Periodic Table vs Wikipanion Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Periodic Table
Access a comprehensive periodic table offline. Explore detailed information and history for each element, including physical properties. This app is designed to aid students and professionals in chemistry.
- Offline access
- Zoomable periodic table
- Element details and history
- Physical properties display
- Memorization aid
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A reference application for Periodic Table in Chemistry. - No network connection needed. - Easy to zoom in and out periodic table with two fingers - Show details description and history about certain element - Show many physical properties of an element such as oxidation states, density, electron configuration, thermal conductivity and more. - A tool help all students memorize the elements - A important reference for any student who studies chemistry. - A important referenece for anyone in chemistry field. - Easy and simple to use. New: It comes with the history of each element
Wikipanion Plus
This app enhances the Wikipedia browsing experience by allowing you to queue articles for later reading. Save entries for offline access or faster loading, with background downloading so you can continue browsing uninterrupted.
- Queue mode for future reading
- Save entries for offline browsing
- Background downloading of articles
- Faster article visiting
- Enhanced Wikipedia experience
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The best gets even better! Enhance Wikipedia with queue mode, designed for keeping track of entries you want to read in the future. Add entries to the queue easily while browsing, and optionally save them for faster visiting or offline browsing. Downloading entries for offline or accelerated reading happens in the background while you browse and read other pages, so you don't have to stop and wait for pages to be saved. See the Wikipanion web site for more details about Plus features. Want to see why Wikipanion is the best? Download the free Wikipanion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Periodic Table at Free against Wikipanion Plus's $4.99. Periodic Table also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Wikipanion Plus's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 41%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Periodic Table is free to download; Wikipanion Plus costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Periodic Table holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wikipanion Plus has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Periodic Table's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wikipanion Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Periodic Table ships an update every 9 months, Wikipanion Plus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Periodic Table | Wikipanion Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #176 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alteru Inc. | Robert Chin |
Customer experience
Periodic Table
Wikipanion Plus
Bugs and requests
Periodic Table
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Wikipanion Plus
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing and freezing issues
- Unreliable offline functionality
- Problems with recent iOS updates
- Inconsistent search and navigation
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved wiki management and syncing
- Customizable display and layout options
- Better integration with external links and browsers
- Folders for saved/queued articles
In-app purchases
Periodic Table
No in-app purchases
Wikipanion Plus
No in-app purchases
