Wikipedia vs Local Secret Notes, eNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wikipedia
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.
- 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
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The official Wikipedia app for iOS helps you explore the world’s largest free knowledge project — ad-free and free of charge, forever. With 60+ million articles in nearly 300 languages, your favorite encyclopedia is always at your fingertips. Why you’ll love this app Free, open, and ad-free Wikipedia is written and verified by volunteers worldwide, supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. No ads, no tracking — just knowledge you can trust. Search smarter, discover more Find the information you need without distraction. Search across 300 languages, explore trending and breaking news through a personalized feed. Add knowledge to your Home Screen Use widgets for quick access to trending articles, featured content, or the “Picture of the Day,” right from your Home Screen. Read your way Choose from light, sepia, dark, or pure black themes. Adjust text size and image dimming for comfortable reading anytime, anywhere. Explore nearby places Learn about landmarks and locations near you — or places you dream of visiting — through map-based article discovery. Stay connected offline Save articles to custom reading lists and access them offline — perfect for travel or learning without internet access. Share and continue seamlessly Share articles and images with friends, or use Handoff to keep reading across your Apple devices. Get insights into your activity See your own reading and contribution activity on Wikipedia with personalized insights that help you understand and celebrate how you use engage with Wikipedia. Stay organized with tabs Open multiple articles in tabs and switch between them with ease, just like in a browser. Compare topics, keep your place, and dive deeper without losing track. Join the conversation Read and reply to article discussion pages, and get notifications when discussions you follow are updated. Contribute on the go Manage your Watchlist to help keep Wikipedia accurate and up to date. Additional Information Feedback: In the app, go to Settings → Send app feedback. Contribute to translations: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:WikimediaMobile Source code: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-ios-wikipedia Privacy Policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use About the Wikimedia Foundation: https://wikimediafoundation.org/
Local Secret Notes, eNotes
A private and secure note-taking app that stores all your data locally on your device. Organize notes with categories, add images, set reminders, and protect your information with app and individual note locking.
- 100% Local Storage
- Biometric App Lock
- Individual Note Locking
- Image Attachments
- Local Reminders
- Version History
- Text Formatting Tools
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eNotes keeps your notes, voice memos, and secrets completely private — locked on your device, never uploaded to any server. Protect everything with Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN. No accounts. No cloud. No compromise. ——— - Smart Notes Write, organize, and find your notes effortlessly. Add a title, pick a category, and pin the most important ones to the top. - Categories Organize with built-in categories: Personal, Work, Ideas, Shopping, and Important — each with its own emoji for quick reference. - Privacy First Lock the entire app with Face ID, Touch ID, or a 4-digit PIN. Lock individual notes for an extra layer of protection. - Voice Memos Record audio notes directly in the app. Pause, resume, rename, trim, and share your recordings — all stored locally on your device. - Image Attachments Add photos directly to your notes from your photo library. - Reminders Set local reminders on any note and never miss what matters. - Version History Every edit automatically saves the previous version. Browse and restore up to 10 versions per note — your words are never lost. - Accent Colors Personalize each note with a background color: Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink, or Automatic. - Pinned Notes Keep your most important notes always at the top. - Text Tools Bold, italic, code blocks, UPPER/lower/Title case, find & replace, copy all, and quick scroll — all in one toolbar. - Search Instantly search across all notes by title or content. - Export & Share Share notes or export as .txt files. - Duplicate Notes Clone any note with a single tap. - Sorting Sort by modification date, creation date, or title — saved automatically. - 100% Local Storage All data stays on your device. No cloud sync. No logins. No subscriptions required for core features. If privacy matters to you, eNotes is the notes app you've been looking for. Download free — unlock everything with a single one-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Local Secret Notes, eNotes at 100% against Wikipedia's 55%. Local Secret Notes, eNotes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Wikipedia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Local Secret Notes, eNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wikipedia asks for nothing beyond the download.
Local Secret Notes, eNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wikipedia has 6.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Wikipedia's written reviews are positive against 100% of Local Secret Notes, eNotes's.
Wikipedia ships an update fortnightly, Local Secret Notes, eNotes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wikipedia | Local Secret Notes, eNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6.4K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wikimedia Foundation | Eyermin Colon Sanchez |
Customer experience
Wikipedia
Local Secret Notes, eNotes
Bugs and requests
Wikipedia
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unresponsive save button
- Duplicate saved articles issue
- Broken search functionality
- Landscape mode rendering problems
- Syncing issues with offline content
Requested features
5 requests- 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
Local Secret Notes, eNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wikipedia
No in-app purchases
Local Secret Notes, eNotes
- eNotes Full Version$1.99






