WikiMed vs Swipe Wiki
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.
Swipe Wiki
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This app lets you read Wikipedia articles in a short‑page format. Random articles and categories across various topics let you quickly gain knowledge. Unlike aimless scrolling on video platforms, it turns browsing into useful and meaningful time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swipe Wiki at every 4 weeks against WikiMed's every 13 months. WikiMed's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 ships an update every 13 months, Swipe Wiki every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WikiMed | Swipe Wiki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (105 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wikimedia CH | Elmira Sevostyanova |
In-app purchases
WikiMed
No in-app purchases
Swipe Wiki
No in-app purchases









