SmallBASIC

by Chris Warren-Smith · Education · Free

On Google Play since December 2012 · Data updated 2026-10-12

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Total installs: 58 thousand
Rating on Google Play: 3.73; 290 ratings
Last updated: August 6, 2026

SmallBASIC has 58 thousand installs. Users are divided: 3.7 stars from 290 ratings.

Installs

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Last 30 days: 430
Per day: 14; 30-day average
Play install range: 50+ thousand
Launched: December 2012

Installs over time

SmallBASIC has been installed 58 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 14 installs per day.

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Version: 12.35
Launched: December 2012

Aug 6, 2026UpdateVersion 12.35
Apr 29, 2026UpdateVersion 12.34
Oct 3, 2025UpdateVersion 12.31
Oct 4, 2025Installs50,000+ installs
Aug 25, 2025UpdateVersion 12.30

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Comments on SmallBASIC for Android

★★★★☆ Tom Stover · Jul 19, 2019

I just found this app on my Chromebook and, having written hundreds of BASIC programs over the years, was excited to try it. I immediately wrote a small test program using input, goto, print, etc. There are some syntax differences from other BASICs I have used, of course. One thing I really want to do on the Chromebook is to play a wav file with a program command. I can't find the code that would do this. Is it possible? Starting off was very difficult, like trying to find where the 3 vertical dots were located. I think any new down-load should have at least a mini-tutorial. It would be nice to be able to also down-load a user guide more or less like the one that came with GW-Basic. I've got great hopes for this app because I've written quite a few utility programs just for my own use over the years and this is WAY EASIER than learning JavaScript!! Now problems are surfacing with the user interface: How do I exit small basic without having to bring up the task manager to kill it? Once I write a program and save it, how do I get back to open another scratch. Bas session for a different program?

★★★★★ Alexander Vincent · Nov 26, 2020

Please fix with ASCII 0 or CHR(0) Detected as nothing on string arrays Example: a$=CHR(0)+CHR(1)+CHR(0)+CHR(255) count=len(a$) print "a$ length =", count for i=1 to count print "[", asc(mid$(a$, i,1)),"]", next I Result: a$ length = 2 [1] [255] And when I use TLOAD from file to the string array (TLOAD "binary.dat", a$,1). It can contain the ASCII 0 as like on the file perfectly. And when I give to another string array or modify the current string array, all the ASCII 0 is gone.

★★★★★ VS MOMENT CAPTURES · Nov 20, 2020

Actually I love small basic good app for programming languages

★★★★★ Nino Ivanov · Nov 17, 2019

WORKS. Could, indeed, approximate Pi as follows — somehow, this chokes many other BASICs: 10 stp = 0.01 20 lo = -2 30 hi = 2 40 sm = 0 50 x = lo 55 fct1 = sqr(4-x*x) 56 fct2 = x*x*x*cos(0.5*x) 59 fct3 = fct1*(0.5+fct2) 60 sm = sm+fct3 61 REM print sm fct1 fct2 fct3 70 x = x+stp 80 if x <= hi then goto 55 90 sm = sm*stp 100 print sm

★☆☆☆☆ XdaouL · Aug 13, 2018

I'm not understanding anything i haven't even got to the script but I have smal basic on pc it is better

★☆☆☆☆ Shaurya Dixit · Nov 20, 2020

This is the worst app ever. I was using the samsung keyboard, and it showed "Samsung keyboard not supported. Kindly use another keyboard." When I used the Google keyboard, then too it showed the same message (in the place of Samsung there was Google). I am not even able to TYPE the program. Making it is so far. And there are MANY-MANY problems that I cannot even tell!!! The name is Small Basic, but it is very confusing. It is the WORST APP EVER MADE!!!!

★☆☆☆☆ F Alimoradi · Apr 18, 2019

It's not like Windows one and there is no editor to learn how should code with it!:)

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Ads: No ads
Price: Free
Libraries: 5
App size: 1.63 MB
Needs Android: 4.1+
Content rating: Everyone

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About the app and developer

About SmallBASIC

SmallBASIC is an education app developed by Chris Warren-Smith.

Install Statistics

SmallBASIC has been installed 58 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 430 times.

User Ratings

SmallBASIC is rated 3.73 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 290 ratings.

App Information

SmallBASIC is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 1.63 MB. The latest version available is 12.35. The last update was on August 6, 2026.

Technical Requirements

SmallBASIC requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since December 2012.

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Frequently asked questions about SmallBASIC

Is SmallBASIC free?

Yes. SmallBASIC is free on Google Play.

Is SmallBASIC still available?

Yes. SmallBASIC is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on August 6, 2026.

Does SmallBASIC contain ads?

No. Google Play does not list SmallBASIC as containing ads.

What Android version does SmallBASIC require?

SmallBASIC runs on Android 4.1 and higher.

How large is SmallBASIC?

SmallBASIC is 1.63 MB.

Is SmallBASIC suitable for children?

Google Play rates the content of SmallBASIC as suitable for everyone.

How many times has SmallBASIC been installed?

Google Play lists 50,000+ installs for SmallBASIC.

How do people rate SmallBASIC?

SmallBASIC scores 3.73 out of 5 stars, from 290 ratings on Google Play.

Who made SmallBASIC?

SmallBASIC was developed by Chris Warren-Smith. It is listed in the education category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to SmallBASIC?

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Store listing

By Chris Warren-Smith, from Google Play

“SmallBASIC is a fast and easy to learn BASIC programming language interpreter.”

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Description by Chris Warren-Smith Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.

SmallBASIC is a fast and easy to learn BASIC programming language interpreter ideal for everyday calculations, scripts and prototypes. SmallBASIC includes trigonometric, matrices and algebra functions, a powerful string library, system, and graphic commands along with structured programming syntax.

NOTE: This is *not* "Small Basic" from Microsoft. This is the open source GPL version 3 licensed SmallBASIC originally made for the Palm Pilot and later ported to the Franklin eBookman and Nokia 770 devices.

Some of SmallBASIC's features are:

- SmallBASIC is a multi-platform BASIC language: Currently, Linux, Windows and Android are supported.

- The language is pretty compact: The Debian installer for Linux, for example, comes as a single 340 kb file.

- SmallBASIC features a very comprehensive set of mathematical functions.

- It is an interpreted language with no compilation runs required.

- SmallBASIC supports structured programming, user-defined structures and modularized source files. It is not object-oriented, though.

- It also shows much leeway in questions of syntax: For many commands, there are alternatives, and for many constructs, there are different synonyms available.

- SmallBASIC comes with its own little IDE.

- Graphics primitives (like lines, circles, etc.) are provided, as well as sound and simple GUI functions.

SmallBASIC, which was originally created for the Palm Pilot personal digital assistant in the late 1990's by Nicholas Christopoulos.

Join the discussion forum:
https://smallbasic.discourse.group

Please report any crashes to one of the following. Be sure to include a small snippet of code causing the issue.

- https://github.com/smallbasic/SmallBASIC/issues
- email: smallbasic@gmail.com

Recent changes:
Fix crash when rotating the screen
The show keypad option is now available when processing INPUT

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