World History is an Android app that provides a comprehensive overview of global history from prehistory to the modern day. It is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to fill the gaps in their historical knowledge, and it assumes little prior knowledge of past events. The app is written in a clear and accessible style that makes it easy to read and understand.

The app covers key people, events, and empires since the dawn of the first civilizations in around 3500 BC. It does not aim to come up with groundbreaking new theories on why things occurred, but rather gives a broad overview of the generally accepted version of events so that non-historians will feel less ignorant when discussing the past. To help users put events, places, and empires into context, the app includes 36 specially commissioned maps to accompany the text. This app is reassuringly epic in scope but refreshingly short in length, making it an excellent place to start to bring your historical knowledge up to scratch.