Time Machine for Wikipedia vs WikiMed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Machine for Wikipedia
Explore historical versions of Wikipedia articles by selecting a specific date. Search for topics and see how content appeared at that point in time. Discover the evolution of knowledge with this unique reference tool.
- Time travel to past Wikipedia content
- Select target dates
- Search and browse topics
- View articles as they appeared on a specific date
- Explore knowledge evolution
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The Time Machine for Wikipedia allows you to time-travel to earlier content on the Wikipedia. How to Time Travel: 1) Tap on the date to change your target date. 2) Search or browse topics. 3) Topics appear as they would have appeared on that date! Wikipedia is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation and is used with the permission of the Wikimedia Foundation. The Time Machine for Wikipedia is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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 rating: WikiMed at 4.6 against Time Machine for Wikipedia's 1.0. WikiMed also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (105 vs 1). Time Machine for Wikipedia's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WikiMed holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WikiMed has 105 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Time Machine for Wikipedia's written reviews are positive against 83% of WikiMed's.
| Parameter | Time Machine for Wikipedia | WikiMed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (105 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 105 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brian's Brain, LLC | Wikimedia CH |
Customer experience
Time Machine for Wikipedia
WikiMed
In-app purchases
Time Machine for Wikipedia
No in-app purchases
WikiMed
No in-app purchases
Questions
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