED v2.9.3 Sep 2, 2024 5.5 MB TRUSTED v2.9.2 Jun 10, 2024 5.2 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jun 27, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Book Dash” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 27, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jun 27, 2026
Signed byCN=Rebecca Franks, OU=Book Dash, O=Book Dash, L=Johannesburg, ST=Gauteng, C=ZA
Signing certificate (SHA-1)E8:3B:5D:C4:CD:6D:7C:00:46:8E:77:09:6B:EF:1A:DE:34:54:FA:5E
File MD5e563cff7f3004896514798caca9f6347
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (16)

Book Dash: African Storybooks requests 16 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) org.bookdash.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) org.bookdash.android.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape

Book Dash: African Storybooks APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Book Dash: African Storybooks for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 2.9.2 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.1 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 2.9.2 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Book Dash: African Storybooks APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is e563cff7f3004896514798caca9f6347.