diff --git a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.android.kt b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.android.kt
index c6c70a9..64bfeb6 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.android.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.android.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ actual class AppFile actual constructor(val fileName: String) {
         return context?.deleteFile(fileName) ?: false
     }
 
+    actual fun readText(): String? {
+        return context?.openFileInput(fileName)?.bufferedReader()?.use {
+            it.readText()
+        }
+    }
+
     companion object {
         var context: android.content.Context? = null
     }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.kt
index de83034..5481d37 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.kt
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ expect class AppFile(fileName: String) {
     fun exists(): Boolean
     fun create(): Boolean
     fun delete(): Boolean
+    fun readText(): String?
 }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.desktop.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.desktop.kt
index 6950402..8290b1d 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.desktop.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.desktop.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ actual class AppFile actual constructor(fileName: String) {
     }
 
     actual fun delete(): Boolean {
+        if (!file.exists())
+            return false
         return file.delete()
     }
+
+    actual fun readText(): String? {
+        if (!file.exists())
+            return null
+        return file.readText()
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/resources/ReadAppFileTest.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/resources/ReadAppFileTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..576f7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/resources/ReadAppFileTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package resources
+
+import io.kotest.matchers.nulls.shouldBeNull
+import io.kotest.matchers.nulls.shouldNotBeNull
+import io.kotest.matchers.string.shouldBeEmpty
+import kotlin.test.AfterTest
+import kotlin.test.BeforeTest
+import kotlin.test.Test
+
+class ReadAppFileTest {
+
+    val appFile = AppFile("appFile.json")
+
+    @BeforeTest
+    fun setup() {
+        if(appFile.exists()) {
+            appFile.delete()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @AfterTest
+    fun teardown() {
+        if(appFile.exists()) {
+            appFile.delete()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Non-existent App File Reads null`() {
+        val appFile = AppFile("appFile.json")
+        appFile.readText()
+            .shouldBeNull()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `Reads Empty App File`() {
+        val appFile = AppFile("appFile.json")
+        appFile.create()
+
+        appFile.readText()
+            .shouldNotBeNull()
+            .shouldBeEmpty()
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/composeApp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.native.kt b/composeApp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.native.kt
index 04b09b5..1ea4678 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.native.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/resources/AppFile.native.kt
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ actual class AppFile actual constructor(fileName: String) {
     actual fun delete(): Boolean {
         TODO("Not yet implemented")
     }
+
+    actual fun readText(): String? {
+        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+    }
 }
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