Comparison

Wiki Wars vs Wiki Races

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

Head to head
About

Wiki Wars

Navigate through an online encyclopedia by clicking only on provided links. Challenge yourself and friends to reach a target article in the fewest clicks and fastest time. Compete on leaderboards and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Link race through online encyclopedia
  • Fewest clicks and fastest time wins
  • Play with friends via shared codes
  • Daily and weekly challenges
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Track game history and compare routes
Features
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From Harry Potter to Christopher Columbus – using only links. How many clicks do you need? Wiki Wars is the link race through the online encyclopedia. You start on one article and have to reach the target article using only the links in the text. No search, no shortcuts. Fewest clicks and fastest time wins. GAME OF THE DAY & GAME OF THE WEEK • A new game of the day, every day (Pro) • A game of the week for all players of your language – free • Leaderboard by time and by clicks: who was fastest? PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Create a game, share the code – your friends play the same route • Push notification as soon as someone reaches the target • Easy games or hard games (Pro) • Pick your own target: from football to philosophy, from pizza to Napoleon YOUR HISTORY • All games, times and click paths at a glance • Compare your route with your rivals' IN 5 LANGUAGES English, German, French, Spanish and Russian – with articles of the matching language edition. WIKI WARS PRO • Play the game of the day • Create hard games • Replay all past challenges • See the shortest path after every challenge • Support the further development of Wiki Wars Without Pro, Wiki Wars stays free: your own games, joining by code, the game of the week and your history. RULES 1. Only use the links in the article 2. No search, no second device 3. Every click counts No sign-up required. Wiki Wars is an independent game that uses freely available content of an online encyclopedia. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any encyclopedia or reference platform. Questions or ideas? post@wikiwars.de · www.wikiwars.de --- Subscription note Apple --- Wiki Wars Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.wikiwars.de/en/datenschutz/

About

Wiki Races

Compete in real-time multiplayer races by navigating Wikipedia articles using only internal links. Challenge friends in custom lobbies with adjustable rules and track progress live. Review detailed results after each race.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer races
  • Customizable private lobbies
  • Adjustable game rules
  • Live progress tracking
  • Detailed race results
  • Wikipedia link navigation
Features
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Wiki Races turns Wikipedia into a real-time multiplayer race where up to 10 players start on the same page and sprint to a target page using only links inside articles. Create private lobbies, invite friends, and customize the rules to match your chaos level: choose which link areas are allowed, set win conditions like fastest time or fewest clicks, and track everyone’s progress live while the match is running, then review results with time and clicks after the finish.

Screenshots

Wiki Wars4 screens
Wiki Races4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wiki Races at 100% against Wiki Wars's 60%. Wiki Races also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Wiki Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wiki Wars sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Wiki Races asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wiki Wars ships an update weekly, Wiki Races every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wiki Wars versus Wiki Races: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiki WarsWiki Races
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael PalmerZakary Loney

Customer experience

Wiki Wars

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Wiki Races

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wiki Wars

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month$1.991 Month
  • 1 year$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wiki Wars$17.99
None

Wiki Races

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wiki Wars free?
Wiki Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wiki Races free?
Wiki Races is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wiki Wars or Wiki Races have ads?
Wiki Races shows ads; Wiki Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Wiki Wars or Wiki Races?
Wiki Wars ships an update weekly, and Wiki Races every 9 days. Most recently, Wiki Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and Wiki Races on November 5, 2026.

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