Shakespeare Pro

4.0.1

PlayShakespeare.com

4.10

1,374 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Shakespeare Pro is the ideal way to enjoy his complete works. Get it now.

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About Shakespeare Pro

Shakespeare Pro is an education app developed by PlayShakespeare.com.

How many times has Shakespeare Pro been downloaded?

Shakespeare Pro has been downloaded 240 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 0 times.

What is the rating of Shakespeare Pro?

Shakespeare Pro is rated 4.10 out of 5 stars, based on 1.4 thousand ratings.

Is Shakespeare Pro free?

Shakespeare Pro is free to download. The APK download size is 178.84 MB. The latest version available is 4.0.1. The last update was on May 19, 2026.

What are the requirements for Shakespeare Pro?

Shakespeare Pro requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play June 2010.

Description

Shakespeare Pro 4.0 for Android has been completely rebuilt from the ground up.

Whether you’re a student, actor, teacher, director, scholar, or lifelong fan, Shakespeare Pro is the ultimate companion for reading, studying, performing, and exploring the works of William Shakespeare.

This major new release introduces a faster, more modern experience while laying the foundation for many future enhancements.

Included in Shakespeare Pro 4.0

The Complete Works

* 40 plays, 154 sonnets, and 6 poems
* Carefully edited modern texts from the PlayShakespeare.com team
* Historical folios, quartos, and manuscripts in original spelling and layout
* Apocryphal plays and poems available as add-ons

A Powerful Reading Experience

* Read by play, act, scene, poem, or sonnet
* Jump quickly between scenes and sections
* Adjustable fonts and display options
* Optional line numbers, line forms, summaries, and character descriptions
* Character highlighting and cue-line modes for performers

Deep Study Tools

* Scene breakdowns
* Dramatis Personae with character statistics
* Character Arc Visualizer
* Synopses, chronology, editions, rhetoric, scansion, grammar, quotes, and more

Search & Glossaries

* Search across the complete works
* Search history
* Browse glossary terms and contextual definitions

Quotes & Insults

* Hundreds of memorable quotes
* Random Shakespearean insults
* Easy sharing options

Printing, Exporting & Citation

* Print scenes or full plays
* Export to PDF
* Copy citations in MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and more

Shakespeare Pro 4.0 is the most ambitious Android version yet—designed for today and built for the future.

Recent changes:
This is our biggest Android update ever. We’ve completely rebuilt Shakespeare Pro from the ground up to deliver a faster, cleaner, and more powerful experience—while creating the foundation for future features and updates.
What’s New
* New modern UI for improved speed and stability
* Expanded library including complete works, poems, sonnets, and historical editions
* Powerful search and glossary tools
* Detailed scene, play, and character statistics
Thank you for supporting Shakespeare Pro.

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More data about Shakespeare Pro

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	240 thousand
Recent downloads	0
Rating	4.10 based on 1.4 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	4.0.1
APK size	178.8 MB
Number of libraries	19
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Shakespeare Pro has been downloaded 240 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 0 times.

Changelog of Shakespeare Pro

May 19, 2026UpdateVersion 4.0.1
Apr 27, 2026UpdateVersion 4.0.0
Feb 17, 2025UpdateVersion 3.3.12
Oct 29, 2024UpdateVersion 3.3.9
Nov 10, 2023UpdateVersion 3.3.8
Oct 13, 2023UpdateVersion 3.3.7
Mar 30, 2022UpdateVersion 3.3.6
Feb 1, 2022UpdateVersion 3.3.5
Jan 21, 2022UpdateVersion 3.3.4
Nov 2, 2021UpdateVersion 3.3.3
Mar 4, 2021UpdateVersion 3.3.2
Feb 12, 2021UpdateVersion 3.3.1
Jan 21, 2021UpdateVersion 3.3
Dec 19, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.8
Oct 25, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.7
Aug 24, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.5
Aug 5, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.4
Jul 17, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.2
Jun 3, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.1
Apr 4, 2019UpdateVersion 3.2.0
May 19, 2017UpdateVersion 3.1.3
May 5, 2017UpdateVersion 3.1.2
May 2, 2017UpdateVersion 3.1.0
Jan 12, 2017UpdateVersion 3.0.6
Dec 12, 2016UpdateVersion 3.0.5
Jul 24, 2016UpdateVersion 3.0.4
Jun 22, 2016UpdateVersion 3.0.3
Jun 13, 2016UpdateVersion 3.0.2
May 21, 2016UpdateVersion 3.0.1
Apr 11, 2016UpdateVersion 3.0
Jun 21, 2015Installs100,000+ installs
Dec 17, 2014UpdateVersion 2.2
Aug 16, 2014UpdateVersion 2.1
Apr 10, 2014UpdateVersion 2.0
Sep 19, 2013CategoryMoved from Books & Reference to Education
Sep 12, 2012Installs50,000+ installs
Jun 22, 2011CategoryMoved from Entertainment to Books & Reference
Jun 22, 2011Installs10,000+ installs
Jun 14, 2010New AppVersion 1.0.0 in Entertainment for Free

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Developer information for PlayShakespeare.com

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support@playshakespeare.com

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Comments on Shakespeare Pro for Android

★★★★★ Teddy Spaghetti · Apr 12, 2023

It's all in there. If you enjoy Shakespeare, try this app. It's way easier that carrying a printed copy of the complete works.

★★★★★ Hugh MacDonald · Dec 26, 2021

In have been using this app for years on Apple and Android devices. The best Shakespeare resource!

★★★★★ Shashwat Mishra · Mar 12, 2024

After downloading and watching this application I found a very helpful piece for students who currently studying English literature and want to read the play and looking for characters or places in the play then you will found it easily in this application in scene breakdown. However, this application is only and all about William Shakespeare. Although, I searched everywhere but didn't find any application like this, so I'm requesting to dev about same application for all famous dramas.

★★★★☆ Houchins Family · Jul 28, 2025

I use this app often as an actor and director, but I'd like to know if this Android version might get all the features found in the iOS version?

★☆☆☆☆ Krishnendu Laha · Jun 6, 2023

iOS version is much, much better. Why don't you guys update the Android version 😤

★☆☆☆☆ Henry Boyle · Jan 27, 2021

God, what a sorry excuse for an app. Came for the works, I was excited. I wanted to u lock some of the features, spent a solid coupke bucks unlocking them. It has been a full day and none of them have worked. Cryptic messages opening them, till with the buy now button. Inaccessible things that I bought. Went to the FAQ, that didn't work either. This app scammed me out of a couple dollars and is a waste of time.

★★☆☆☆ Maxwell Bank · Oct 22, 2023

Bought the Pro version a few years ago, and it worked great for years. Sad to say, recently it has become quite buggy and prone to crashes. If these issues are ever fixed it will go back to being a five-star app.

★★☆☆☆ Henry Virkler · May 17, 2026

It was great before. I bought the upgraded version for $1, but now it's updated, and there is no way to get back my saved lines, my upgraded version, anything

Google Play Rankings for Shakespeare Pro

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Technologies used by Shakespeare Pro

Shakespeare Pro is requesting 4 permissions and is using 20 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, Google Play billing service

Extra

com.playshakespeare.shakespeare.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

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