SmallBASIC

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

App info

Version :

12.29

Category :

Education

Update :

June 25, 2025

Installs :

48,526

Developer :

Chris Warren-Smith

Requires Android :

Android 4.1+

Content Rating :

Everyone

Get it on :

Download APK

App description

Android App Analysis and Review: SmallBASIC, Developed by Chris Warren-Smith. Listed in Education Category. Current Version Is 12.29, Updated On 25/06/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: SmallBASIC. Achieved Over 49 thousand Installs. SmallBASIC Currently Has 337 Reviews, Average Rating 3.3 Stars

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 This is the open source GPL version 3 licensed SmallBASIC originally made for the Palm Pilot and later ported to the Franklin eBookman and Nokia 770 devices.

SmallBASIC works well with "Hacker's Keyboard" available separately.

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: [email protected]

We are currently offering version 12.29. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.

We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.

It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.

What's New

Implemented Bluetooth support
Updated SOUND to avoid clicks
Updated USB API to allow setting baud rate and timeout
Updated android.speak() to take additional non-string args
Update PEN(3) handling

Rate and review on Google Play store

3.3

337 total

5 33.3

4 26.3

3 7.0

2 7.0

1 26.3

Total number of installs (*estimated)

Estimation of total number of installs on Google Play, Approximated from number of ratings and install bounds achieved on Google Play.

Recent Comments

Kalman Donath

Super great! Huge range of Basic commands. Help function is great. Speed is great. The interface is not so straightforward but I'm working on getting used to it. If you could improve on the interface, add some graphical elements, like buttons, menus, etc., that would be great. But overall it's fantastic. Thank you. Just keep it!

Byron Eugene

QBasic was my intro to programming, when I stumbled upon it in my middle school computer lab (it was already considered obsolete at that point, but I didn't learn that until after putting many hours into it!). I know this isn't QBasic, but it's similar enough to it that programming in it scratches the nostalgic itch I sometimes get. This is an excellent app, very well made, & while the interface takes getting used to it becomes easy to figure out after a short time. I highly recommend this!

gabmemog at gmail

Works great on ny old phone. Creates a smallbasic folder and saves your programs. Android 5. On my newer phone, no folder. But I found a hack! I copy my program and data files to new files (.bas) when smallbasic is running (click on Files, copy your data, click new). Your program can then access your data files (.bas)!! It works!! Happy now.

Pete JC

First impressions aren't good. I opened the app to find the menu options overwriting each other, and the demonstration program kind of messed up. I have bad eyesight and have '⚙️ > display > font style and size > font size" turned up on my galaxy s23. Is that the problem? Can you please fix the menus so they display properly. Found the help system (👍) and love it, but "autocomplete / code suggestions" would be awesome, thanks. I'll continue exploring now ! Thanks for this!

A Google user

This deserves much higher praise than it gets. Too many download it who haven't enough knowledge of BASIC or programming, or don't have the patience to go to the website or notice the menu icon, or think it's the MS thing with similar name. As BASIC interpreters go, it's very good indeed and being improved. I just tested it on speed with some graphics routines against a couple of others including rfo, and it was about 10 times faster. The IDE is unusual but fine when you get used to its quirks.

Jim Walts

I felt that my original review was unfair to those who created this and maintain it. It does take some effort to figure out the file system but overall it's an amazing program. Someone needs to make a beginners guide to this and put it on YouTube and somehow make it findable. Chris, I saw your response after posting this. My original wasn't me at my best. LoL Thanks to you and your team for what you do.

kiith10

Unlike other apps, the save folder is in a location that can't be accessed either by the cellphone or by a computer linked to it. Data and programs are therefore not accessible to the user. Other apps use a variety of folders (document folder or a user defined path). X11 basic allows it, python allows it, ...