Comparison

Wikipanion vs Wiktionary Reader

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

Head to head
About

Wikipanion

This app provides a streamlined and efficient way to access and navigate Wikipedia content. It offers advanced search capabilities, bookmarking of specific sections, and a history feature grouped by visit date. Enjoy features like a table of contents browser, dual language support, and image saving.

Highlights
  • Smart search with entry preview
  • Bookmark individual sections
  • History grouped by visit date
  • Table of contents browser
  • Dual language support
  • In-page searching
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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Accessing Wikipedia has never been faster and easier than with Wikipanion, designed for easy, search, navigation and display of Wikipedia entries. Streamline your browsing with history grouped by visit date, and bookmarking that not only bookmarks individual entries, but individual sections within an entry. Featuring intelligent features such as: - Table of contents browser that knows where you are in the page - Multiple search methods including Smart completion with entry preview, Google searching and a full text Wikipedia search - Dual language searching and language switching (hiding languages you don't care about) - Bookmark, including bookmarking individual sections of pages - History, grouped by last visit date - Full in-page searching - Wiktionary dictionary term looking without leaving the current page - Table based category browsing - iCloud syncing - Image saving to the Photo library - Ogg vorbis audio playback for dictionary pronunciations and other audio content available on Wikipedia - Contextual knowledge for sending links to specific sections in a Wikipedia entry - Easily turn on automatic focusing of the search field on launch Tip: To scroll to the top of a Wikipedia entry, hit the title bar at the top of the iPhone's screen (this works in Safari too). Second tip: Click into the search bar to cancel a page load request. See the Wikipanion web site for more details about all of the available features. Wikipanion is advertisement free.

About

Wiktionary Reader

Access a comprehensive, multilingual free dictionary. Search for keywords with full-text search and browse results. Explore random entries or manage your saved pages.

Highlights
  • Full-text search
  • Multilingual dictionary access
  • Browse random entries
  • Bookmark and history management
  • Language selection
Features
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Wiktionary is a simple dictionary viewer for searching Wiktionary across multiple languages. Enter a word, choose a language, and view matching Wiktionary results in a clean list. Open the detail page to read the original article, then bookmark useful pages for later. Your selected language and search term are saved, so the app can start from where you left off. You can also search bookmarks and history to quickly return to words and pages you viewed before. Main features: • Multilingual Wiktionary search • Language switching • Saved search term and language • Search on app launch • Random page browsing • Bookmarks • Searchable bookmarks and history • iPhone and iPad support Useful for language learning, translation checks, reading support, and exploring vocabulary across languages.

Screenshots

Wikipanion4 screens
Wiktionary Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wikipanion and Wiktionary Reader both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Wikipanion's written reviews are positive against 51% of Wiktionary Reader's. Wikipanion also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Wikipanion against 3.9 for Wiktionary Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Wikipanion's written reviews are positive against 51% of Wiktionary Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wikipanion ships an update every 11 days, Wiktionary Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wikipanion versus Wiktionary Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikipanionWiktionary Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (169 ratings)3.9 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings169 — better62
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRobert ChinKAZUYUKI TAJIMA

Customer experience

Wikipanion

All ratings169 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.7%
Written reviews437 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.5%

Wiktionary Reader

All ratings62 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative37.1%

Bugs and requests

Wikipanion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search results not displaying properly
  • Navigation issues when viewing articles
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add dark mode support
  • Improve search functionality
  • Implement offline reading capabilities
  • Allow for more customization and personalization

Wiktionary Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wikipanion

No in-app purchases

None

Wiktionary Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wikipanion free?
Wikipanion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wiktionary Reader free?
Wiktionary Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wikipanion or Wiktionary Reader?
Wiktionary Reader is rated higher. Wikipanion averages 3.8 out of 5 from 169 ratings, while Wiktionary Reader averages 3.9 from 62 ratings.
Do Wikipanion or Wiktionary Reader have ads?
Neither Wikipanion nor Wiktionary Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikipanion or Wiktionary Reader?
Wikipanion ships an update every 11 days, and Wiktionary Reader monthly. Most recently, Wikipanion was updated on October 13, 2026 and Wiktionary Reader on October 7, 2026.

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