GEDitMobile vs WikiMed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GEDitMobile
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GEDitMobile allows you to read, display, manipulate, edit and create new GEDCOM 5.5 formatted genealogy (Family History) files (FHFs). GEDitMobile is compatible with GEDitCOM II, a fully functional OS X genealogy package. Highlights of GEDitMobile include: • Ability to read FHFs and PDFs stored on your iOS device or in a Dropbox folder • Display of all GEDCOM Record types as well as GEDitCOM II Place (_PLC) Records • Navigation tools including ability to jump to next, previous, first and last Records of any type • Ability to search Records for desired terms • Full and compact displays of Individual and Family Records with or without color coding • Display of Thumbnail portraits generated by GEDitCOM II or GEDitMobile • Support for GEDitCOM II extensional tags • Display of linked maps and websites • Support for GEDitCOM II formatted notes with active hyperlinks • Ability to handle single parent and non-traditional (e.g., unmarried and same-sex partner) families • Generation of Pedigree Charts and interactive Pedigree Lists • Generation of Family Group Sheets (LDS and non-LDS formats) • Ability to save (as PDF), email and print Records, Pedigree Charts/Lists and Family Group Sheets • Ability to view, print and email saved PDFs Editing capabilities include: • Creation of new FHFs • Ability to add new Records to FHFs • Editing of existing Records in FHFs • Ability to establish links to external media files, maps and websites • Creation of Thumbnail portraits
WikiMed
Access a vast collection of over 51,000 medical articles covering diseases, medications, anatomy, and sanitation. This comprehensive resource is ideal for healthcare professionals and students, offering offline access to vital health information.
- 51,000+ medical articles
- Covers diseases, medications, anatomy, sanitation
- Offline access
- Ideal for physicians and students
- Comprehensive health information
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With 51,000+ medical articles, Wikimed is the largest and most comprehensive collection of health-related articles available. It includes content on diseases, medications, anatomy, and sanitation. As an encyclopedic medical dictionary, Wikimed is perfect for practicing physicians, as well as medicine and other healthcare students. Users without medical training are advised to seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. If you are in the developing world without access to the Internet or on a boat in the middle of nowhere you can now access one of the foremost and up-to-date medical dictionaries, for free. The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in this application are for informational purposes only. No material in this application is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WikiMed at Free against GEDitMobile's $4.99. GEDitMobile's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
WikiMed is free to download; GEDitMobile costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GEDitMobile ships an update every 5 months, WikiMed every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GEDitMobile | WikiMed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (105 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 105 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 2.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grant Smith | Wikimedia CH |
In-app purchases
GEDitMobile
No in-app purchases
WikiMed
No in-app purchases









