# wikiHow vs Wikipedia

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wikipedia at every 2 weeks against wikiHow's every 3 months. Wikipedia also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 414) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). wikiHow's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Wikipedia holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wikipedia has 6.3K ratings behind it against 414, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of wikiHow's written reviews are positive against 55% of Wikipedia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

wikiHow ships an update every 3 months, Wikipedia every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | wikiHow | Wikipedia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.1 (414 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikihow/id309209200/reviews) | **[4.3 (6.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikipedia/id324715238/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 414 | **6.3K** |
| Positive reviews | **68.0% of reviews** | 54.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | **#44** |
| Size | 33 MB | 251 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [wikiHow, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/309209203) | [Wikimedia Foundation](https://appshunter.io/developer/324715241) |

## What reviewers say

### wikiHow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikihow/id309209200)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Search bar disappearing
- Bookmarks not saving
- Crashes on certain articles

**Requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Bookmark management
- Categories/browsing
- Multilingual support
- Account creation


### Wikipedia

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikipedia/id324715238)

**Currently charting:** #44 Top Free · Reference (US App Store)

Access the world's largest free knowledge base with over 60 million articles in nearly 300 languages. Explore trending topics, save articles for offline reading, and customize your reading experience with various themes and text sizes. Contribute to the community by editing articles and participating in discussions.

**Highlights:** Ad-free and free knowledge access, 60+ million articles in 300+ languages, Personalized trending news feed, Offline article saving, Customizable reading themes and text size, Map-based location discovery, Article discussion and contribution tools

**Features:** iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Vast information repository
- 👍 Customizable reading experience
- 🚀 Convenient offline access
- 👍 Reliable and trustworthy content
- 👍 Excellent app design and UI

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High data usage and battery drain
- 🔒 Concerns about political bias and censorship
- 🔒 Unreliable editing process and information accuracy

**Reported bugs**

- Unresponsive save button
- Duplicate saved articles issue
- Broken search functionality
- Landscape mode rendering problems
- Syncing issues with offline content

**Requested features**

- Add tabs for multi-article browsing
- Implement a forward navigation button
- Improve saved articles management
- Integrate text-to-speech functionality
- Provide more granular content filtering options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is wikiHow free?

wikiHow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Wikipedia free?

Wikipedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, wikiHow or Wikipedia?

Wikipedia is rated higher. wikiHow averages 4.1 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while Wikipedia averages 4.3 from 6.3K ratings.

### Do wikiHow or Wikipedia have ads?

Neither wikiHow nor Wikipedia shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, wikiHow or Wikipedia?

wikiHow ships an update every 3 months, and Wikipedia every 2 weeks. Most recently, wikiHow was updated on September 22, 2026 and Wikipedia on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*