Sora, by OverDrive Education

Name: Sora, by OverDrive Education
Rating: 3.8 (580 reviews)
Author: OverDrive, Inc.

by OverDrive, Inc.

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: Free to download

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Education
Books

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

Screens

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Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

3.8 580 ratings · App Store

4/5So good but one thing 🤗…..
So I would say this app is one of the best reading apps for students as a student myself students that are reading this you should use it I am in something for school for reading and this app goes great with it and my friend also loves it she is right beside me so I am going to let her type a little Hi so what I want to type about it is it has a little problem but I hope the creators will reply to this and say they fixed it. Ok back to me anyways the Problem is that whenever it says hold for two weeks I go back to the app in two weeks and I still don’t get the book. Is there a reason this is happening? Any way still highly recommend this app byeeeee💌🖍️😄😀😝✌️✊!!!

Maddiemck234 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5I love sora!
Sora is an online library that schools can use to make different books available for students. I love Sora and I use it every day! I like being able to read books on my phone no matter where I am. Sora is great because it has good tools to annotate and bookmark books. I also appreciate the feature of being able to look up words or names within books, and define words. One of the clunkier things about Sora is the search feature. Whenever I accidentally spell a title wrong, it doesn’t understand what I am trying to say, and I have to completely retype the title. This is an issue because a lot of book titles are complicated and difficult to spell, especially on my phone. Other than this, I love using Sora and it is one of my favorite apps.

AvidReadingPerson · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great app must dowload
I love this app and I use it a lot. Some people complain on their reviews that they have to wait 6 weeks for a book but that’s because the books you check out on this app is shared with hundreds of people. There is a huge variety of books to choose from and genres like romance, fantasy, manga, fiction, and so much more. Not only are there normal books there are also audio books. My whole class loves it and it’s great odor trips or when you can’t go to the library very often. YOU HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THIS AMAZING APP 🤩📖😁

yay emoji · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Sora: an app for books that’s ACTUALLY amazing
ppl are saying it’s bad when it’s not??? it’s actually SO good. i’ve given up on reading online after my favorite sites were taken down, stopped being funded, etc. of course, i don’t mean that i’ve stopped reading AT ALL, but rather on my phone. to be honest, i actually dislike reading online. but the formatting of this app is easy to use, good-looking, and overall enjoyable to use! it’s easy to get the hang of it. there are lots of different kinds of books here, from popular ones to even manga! and Sora has a lot of manga! the only problem i have with Sora is the fact that you can only “borrow” books for 20 days…but whatever! i still love this app. i CANNOT thank my best friend enough for telling me about this app, and sharing her account with me!!! ilysm <3

Montsam · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Love but would like a few changes
I absolutely love sora. I started using it at school and this one time it almost stopped working and I almost cried. But. I would like a few changes. I absolutely hate when it says unknown wait. That means you say you have the book, but you really don’t. That’s really frustrating for me because 90% of my holes are an unknown wait. Also, I would like it to be more compatible for phones. Thank you so much! ❤️

Poplovergirl · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
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Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared

Accessibility

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Versions

App Store

6.2.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
6.3.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
6.4.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
6.4.1
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
6.4.2
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
6.4.3
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
6.4.4
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
6.5.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
7.0.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
7.1.2
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
7.1.3
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
7.2.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
7.3.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
7.4.1
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
8.0.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
8.0.2
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
8.1.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
8.1.2
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
8.3.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
9.0.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
9.0.1
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
9.2.0
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
9.2.1
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
9.2.2
General stability improvements and bug fixes.
9.2.3 · 18 May 2026
General stability improvements and bug fixes.

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Lexia Core5 Reading — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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