# Wikipanion — user reviews

> 435 indexed App Store user reviews of Wikipanion by Robert Chin, rated 3.80/5 from 169 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikipanion/id288349436/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikipanion/id288349436.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 87 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 26

## What do users think of Wikipanion?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
- 📚 Excellent Wikipedia integration
- 🔍 Helpful search and navigation features

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
- 🕰️ Slow loading times for some users
- 💡 Lack of dark mode or customization options
- 🔍 Search function not always reliable

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Search results not displaying properly
- Navigation issues when viewing articles
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Add dark mode support
- Improve search functionality
- Implement offline reading capabilities
- Allow for more customization and personalization

## Newest reviews (17 of 435)

### 4/5 — my eyes!

*2026-05-21*

hi, we love this app! but we can't use for long because no dark mode as yet *hint hint*

### 2/5 — Extremely Biased. No longer trustworthy

*2026-02-19, version 1.9.28*

Extremely slow. Cannot handle how to display charts at all. Constantly begging for money. Extremely biased. Use Grokipedia if you want more objectivity and facts.

### 2/5 — Hasn’t aged well

*2025-09-28, version 1.9.28*

I used to love this app but it hasn’t been supported in years and it’s much slower than just using the web version of wikipedia or other apps.

### 2/5 — Needs iOS 18 support

*2024-09-17*

It does its job. However, no dark mode and no support for iOS 18 dark icons means that this app has fallen behind and needs updating.

### 2/5 — Plus de mise à jour

*2024-08-11*

Appli pas mise à jour depuis 3 ans. Beaucoup d’articles s’affichent mal désormais. Dommage !

### 4/5 — Doesn’t include message texts when send links

*2023-10-04, version 1.9.28*

I noticed when I send a link from the app to a text MMS or iMessage recipient(s) or group, the text I add as a caption or info does not show up. Only the link is sent and it looks random in my text feed. 
Just a quirk I wish could be fixed.

### 2/5 — Sehr langsam

*2023-08-16*

Die App ist unerträglich langsam geworden. Die Originalapp ist deutlich schneller und mit intuitiverer Menüführung. Außerdem fehlt ein Dunkelmodus.

### 2/5 — It’s over. Severe lag and issues.

*2023-04-04, version 1.9.28*

For years I’ve used this. I mean, has it been a decade? Maybe! I know I’ve had this for ages. For so long it’s worked better than the actual wiki app when it was new, back when that app was literally a shortcut that would open Safari. Well I’m not sure what happened, but within the last few months it’s basically become nearly unusable. You type something in, it doesn’t register you’ve tapped the text box several times, then it will basically soft freeze for several moments while it decides it’s going to search what I’ve typed. Sometimes during that lag, it’ll show what I’ve searched and the related options but if you press the wrong thing, you’ve set yourself up for a fight. Cause now the app will lag to go backwards, get confused when you type the correct thing, lag some more. No idea what just happened but if a literal link to wiki isn’t working, I have no reason to continue on with it. Nowadays, the actual Wiki app works! It’s been working for years now. So I can leave this behind. But thanks for the memories and help through the years!!!

### 3/5 — Great, but it really needs dark mode support

*2023-02-04, version 1.9.28*

I’ve been using this app for well over 10 years. It’s nice but these days dann mode support is really missing. 5 stars otherwise!

### 2/5 — App appears abandoned

*2023-01-11, version 1.9.28*

This is the only app I’ve come across that lets you browse different wikis across the web from one app. The app hasn’t been updated in awhile, however, and there’s no syncing of data across devices, which you might expect. The iPhone version and iPad version are different apps, and you can’t upgrade the free versions to the pro versions in the app - you have to buy the pro ones separately. There’s little layout functionality or display options, so while these apps used to look great on older versions of iOS/iPadOS, they’re getting a little long in the tooth now.

Would love it if these apps got updates using current iOS/iPadOS technologies, such as widgets, better Shortcuts support, etc. Hopefully the developer decides to merge the four version of this app into one, and keep it updated in the future.

### 4/5 — Un souci sur l’ajout de Wikis…

*2022-06-14*

Il n’est plus possible d’ajouter des wikis, que ce soit sur l’iPhone et l’iPad, c’est dommage car cette fonctionnalité était plutôt incroyable…

### 2/5 — Can't add wikis

*2022-05-16, version 1.9.28*

Adding wikis does not work. The wikis do not show up when I add them.

### 3/5 — Dark Mode

*2022-04-22*

Gute App, aber: Gibt es einen Dark Mode und wenn ja, wie aktiviert man den und wo?

### 4/5 — Missing dark mode

*2022-01-14, version 1.9.28*

I’ve been using this app for years and it’s always been my go-to for Wikipedia. However, it’s strange that it still doesn’t have a dark mode setting.

