Academia.edu

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Academia.edu is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Academia.edu. Rated 4.8/5 from 16,660 ratings. Requires iOS 12.0. Updated April 25, 2026.

Rating: 4.8; 16.6K ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 52 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Apr 25; 2026 · v1.78

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About Academia.edu

Get the world’s largest open access library in your pocket with the Academia mobile app. Use the app to: - Discover, read and save new research - See who has mentioned you in their work. - See who is reading you papers and profiles. - Search for scholarly research on thousands of topics. - Find and connect with like-minded scholars - See what friends and colleagues are working on Academia.edu has over 23 million academic papers to explore from by millions of researchers around the world. Download the app to access your Academia.edu account whenever and wherever your curiosity strikes. __ Academia.edu Terms of Use: https://www.academia.edu/terms

Ratings & reviews

4.8

16.6K ratings

5 ★ 86% 4 ★ 9% 3 ★ 2% 2 ★ 1% 1 ★ 2%

What’s new

Version 1.78 · Updated April 25, 2026

This update contains stability improvements.

App privacy

The developer, Academia.edu, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Purchases: Purchase History
Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Search History: Search History
Browsing History: Browsing History
Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Usage Data: Product Interaction
Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Contacts: Contacts
User Content: Customer Support

Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality

App details

Academia.edu is a free Education app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Academia.edu. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 16,660 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 12.0 or later and is 52 MB to download. It was first released on March 16, 2019 and last updated on April 25, 2026.

Category: Education
Rating: 4.8 / 5 (16,660 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 1.78
Size: 52 MB
Requires: iOS 12.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: March 16, 2019
Last updated: April 25, 2026
Developer: Academia.edu

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