Comparison

wikiHow vs History ..

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

Head to head
About

wikiHow

Access over 150,000 step-by-step guides on virtually any topic. Learn new skills through articles, photos, illustrations, and videos. Includes a Survival Kit for offline emergency preparedness.

Highlights
  • 150,000+ how-to articles
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Photos and illustrations
  • Helpful videos
  • Offline access
  • Survival Kit emergency guides
Features
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The wikiHow app gives you over 150,000 how-to guides right in the palm of your hand. Learn how to do anything from wikiHow, the world’s leading how-to guide. Read or watch step-by-step instructions on every imaginable topic. Become the DIY master of anything, instantly. With the wikiHow for iPhone app you can: *Search over 150,000 articles on wikiHow *Bookmark articles to read and use later, even while offline *View step-by-step photos and illustrations in retina display to help you learn how to do anything *Watch helpful videos that accompany many articles *Read wikiHow’s featured articles of the day *Browse random articles for your entertainment Also in the wikiHow app you’ll find the Survival Kit, a collection of emergency situation guides every person should have stored on their devices. Emergency guides to do CPR, provide first aid, or perform the Heimlich maneuver could save a life. The app even contains guides to land an airplane in an emergency or escape from a bear. All Survival Kit articles are stored for offline use so you won’t need internet service to access them. How useful is the wikiHow app? This is what others are saying: “Indispensable” – MacWorld “Always helpful” – USA Today “Arguably the best how-to guide to everything” – Appolicious

About

History ..

Explore significant historical events, notable births, and deaths from around the world. This free app offers a vast collection of facts, with options to read more about each event via linked Wikipedia articles. It supports a wide range of languages for global accessibility.

Highlights
  • Daily historical events
  • Notable births and deaths
  • Read more via Wikipedia
  • Over 137,000 events
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Today in History is free app about history and it's very simple end easy to use. App shows the most important historical events in the World.   There is a lot of educational, informative, political facts. Most of the events have button read more which link you to full article of the event. Full articles come from Wikipedia, Currently there are more than 137.000 events. Events are divided in three sets: - Events (17.500+) - Births (84.500+) - Deaths (35.000+) It support many different languages Afrikaans Alemannisch Aragonés Asturianu Авар Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu Suomi Võro Føroyskt Français Arpetan Furlan Frysk Gaeilge Gagauz Gàidhlig Galego Bahasa Hulontalo Gaelg Fiji Hindi Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar İnterlingua Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Igbo Ilokano Ido Íslenska İtaliano Basa Jawa Kalaallisut Ripoarisch Kurdî Коми Latina Lëtzebuergesch Limburgs Lumbaart Lietuvių Latviešu Basa Banyumasan Malagasy Олык марий Македонски Монгол Bahasa Melayu Эрзянь Nāhuatl Napulitano Plattdüütsch Nedersaksies Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk Nouormand Sesotho sa Leboa Occitan Livvinkarjala Kapampangan Polski Português Runa Simi Română Русский Русиньскый Саха тыла Sicilianu Scots Davvisámegiella Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Shqip Српски / srpski Basa Sunda Svenska Kiswahili Türkçe Türkmençe Tagalog Татарча/tatarça Українська West-Vlams Volapük Walon Winaray Хальмг

Screenshots

wikiHow3 screens
History ..4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: History .. at 4.6 against wikiHow's 4.1. History .. also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 415). wikiHow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

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

History .. holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 415 and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of wikiHow's written reviews are positive against 55% of History ..'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

wikiHow ships an update every 3 months, History .. every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
wikiHow versus History ..: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwikiHowHistory ..
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (415 ratings)4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better54.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4151.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperwikiHow, Inc.Matrix Software Co.

Customer experience

wikiHow

All ratings414 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.9%

History ..

All ratings1,641 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative39.6%

User reviews

wikiHow

From 415 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful
  • 🔒 Useful
  • 👍 Convenient
  • 👍 Informative
  • 👍 Awesome

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Search issues
  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Bugs
  • 🔋 High battery usage
  • 🌐 Only in English

History ..

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Interesting content
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Useful for learning history
  • 👍 Works well

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on launch
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues
  • 💬 Lack of language support
  • 🔍 Limited information in articles
  • 🔍 Inaccurate event details

Bugs and requests

wikiHow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search bar disappearing
  • Bookmarks not saving
  • Crashes on certain articles

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Bookmark management
  • Categories/browsing
  • Multilingual support
  • Account creation
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  • Download/offline access

History ..

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Incorrect event details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Improve article details
  • Implement search functionality
  • Provide offline mode
  • Add customization options

In-app purchases

None

wikiHow

No in-app purchases

None

History ..

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is wikiHow free?
wikiHow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is History .. free?
History .. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, wikiHow or History ..?
History .. is rated higher. wikiHow averages 4.1 out of 5 from 415 ratings, while History .. averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do wikiHow or History .. have ads?
History .. shows ads; wikiHow does not.
Which is updated more often, wikiHow or History ..?
wikiHow ships an update every 3 months, and History .. every 8 months. Most recently, wikiHow was updated on October 31, 2026 and History .. on November 2, 2026.

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