Comparison

WikiLens for Wikipedia vs WikiMed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WikiLens for Wikipedia

This app uses augmented reality to identify objects in your surroundings in real time. It then provides links to relevant Wikipedia articles, allowing you to explore the world and its information in an interactive way.

Highlights
  • Real-time object identification
  • Augmented reality interface
  • Links to Wikipedia articles
  • Explore the world interactively
  • Uses machine learning frameworks
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WikiLens is an augmented reality app for iPhone and iPad. It identifies objects around you in real time, linking them to Wikipedia articles. Download the app and rediscover the world around you. Explore the Wikipedia in a fun, new way. WikiLens uses cutting-edge machine learning frameworks to recognize objects in real time. Feedback and feature requests are welcome: www.wikilens.io Thank you for giving WikiLens a try! Wikipedia is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation and is used with the permission of the Wikimedia Foundation. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 51,000+ medical articles
  • Covers diseases, medications, anatomy, sanitation
  • Offline access
  • Ideal for physicians and students
  • Comprehensive health information
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

WikiLens for Wikipedia4 screens
WikiMed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WikiLens for Wikipedia at fortnightly against WikiMed's every 13 months. WikiLens for Wikipedia also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). WikiMed's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WikiMed holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WikiMed has 106 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of WikiLens for Wikipedia's written reviews are positive against 83% of WikiMed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WikiLens for Wikipedia ships an update fortnightly, WikiMed every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WikiLens for Wikipedia versus WikiMed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikiLens for WikipediaWikiMed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.6 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13106 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#176 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperArash PessianWikimedia CH

Customer experience

WikiLens for Wikipedia

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

WikiMed

All ratings105 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.4%

In-app purchases

None

WikiLens for Wikipedia

No in-app purchases

None

WikiMed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WikiLens for Wikipedia free?
WikiLens for Wikipedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WikiMed free?
WikiMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WikiLens for Wikipedia or WikiMed?
WikiMed is rated higher. WikiLens for Wikipedia averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while WikiMed averages 4.6 from 106 ratings.
Do WikiLens for Wikipedia or WikiMed have ads?
Neither WikiLens for Wikipedia nor WikiMed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WikiLens for Wikipedia or WikiMed?
WikiLens for Wikipedia ships an update fortnightly, and WikiMed every 13 months. Most recently, WikiLens for Wikipedia was updated on October 11, 2026 and WikiMed on October 29, 2026.

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