Great app
I use this app every day. It’s the only real alternative to Wikipedia, with the other apps being weak and featureless. It also offers things the official Wikipedia doesn’t like offline saving (reading articles without the internet), wiktionary and fandom lookups for tv shows, and searching for pages near your location.
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Good but…
So this app is really good it’s just the fact that the download images function does not even work, it doesn’t even ask for access to photos so of course it wouldn’t work, fix this!
Can’t add Wikis
The only wiki this app gives access to is Wikipedia. 'Adding' other wikis does nothing.
Not able to add any wiki besides Wikipedia.
Not able to add any wiki besides Wikipedia.
Broken
This app will not add new wikis no matter how much I click the add button
Sync needs work
I have it on two iPads, it doesn’t sync the pages between them, it would be nice if they both were kept in sync, it would also be nice if there was an export/import feature. Other than that it is very good.
2022:still doesn’t keep two ipads in sync, no import/export and no updates in a year. Could so easily be superb, just needs minor additions.
2022:still doesn’t keep two ipads in sync, no import/export and no updates in a year. Could so easily be superb, just needs minor additions.
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Lack of updates have hurt
After really liking and using this app for quite some time, I deleted it today in favor of the official app. The developer no longer maintains the app, so it no longer gets any new iOS features. It’s also apparent that Wikipedia made API changes that were not incorporated into this app and performance is suffering badly. I give three stars only for past history, it was once the best app for Wikipedia. Today, absolutely do not pay, even the small amount that plus costs, for this app.
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Good but needs to be updated and improved
The app needs a dark mode. it needs access to quick text sizing in the menu bar. it needs icloud bookmarks to be combined instead of separate in iphone, ipad, and mac folders. overall navigation should be more intuitive. i could go on and on. it doesnt’ really seem like the developer cares much about the app, or isn’t trying at all. its unfortunate because this could easily be the best Wikipedia app available. frustrating.
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Great app!
This app allows you to view more than 100 wikis which is great with you having the ability to add more wikis to the app! A suggestion for an update is the ability to view histories of pages.
Keeping Pace With O/S Updates
Apps need to keep up with advances and features available in new O/S releases. In this case, Dark Mode!
Almost perfect
This is the ideal Wikipedia experience for searching, browsing, and reading available on the App Store. I have used this app for several years and rely on it daily.
We’ve all read many Wikipedia webpages, where the page contains several words (that have links) that we are personally unfamiliar with. This results in opening of numerous tabs to read these definitions, going back-and-forth between tabs, often getting lost in chaotic tab overload. The app’s QUE feature is the solution to this problem. The app can keep track of your browsing history, only if enabled, which is very handy. All this personal data stays within the app for privacy concerns. Adjustable font and font size are ideal for a good reading experience.
The only feature I would suggest/request is a true dark mode or black theme. Currently the sidebar and the reading page are white/black or white/black. For visually impaired people like myself (low vision), this is difficult on the eyes, in my case unreadable. The only mode I can read is in a dark mode. All I see is a blank page when the background is white. I’m sure many other sighted people would enjoy a true dark mode also. Thanks for your consideration, and keep up the great work.
We’ve all read many Wikipedia webpages, where the page contains several words (that have links) that we are personally unfamiliar with. This results in opening of numerous tabs to read these definitions, going back-and-forth between tabs, often getting lost in chaotic tab overload. The app’s QUE feature is the solution to this problem. The app can keep track of your browsing history, only if enabled, which is very handy. All this personal data stays within the app for privacy concerns. Adjustable font and font size are ideal for a good reading experience.
The only feature I would suggest/request is a true dark mode or black theme. Currently the sidebar and the reading page are white/black or white/black. For visually impaired people like myself (low vision), this is difficult on the eyes, in my case unreadable. The only mode I can read is in a dark mode. All I see is a blank page when the background is white. I’m sure many other sighted people would enjoy a true dark mode also. Thanks for your consideration, and keep up the great work.
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Seriously needs Dark Mode.
Smart invert doesn’t keep the side bar dark, so there’s no way to make the screen all dark for calm reading that I can find. It really needs dark mode. Otherwise, it’s not really worth leaving safari with its reader mode. Please add dark mode so my money will not have gone to waste!
Favorite client for Wikis BUT... give us a Dark Mode!
Wikipanion has been my favorite Wiki client since I first used it in my iPod Touch, many years ago. The features are great and has always offered a superior experience over other official and unofficial Wiki-browsing apps.
My only complaint is the absence of a Dark Mode. I really, really, really need it., thou I spent many years using the app without such mode, it is mid-2021 and many popular and not-so popular apps (including Wikipedia’s official app) now offer a Dark Mode, thus my eyes have developed an habit for it.
Highly recommended, the Plus version allows to keep track of your browsing and other nifty additional features.
My only complaint is the absence of a Dark Mode. I really, really, really need it., thou I spent many years using the app without such mode, it is mid-2021 and many popular and not-so popular apps (including Wikipedia’s official app) now offer a Dark Mode, thus my eyes have developed an habit for it.
Highly recommended, the Plus version allows to keep track of your browsing and other nifty additional features.
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Great app.
Great and useful app. Still wish for a dark mode though. The white background is too bright.
Latest update broke images
Please update the app. The last update broke images where they now display on the left-hand margins. Please fix as soon as possible.
Great even if latest update brought a ton of bugs
I have been using the wikipanion app since it’s been released and it’s one of my most used apps. It is still way better than all the other Wikipedia apps but the last update created some issues with the search function.
Good App but crashes when saving photos
Wikipanion+ for iPad crashes when trying to save a photo. Wikipanion+ for iPhone diesn't have this problem. Too bad it's the former that I had to pay for.
Best in its class
I have been using Wikipanion for the iPad for the last six years and the experience has always been exceptional. I first got it as I wanted some sort of Encyclopaedia and this seemed to fit the bill.
Once I started using it, I found the app more than fitted my requirements. It handles large quantities of entries without even stumbling. I believe I currently have over 2gb of data stored in this app.
The developer is always helpful, should you have a problem, and is quick to respond to any queries or problems. Since I started using Wikipanion, it has been steadily refined. The design and layout are logical, pleasant to use, well thought out and comes highly recommended.
Once I started using it, I found the app more than fitted my requirements. It handles large quantities of entries without even stumbling. I believe I currently have over 2gb of data stored in this app.
The developer is always helpful, should you have a problem, and is quick to respond to any queries or problems. Since I started using Wikipanion, it has been steadily refined. The design and layout are logical, pleasant to use, well thought out and comes highly recommended.
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Keep track of your Wikipedia spiral
Ever want to look back at your Wikipedia history? In addition to being an excellent viewer, this app makes it easy to view your history organized by day, queue articles you want to read, and save articles offline that you want to keep in their present form. I always use this app in preference to the web interface. The only minor criticism I could make is that it cannot play or view some of the very obscure file formats on Wikipedia (3D molecule rotation files, ogg audio files, etc.). All in all, this is a great app, one of the few I use every day!
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Dreadful
Takes hours to load. Continually crashes. Search function is awful. Just don't do it!
