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Headway: 15-Min Book Summaries — Get 15-min book summaries for self-growth

Android Education Books Made Easy Corp
4.5 GP
25,180,902+
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Been using Headway: 15-Min Book Summaries for a couple months now. It’s basically an app that gives you quick summaries of nonfiction books – you can read or listen to them in under 15 minutes. Pretty solid if you’re into personal development and learning new things on the go.

Here’s what you do: there are over 1,700 book summaries across all kinds of topics. You can browse through them, save your favorites, and even follow a 30-day personal growth plan. And it’s got gamified challenges too to help you improve different life areas. Took me a while to figure some of that out but it’s a cool feature.

Look, if you’re into reading but don’t have time for full books, you’ll probably like this. It’s not perfect – the app can be a bit buggy sometimes – but overall it does the job. Worth checking out if you want to learn new ideas without the commitment.

Editor Opinion

So here's my honest take on Headway: 15-Min Book Summaries. I've tested a bunch of self-improvement and productivity apps, and this one's pretty solid. The variety of book topics is great, and I like that you can listen or read. And the personal growth plans and challenges are a nice touch too. The app does have some issues though - it can get glitchy at times and the free version has a lot of ads. But if you don't mind that, it's a great way to get the key insights from books quickly.

Manya Lyalya
Author Manya Lyalya Editor, Grand Screen

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Over 1,700 book summaries to choose from
  • Can listen or read the summaries
  • 30-day personal growth plans and gamified challenges
  • Free to download and use
  • Covers a wide range of nonfiction topics

Cons

  • Can be buggy and glitchy sometimes
  • Lots of ads in the free version
  • Limited functionality without a subscription
  • Summaries may be too short for some

Specifications

Updated 25.09.2025
Category Education
Age Rating Teen
Developer Books Made Easy Corp
Android Android 8.0++
Package Name com.headway.books

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144,922 reviews
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Marissa Hemphill Oct 16, 2025

Nothing's wrong with the app. The interface is clean, the recommendations are decent and you can listen or read books. But everything is behind the paywall, except you get 1...

Kyla Mills Oct 16, 2025

I did not like the content so I tried to cancel the free trial on the first day. The subscription does not show up in Google Play and when I...

snicky snacky snake Oct 16, 2025

Total scam - Stay away! I wish I had read the other reviews before signing up for a free trial! After signing up, the app did not unlock any of...

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