Wiki GO vs Wiki City Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wiki GO
Discover Wikipedia articles about nearby points of interest while traveling. View locations in a list or on a map, with options for manual location setting and route navigation. Enhance your experience with in-app purchases for more places and full article content.
- Nearby places list
- Map view with pins
- Searchable lists
- Article sharing
- Manual location setting
- Route navigation
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See Wikipedia articles about places nearby when you travel all over the world. The points of interest and the articles are described in the language of your iPhone or iPad if available or in English. * See places nearby in a tile-styled list. * See places nearby on the map. Tap on each pin to get more information. * See places nearby in a list with search capability. * Share articles. EXTRA FEATURES (available as in-app purchases): * More places: Wiki GO displays a limited number of locations. See up to a couple of hundred locations nearby. * View complete articles: Wiki GO shows a description summary for each place. See the complete article describing each place. * Set location: Set your location manually to discover places near a place you want to go. * Search and article language: Search for places nearby in the language of your choice. Up to 67 languages supported. Wiki articles may come in several languages. Select from a list of supported languages for each article. * Route navigation: Step-by-step navigation from your current location to a selected place nearby. Tap on a place on the map and see the route to get there along with distance and time of arrival. See instructions for each step on the route. Choose to go by car or by foot. Source: Wikipedia Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" for details. See "https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use", Terms of Use for details.
Wiki City Guide
Discover landmarks and points of interest with audio narration of their Wikipedia articles as you approach them. Browse nearby locations on a map or list, perfect for exploring your hometown or new travel destinations.
- Automatic audio narration of Wikipedia articles
- Proximity-based discovery
- List and map view of nearby places
- Global coverage for geolocated Wikipedia articles
- Multilingual support (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German)
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Turn any walk into a guided tour. Wiki City Guide reads engaging stories about the monuments, landmarks, and places around you — automatically, as you get close to them. Every article is sourced from Wikipedia, then enhanced with AI to be more engaging to listen to. Just put in your headphones, put your phone away, and let it narrate the history around you as you walk. Works anywhere in the world with a geotagged Wikipedia article — from famous landmarks to hidden local history. Features: • Tour Mode — hands-free audio narration as you walk, automatically triggered by your location • AI-enhanced articles — richer, more listenable stories, still sourced from Wikipedia • List & Map views — browse everything nearby, with photos and details • Offline downloads — save an area before you go so it works without a data connection • Multi-language — available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German Whether you're exploring a new city or rediscovering the place you call home, Wiki City Guide turns your surroundings into a story worth listening to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Wiki GO and Wiki City Guide both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Wiki City Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wiki GO's. Wiki City Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Wiki GO's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Wiki GO sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Wiki City Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wiki GO against 5.0 for Wiki City Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Wiki GO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wiki City Guide's.
Wiki GO ships an update every 5 months, Wiki City Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wiki GO | Wiki City Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | AppsFab AS | Bradley Fischer |
Customer experience
Wiki GO
Wiki City Guide
In-app purchases
Wiki GO
- More places$0.99
- Set location$1.99
- Language pack$1.99
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- View complete articles$1.99
- Route navigation$2.99
Wiki City Guide
No in-app purchases
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