WikiMed vs Encyclopedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Encyclopedia
Access a vast digital encyclopedia with over 25,000 topics and articles covering nature, cities, and more. Read content or have it read aloud, and explore over 100 high-definition images per article. Discover popular places in over 1000 cities worldwide.
- 25,000+ topics and articles
- 10 diverse categories
- Read-aloud functionality
- 100+ HD images per article
- Search 1000+ cities
- Save wallpapers
- Video content
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The free encyclopedia with more than 25,000 topics and articles — now completely redesigned. Explore 10 categories from our beautiful planet: Animals, Birds, Dinosaurs, Insects, Fish, Plants, Flowers, Cities, Mountains and Gems. WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL • Beautiful new dark nature design, made for comfortable reading • Stunning HD photo galleries for every topic • Smart search with instant, highlighted results • Read articles yourself — or let the app read them aloud • A fresh random selection every time you open the app • Home-screen widget with a new topic every day • Works in 10 languages, including full right-to-left support Download now and start exploring the world — one amazing topic at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WikiMed at 4.6 against Encyclopedia's 4.0. WikiMed also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 50%). Encyclopedia's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of WikiMed's written reviews are positive against 50% of Encyclopedia's.
WikiMed ships an update every 13 months, Encyclopedia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WikiMed | Encyclopedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (105 ratings) — better | 4.0 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wikimedia CH | Anas Almomany |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
WikiMed
No in-app purchases
Encyclopedia
No in-app purchases