### 4/5 — Mostly good

*2021-12-12, version 1.9.28*

Dark mode would be greatly appreciated. My only other issue is every time you open the app, the first thing you look up always takes a very long time to open (45 seconds - 1 minute) and sometimes will not load at all. Would gladly pay for upgrade if these are resolved.

### 4/5 — Ow, my eyes

*2021-11-22, version 1.9.28*

Love it, used it forever. Looking for a dark mode alternative.

### 4/5 — Would love a dark mode.

*2021-11-03, version 1.9.28*

Excellent app. Elegantly simple and clean UI. Dark mode in a future update would be great.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Abandoned app

*2026-07-17*

Last update 5 years ago. Look elsewhere.

### 1/5 — Third party wikis are broken

*2026-05-12, version 1.9.28*

Home/random page actions either don't work or crash the app. This is the primary differentiating feature from the official Wikipedia app.

### 1/5 — Sloooow

*2025-07-02, version 1.9.28*

Extremely slow. Cannot handle how to display charts at all. Constantly begging for money.

### 1/5 — Wikipanion is way too far from Objective.

*2024-06-02, version 1.9.28*

This app and Robert Chin are clouded by the main stream fake media slanting their narrative way too hard left. No objective data or information. I can’t trust it anymore.

### 1/5 — Uninstall

*2023-06-27, version 1.9.28*

No tabbed browsing. As useless as the Wikipedia app.

### 1/5 — Cannot Add Wikis

*2022-11-24, version 1.9.28*

I’m very disappointed by this app. I used this specifically for Wiktionary and I could not add any Wikis at all. I thought this was an issue with my phone so I tried it on my nephew’s phone and had the same issue. Then, I thought that purchasing the Wikipanion Plus app would fix this issue and I still could not add any Wikis. The only Wiki available was Wikipedia—which is fine but I use it primarily for Wiktionary. I uninstalled the app several times and reinstalled it and same issue. I contacted their online support team and never got an answer. I waited two weeks to get a response and no response till this day so I had no choice but to get refunded for Wikipanion Plus. I tried everything I could think of! If they fix this issue, I would reinstall it in a heartbeat but I don’t think that they offer support for it anymore which is a shame because it really is a great app! When it works.

### 1/5 — Get with the times

*2021-09-08, version 1.9.28*

I’ve used this app for a long time, at least 7 years. It’s incredible how they never fixed the scrolling or resizing. And no dark mode in 2021

### 1/5 — Slow

*2021-05-14*

As others have said, what was a fast app is now painfully slow.

Search is fine but clicking a result just hangs the app for a good few seconds.

Not good.

### 1/5 — It’s 2020 get with the program

*2020-08-22, version 1.9.25*

Lack of dark mode integration with the system makes this a JARRING app to use. I’ve been faithful to the app since my 3G but I can’t handle this anymore. Get a dark mode and we’ll talk fixing your review.

### 1/5 — Used to be great

*2020-08-03, version 1.9.25*

Used to be a great app but now it takes literally 5 minutes just to search for something. You can type something and click the link and the app will just sit there and freeze until it feels like loading.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — The BEST

*2026-07-31, version 1.9.28*

I've been using this app for years and it literally has been one of the biggest learning tools I have experienced. It is the absolute best way to search through Wikipedia.

### 5/5 — My most used app

*2026-01-04, version 1.9.28*

I’ve had an iPhone since they first came out and have had this app since the app store’s beginning. This will always be my most used app. It’s Wikipedia at your fingertips, always works, and does what it says it’s going to do.

### 5/5 — Very simple very useful

*2025-05-18*

I use it all the time, I find the user interface better than Wikipedia’s own

### 5/5 — Very useful and easy to use

*2025-04-10*

I have been using this app since at least 2012 I believe. I find it better structured and easier to use than the official Wikipedia app. I wish it were still maintained though. Some minor bugs in formatting need fixing. But it is my favourite reading and learning app by far.

### 5/5 — Really useful app

*2024-10-05*

Perfect for looking up a person or any stats about them.

### 5/5 — Incorrect screen size on iPhone 13

*2023-01-20*

Hello! Thank you for the app, it is great and I am your user since the beginning. Problem is that app working in iPhone 13 does not use full screen and shows like it is iPhone 7 screen. It is strange that on iPhone XR which has the same screen size everything work great and size of the screen is full.

### 5/5 — Bitte einen Dark Mode!

*2022-11-26*

Bitte einen Dark Mode!

### 5/5 — Clear and simple

*2021-04-25, version 1.9.28*

This is an excellent user interface for wikipedia on iOS devices. It's much more legible than the wikipedia's web site.

### 5/5 — Oddly nostalgic for this app

*2020-12-10, version 1.9.27*

I’ve used this app over 10 years now and I’ve oddly grown nostalgic of it. Been on my main screen for all of my iPhones. Still works amazing and does everything I need it to. Only wish would be for a dark mode. Here’s to another 10 years.

### 5/5 — Wiktionary client

*2020-10-15, version 1.9.25*

Good wiktionary support. Enough said

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