# XKCD: What If? Reader > Offline reader for Randall Munroe's Q&A blog with notifications and iPad support. (iPhone/iPad app by Dimitry Grekov.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xkcd-what-if-reader/id757847078 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dimitry Grekov](https://appshunter.io/developer/455609954) - Category: Entertainment, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 18 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2013-11-25 - Data updated: 2026-06-08 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xkcd-what-if-reader/id757847078/reviews.md ## What is XKCD? This app is for offline reading of the wonderful Q&A blog by Randall Munroe. Features include: * Offline Reading Mode * Push notifications for new posts * iPad Version, enjoy the articles on the big screen * In-App purchase, no more ads if you don't want them ## Key features - Offline reading mode - Push notifications for new posts - iPad version support - In-app purchase to remove ads ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Bronze Level | $0.99 | one-time | | Silver Level | $4.99 | one-time | | Gold Level | $9.99 | one-time | | Platinum Level | $19.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 49) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xkcd-what-if-reader/id757847078/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Doesn’t load *2023-03-25, version 1.7* Data does not load. iPhone 10iOS 16 frustrating. ### 5/5 — Interesting and funny *2017-08-31, version 1.7* I love the cartoons, adding humor to all the facts! ### 5/5 — This is fantastic *2017-02-20, version 1.7* The only this I think could be better is the formatting on tablets isn't as good as I could be but it still works. ### 5/5 — The internet has exhausted *2016-11-19, version 1.7* every question ### 5/5 — Good fun *2016-05-16, version 1.7* Love the breakdown and the illustrations ### 4/5 — good *2016-04-26, version 1.7* nice app works well. ### 5/5 — Does what it is supposed to *2016-04-05, version 1.7* Let's you read What If with very limited advertising, which you can pay to remove. ### 2/5 — Too many glitches *2016-03-20, version 1.6* The basic design is great. The ads aren't obtrusive or too frequently. If the app were consistently good enough that I could read the articles in it, instead of having to go to the website, I'd give it 5 stars. But it's not. Footnotes with non-ASCII text, footnotes with footnotes in them, and footnotes with math formatting in them are broken. Links inside footnotes don't work right. Image alt-text is often truncated instead of wrapped. Sometimes the footnotes are out of order. Sometimes links are broken. At least one article is missing half a paragraph and an image. Some of this may sound like nit-picky stuff, but we're talking about Randall Munroe here--without the jokes hidden in alt-text, math, silliness about accent marks, etc., what's the point in reading him? The app is still good enough to read the majority of the articles. But, since it won't show me the article number or give me a link--in fact, it even disables the normal context menu so I can't copy text or links from the middle of an article--there's no way for me to read most of the articles here but switch to Safari when it falls down. Which makes the app pretty much useless. ### 1/5 — Text won't scroll *2016-03-05, version 1.6* Great content, if I could read it. For several months, the text has refused to scroll (on an iPad 3 running iOS 9.2). It's very frustrating to get only the first paragraph of an answer. ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2015-11-29, version 1.6* This app is great; I can always count on it for humor but I also learn from it. ## Frequently asked questions about XKCD ### What does the XKCD: What If? Reader app do? This app allows you to read Randall Munroe's Q&A blog, known as 'What If?', offline. It provides a convenient way to access and enjoy the articles without an internet connection. ### What are the key features of this app? Key features include an offline reading mode, push notifications for new posts, an iPad-optimized version for larger screens, and an in-app purchase option to remove advertisements. ### How is the app monetized? The app is free to download and use, offering an in-app purchase option. This purchase allows users to remove ads for a more streamlined reading experience. ### What kind of content can I expect to read? You can read the 'What If?' blog by Randall Munroe, which features humorous and scientifically-grounded answers to hypothetical questions. The app provides offline access to these articles. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.7 — 2016-03-24 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. New Features: * Push Notifications - be notified of new articles, now pushed to your phone immediately! * Text Scaling - need to have the letters a little bigger? a little smaller? now you can adjust font size * Sharing - Share your favorite articles with your friends and followers Bugs Fixed: * Fixed an issue where background audio might stop working under certain conditions * Fixed the rotation issue that prevented reading of articles on iPad with iOS9 installed * Very large annotations will no longer appear off screen preventing the use of the app ### 1.6 — 2014-10-13 Fixed the image issues with iOS8 In-article links can now be seen ### 1.5 — 2014-06-17 Bug Fixes ### 1.4 — 2014-02-09 * iPad Version, enjoy the articles on the big screen * In-App purchase, no more ads if you don't want them * Formulas now show in proper format. * Fixed some formatting, display and performance issues * New Icon ### 1.3 — 2014-01-07 * Added Reference Tooltips * Fixed bugs with displaying some articles * General performance improvements ## Apps similar to XKCD | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Echo Chamber](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-chamber/id1513693625) | 4.6 (12) | Free | Entertainment | | [snapsaga: simulate a new world](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snapsaga-simulate-a-new-world/id6449471782) | 2.3 (7) | Free | Entertainment | | [DeepAuto](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deepauto/id6448849923) | — | Free | Entertainment | | [MAGIC KIT Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-kit-pro/id1168450796) | 3.8 (38) | Free | Entertainment | | [Origami Fun](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/origami-fun/id1321412660) | 3.9 (10) | Free | Entertainment | | [XKCDY](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xkcdy/id1520259318) | 4.9 (88) | Free | Entertainment | ## More apps by Dimitry Grekov - [Elektornika EM-02](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elektornika-em-02/id861915146) All apps by Dimitry Grekov: https://appshunter.io/developer/455609954 ## Related topics [dimitry grekov](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dimitry-grekov) · [xkcd lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/xkcd-lite) · [jkpdd](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/jkpdd) · [xkcd](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/xkcd) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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