# Book-E-Kids — Grow a forest as you read

> Grow a forest as you read (iPhone/iPad app by Sarath Francis.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-e-kids/id6801709291 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sarath Francis](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882468568)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-24
- Data updated: 2026-10-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-e-kids/id6801709291/reviews.md

## What is Book?

Book-E-Kids turns reading into something you can watch grow. Every book a child adds plants a tree in their own private forest: starting a book plants a seedling, finishing it grows the tree, and reading it again makes it blossom. Nothing wilts, nothing is scored, and no one is ranked.

For children
- Add a book by scanning its barcode, searching, or typing its name.
- Keep a simple reading log: start, take a break, keep reading, finish.
- Watch the forest grow, and pick its look: meadow, autumn, night, or snow.
- Every forest also has a list view, so it works with screen readers.

For parents
- You own the family account; children are profiles, never accounts.
- A password gate protects settings, groups, export, and deletion.
- Create private reading groups with families you know, by invite code only.
- Set a cooperative goal for the group. Everyone reads toward one number.
- Export everything as a file or delete the family at any time.

What we never do
- No ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking, no public profiles.
- No messaging between children, no leaderboards, no streaks to lose.
- Camera images stay on the device; only the confirmed book is saved.

Books are looked up in the Open Library and Google Books catalogues. Reading happens with real books; the app is the log, not the library.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-26

Have we read it? Scan or type a book and see if it is already in your child's forest.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-24

No release notes.

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