Comparison

WikiMed vs Lore

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

Lore

This app offers a serene and visually appealing way to explore Wikipedia articles. It focuses on a clean reading experience with customizable themes and typography, free from distractions like ads or editing tools. Enjoy frictionless navigation and private browsing, with your reading history stored locally.

Highlights
  • Book-like typography with adjustable text size
  • Five customizable themes
  • Clean article layouts
  • Instant Wikipedia search
  • Reading history kept locally
  • Safari extension for sharing
Features
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I wanted a quiet, beautiful way to read Wikipedia. That's what Lore is. For many of us, getting lost in Wikipedia is a near-daily hobby. Lore is built to make that easy and pleasant, with beautiful theming and text set in a classic serif font. No edit buttons, banners, or other elements to get in the way of reading and learning. READING, REFINED • Book-like typography with adjustable text size • Five hand-tuned themes: Warm Sepia, Cool Gray, Deep Blue, Sage Green, and Paper • Clean article layouts: collapsible tables, elegant infoboxes, footnotes tucked away • Tap any image to view it full screen • Jump anywhere in an article with the table of contents FRICTIONLESS • Instant search across English Wikipedia • Follow links from article to article, tumble down that rabbit hole • Reading history, kept only on your device • Share any article, or send Wikipedia pages straight to Lore with the share sheet and Safari extension • On iPhone and iPad, with the text column kept to a comfortable width KEEP WHAT YOU FIND • Save an article and it stays with you • Saved articles open with no connection at all, on a plane or underground • Everything is stored on your device. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, ever. • Your history never leaves your device Lore is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Article text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Screenshots

WikiMed4 screens
Lore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lore at every 6 days against WikiMed's every 13 months. Lore also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). WikiMed's advantage is ratings volume (105 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). 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

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

Lore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WikiMed has 105 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WikiMed ships an update every 13 months, Lore every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WikiMed versus Lore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikiMedLore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (105 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings105 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWikimedia CHJohn Wentworth

Customer experience

WikiMed

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

Lore

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WikiMed

No in-app purchases

None

Lore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WikiMed free?
WikiMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lore free?
Lore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WikiMed or Lore?
Lore is rated higher. WikiMed averages 4.6 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Lore averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do WikiMed or Lore have ads?
Neither WikiMed nor Lore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WikiMed or Lore?
WikiMed ships an update every 13 months, and Lore every 6 days. Most recently, WikiMed was updated on October 10, 2026 and Lore on October 11, 2026.

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