Comparison

wikiHow 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

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

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

wikiHow3 screens
Wiki Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wiki Search at 4.8 against wikiHow's 4.1. Wiki Search also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). wikiHow's advantage is ratings volume (414 vs 8) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: wikiHow has 414 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of wikiHow'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

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

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
wikiHow versus Wiki Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwikiHowWiki Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (414 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperwikiHow, Inc.KAZUYUKI TAJIMA

Customer experience

wikiHow

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

Wiki Search

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

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

Wiki Search

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

wikiHow

No in-app purchases

None

Wiki Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is wikiHow free?
wikiHow 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, wikiHow or Wiki Search?
Wiki Search is rated higher. wikiHow averages 4.1 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while Wiki Search averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do wikiHow or Wiki Search have ads?
Neither wikiHow nor Wiki Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, wikiHow or Wiki Search?
wikiHow ships an update every 3 months, and Wiki Search every 2 weeks. Most recently, wikiHow was updated on September 22, 2026 and Wiki Search on September 24, 2026.

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