Comparison

Wikipanion vs Wiki Search

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

Wiki Search

Access and search the full text of Wikipedia and its sister projects. This app allows for more comprehensive keyword searches and displays multiple articles simultaneously, offering a unique experience compared to the web version.

Highlights
  • Full text search of Wikipedia
  • Searches sister projects (Wiktionary, Wikisource, etc.)
  • Displays multiple articles
  • Bookmark articles
  • View search history
  • Random article display
Features
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WikiSearch makes it easy to search and browse Wikipedia and other Wikimedia services. Choose a service and language to quickly access knowledge from around the world. Save interesting pages as bookmarks and easily return to previously viewed pages through your browsing history. Key features: • Search Wikipedia and other Wikimedia services • Search articles in a wide range of languages • Browse concise search-result summaries • Read pages in the built-in browser • Translate and share the page you are viewing • Open pages in an external browser • Manage bookmarks and browsing history • Reorder, back up, and restore bookmarks • Discover new pages with random search • Customize search-result, bookmark, and history limits • Dark Mode support From everyday research to unexpected discoveries, WikiSearch brings the vast world of Wikimedia knowledge closer to you.

Screenshots

Wikipanion4 screens
Wiki Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wiki Search at 4.8 against Wikipanion's 3.8. Wikipanion's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 50%) and ratings volume (169 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Wiki Search holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wikipanion has 169 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Wikipanion's written reviews are positive against 50% of Wiki Search's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wikipanion ships an update every 11 days, Wiki Search every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wikipanion versus Wiki Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikipanionWiki Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (169 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings169 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
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%

Wiki Search

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative31.3%

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

Wiki Search

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wikipanion

No in-app purchases

None

Wiki Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wikipanion free?
Wikipanion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wiki Search free?
Wiki Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wikipanion or Wiki Search?
Wiki Search is rated higher. Wikipanion averages 3.8 out of 5 from 169 ratings, while Wiki Search averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Wikipanion or Wiki Search have ads?
Neither Wikipanion nor Wiki Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikipanion or Wiki Search?
Wikipanion ships an update every 11 days, and Wiki Search every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wikipanion was updated on October 13, 2026 and Wiki Search on October 10, 2026.

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