Frontend Masters vs WikiCurios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frontend Masters
Learn essential JavaScript and front-end development skills with over 100 web development courses. Download videos for offline viewing and access new content as it's released. Progress syncs across devices, ensuring you never lose your place.
- 100+ web development courses
- Offline video downloads
- Access to entire course catalog
- New courses released regularly
- Cross-device progress sync
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Master the most important JavaScript and front-end development skills like React, Node.js, Vue, Functional JavaScript, CSS Grid, Flexbox, and more — with 100+ fresh web development courses on Frontend Masters! This iOS App features: - Save videos to your device! Watch on-the-go, on or offline (on the plane, or a train, or in space) - Access to our entire course catalog and new courses as they’re released. - Never lose where you’ve left off — progress syncs online and offline! Subscription Options: • Unlimited - full access for $39.99 per month or $399.99 per year. Cancel anytime. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the prices quoted above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Service: https://frontendmasters.com/company/terms/ Privacy policy: https://frontendmasters.com/company/privacy/ For issues, the iOS issues repo is now public! https://github.com/FrontendMasters/ios-issues For customer support, email us at support@frontendmasters.com
WikiCurios
Discover interesting and curious facts from Wikipedia read aloud to you. Schedule random factoids to be spoken at custom intervals or trigger them with Apple Shortcuts and Siri. Explore topics further with provided links.
- Random Wikipedia entry reader
- Background audio playback
- Customizable speaking intervals
- Apple Shortcuts integration
- Siri voice commands
- Links for further exploration
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I noticed that when the 2026 World Cup was going on here in Dallas the online and TV news stories were all upbeat, fun, and heart warming. Now with it over the stories are back to crime, war, politics, death. It's all bad news. If you would rather not hear that then this is the app for you. When you run WikiCurios on your iPhone and tap "Start" it will read you a random, curious and interesting Wikipedia entry. It can run in background and standby at custom intervals or at random. So, if you set it for every hour (say) then on-the-hour you will hear a curious and interesting wikipedia factoid. WikiCurios will also present you the text of the factoid with a link so you can explore it further on Wikipedia. Some of these are so fun and interesting you will just have to share them with your family and friends! They will really love you for this. WikiCurios can also be driven by Apple Shortcuts. With Shortcuts you can create Automation to have your iPhone speak an interesting, random Wikipedia fact at a time of day, or when you arrive someplace, or when your iPhone connects to CarPlay, and on many other events. With Shortcuts you can connect WikiCurios to Siri and say "Hey Siri, WikiCurios" (the 'O' is hard). You can also say "Hey Siri, Random fact in WikiCurios", or "Hey Siri, Tell me something from WikiCurios". To make it shutup say "Hey Siri, Wikicurios" and it will immediately stop speaking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WikiCurios at none against Frontend Masters's 2. WikiCurios also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Frontend Masters's advantage is ratings volume (340 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Frontend Masters sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. WikiCurios asks for nothing beyond the download.
WikiCurios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontend Masters has 340 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Frontend Masters ships an update every 3 weeks, WikiCurios monthly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Frontend Masters | WikiCurios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (340 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 340 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MJG International, LLC | Stewart French |
Customer experience
Frontend Masters
WikiCurios
Bugs and requests
Frontend Masters
Reported bugs
11 issues- Pause button mutes audio instead of pausing video (iOS 17)
- App crashes when clicking on courses
- Video pause not working on iPad
- PiP mode zombie defect - video continues playing silently
- Unable to login on app while website login works
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- Videos don't load without app restart
- Full-screen video not working on iOS 16+
- Progress tracking not updating correctly
- Offline download progress not indicated
- Phone lock/unlock breaks video playback
- Video player audio glitches and dropouts
Requested features
9 requests- Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode
- Search functionality in app
- Dark mode option
- Video quality settings
- Keyboard controls for video playback
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- Course duration display
- Caption size adjustment
- Download progress indication
- Keyboard support for navigation
WikiCurios
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Frontend Masters
- Monthly Unlimited$39.991 Month
- Yearly Unlimited$399.991 Year
WikiCurios
No in-app purchases
Questions
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