# Wiki² - Wikipedia for iPad — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of Wiki² by BananaGlue GmbH, rated 4.20/5 from 39 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wiki-wikipedia-for-ipad/id353260952/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wiki-wikipedia-for-ipad/id353260952.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 26 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (11 of 36) ### 4/5 — Please Update...... *2019-01-22, version 2.3.3* Very nice app, but can you please update the app so that it can be viewed in split view in the new iOS? thx! ### 2/5 — Several crashes *2019-01-10, version 2.3.3* Disappointing. After saving a number of pages it periodically crashes and I lose everything. Happened several times. The idea is good but useless if it crashes every so often wiping everything out. ### 4/5 — Great way to get info *2015-11-11, version 2.3.2* Use this to research various items. Most items checked were very informative. Good way to find various answers to different subjects. Detail is good. Highly recommend ### 2/5 — Index stopped working, too bad... *2013-08-18, version 2.2.5* The main reason I got this application was because it seem to have a good index when I first got it. Now that they disables yesterday, I'm going to be looking for something somewhere else. Thanks, Scott Perry ### 3/5 — Nice but.... *2011-12-12, version 1.0.6* I like the closed browser interface. It would be nice if you could save and print the articles. ### 2/5 — Used to work *2011-11-01, version 1.0.6* Crashes constantly. Applied the update but still crashes. ### 3/5 — About the Wiki2 I buy... *2011-10-21, version 1.0.4* I buy wiki2- Wikipedia reader for iPad so far is look great App that is why I give a 3 Stars for now. The only problem I have is I donor have any pictures show up in my IPad 2. Someone can tell me what I need to do to be able to see the Pictures? Sincerely, Thierry. ### 2/5 — Abandonware *2011-09-30, version 1.0.4* Do not buy! The developer has abandoned this app, it hasn't been updated for over a year and is now broken. Spend your money with a developer who still cares about their product. ### 4/5 — Great App, still needs work *2011-02-28, version 1.0.4* This is a great app. Wonderful for reading when there is no internet available (airports, car trips, mass transit). Like everything else it is a work in progress. I would gladly pay significantly more than $0.99 for a little added functionality. It is also still a little buggy (crashed twice in about 1 hour of use). I would like to store pages in related groups. It would be really nice to store pages in folders much like the iOS Mail application allows you to move mail to folders (yes, I realize that this might require a companion application on an OS-10 machine to create the folders). It would be nice to have a button that would allow me to email to a friend and the email would go out when an internet connection was made. It would also be nice if touch gestures were supported (eg: resize text with a pinch). But overall, if you like Wikipedia you will love this app. ### 2/5 — Good start, need lots improvement *2010-12-23, version 1.0.4* Can't change font size and setting. Stores offline is very nice feature. ### 4/5 — Great app for offline work *2010-08-01, version 0* I love wikipedia, but sometimes I want to go back to articles I've read when I'm offline, on an airplane or otherwise disconnected. Wiki2 fills this gap nicely. However, It still needs a few more features: -Adjustable font size -Pre-fetch related articles -Heck, why not preload the top 1000 articles? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ask Siri *2019-09-25, version 2.4* Please get rid of the constant ask Siri logo that constantly pops up now every time one opens the app. If I want to ask Siri I will on my own. I do not need to be prompted every single time I open the darn app. I have stopped use if this app as a result of this problem, and will not do so again until this issue is resolved. Great app otherwise. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t show equations *2019-06-02, version 2.3.3* Don’t bother if you are interested in technical subjects. ### 1/5 — Not worth a penny *2018-12-23, version 2.3.3* There’s no settings at all! You can’t set your article reading preference ie text color or text size. There’s no theme color adjustments, you’re better off with the Wikipedia app. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2014-05-29, version 2.2.6* The worst app I have. No comparison between this and the real Wikipedia. Waste of time and money. Three searches of different topics brought up virtually nothing. What a disappointment. ### 1/5 — Really Needs an Update *2013-08-22, version 2.2.5* For this to be considered a valid, and useful app, the index really needs to be fixed. ### 1/5 — doesn't load pictures; crashes regularly; doesn't autocorrect searches *2011-12-07, version 1.0.6* Like I said, not so great ### 1/5 — Crashes every time *2011-11-30, version 1.0.6* I need a wiki app on my iPad. Please fix the crashes. ### 1/5 — Constantly crashes *2011-11-28, version 1.0.6* Worst app I have ever used. Crashes constantly and the articles all disappear. ### 1/5 — Fix This! *2011-11-15, version 1.0.6* The app seems to work OK. However, there is an annoying message each time I open it that tells me the app crashed. No matter which of the three choices it gives, it still appears upon opening. ### 1/5 — not really good *2010-05-12, version 0* cannot tap in the in-text links. words capacity are shorter than original wikipedia. and no word sugestions for a word formed by series of words. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Usability *2017-09-12, version 2.3.3* Works just as intended. Very flush navigation and ease of access to previously viewed articles. ### 5/5 — Good !!! *2016-07-20, version 2.3.3* This app is really amazing ..!!! ### 5/5 — I like it *2016-04-17, version 2.3.3* No disappointments so far. It does everything I want it to. ### 5/5 — Electronics Engineer *2016-01-18, version 2.3.3* In true Wikipedia style, very authoritative and complete in it's coverage on every subject i've investigated. Plus it allows You keep everything You look up at your fingertips. ### 5/5 — Wikipedia under control at last. *2014-08-08, version 2.2.7* What I am *really* liking about Wiki Squared is the focus it gives me on Wikipedia. I have bookmarked the same sets of articles multiple times in multiple ways on my computer with the intention of using them as a reference. But Wikipedia is so vast, and the links take me far afield, and soon I'm lost with 30 tabs open, and I never really get to my research. Bookmarks are difficult and static. With Wiki Squared, I have an organized subset of Wikipedia on my iPad. The keywords allow me to group and access the pages easily. I especially like that the pages are automatically brought locally resident. It all works seamlessly. Access Wikipedia like normal, and every page you access is brought local to the device. Keywords are a great way to organize them. As you view each article, you can easily assign any or all of your existing keywords or create new keywords as the need arises. As you choose a keyword from the list, it moves to the assigned stack and disappears from the potential stack. Very clear. Tap, tap, tap, and you are organized. The article titles are shown in an index. One can view the index in alphabetical order or in chronological order. From the index one can use keywords to narrow and focus the search. As one crawls through Wikipedia, and the articles are brought local, you can use the page forward and page back icons to quickly navigate through your pages. No more long line of open tabs. Since the articles are local, they are never lost and you can easily navigate to them again. Articles that are of fleeting or no interest can be easily pruned off the top of the chronological history. For me, the "Keep track of where I go and save it all, and I'll clean it up later" works better than "Do I want to remember this article or not, and do I need to take an action before I lose it?" The latter is how I've always had to use Wikipedia before Wiki Squared, and it always left me with a lost hopeless feeling as I wandered the vastness of Wikipedia. I have long lists of dusty bookmarks on my computer that I may or may not be interested in viewing again. With Wiki Squared, the articles that remain after I do a little pruning are the ones I value, and they are easy to organize, find and view. The developer is active and responsive. I have had the opportunity to exchange emails with the developer, and I get the sense that this is a vibrant and growing application with a great future. Wiki Squared has revolutionized the way I use Wikipedia, and I highly recommend it. Randy ### 5/5 — Worth the latest fix! *2011-10-31, version 1.0.6* I use Wikipedia almost daily to expand my knowledge of non-professional information. I thought Wikki2 was the perfect delivery app until I discovered a major flaw in the recent update--the inability to close web links from entry references or external sources. After complaining twice in separate emails, I was about to give up on the apps when the creator emailed me, first, with a proposed solution (didn't work) followed by an apology and acknowledgment that it was a major snafu due to iOS5 that he would work hard and quickly to correct. That has been accomplished with the update and fix! Bravo! It has now earned a five star rating and a BIG thanks to the designer for coming through with a fix so quickly. Kudos! ### 5/5 — Needs an improvement *2011-06-11, version 1.0.4* While I love being able to read articles offline, I would love to have an easier way to delete ones I don't want to save. ### 5/5 — What you get on line *2011-05-16, version 1.0.4* There is not much surprise. it looks like you get exactly the same Wikipedia you can get online with the same pictures and everything. it s not perfect, like you can t enlarge the writing but you know , for one dollar you get an entire encyclopedia which you can look at whenever you don t have the Internet connection and I say this is good value for the money. ### 5/5 — My Favorite App *2010-09-04, version 0* The issue with the "invisible paper" mentioned before was fixed by re-downloading the app at BananaGlue's direction. It's true I lost the links I had before but this was no big deal for me. So glad to have it working again! This is my absolute favorite app on the iPad! Useful research tool and makes everything look beautiful. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Good enuf for me! *2010-04-27, version 0* I have always liked Wikipedia. I was using my iPhone version of Wikipedia until I spotted this new iPad version. I gladly paid the $0.99 if nothing more but to support this great reference media. However, I do like the new version and highly recommend. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*