Wikipedia vs My Event App
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/
My Event App
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Use this App to access your event inserting the event code provided by the organization. With My Event App you will be able to: > Browse information about the agenda, speakers, and the event in general; > Stay up to date with push-notifications; > Provide feedback; > Engage with the event by using features like live polling, ask a question and a collaborative wordcloud; > Interact with other participants by sharing your thoughts and pictures in a common event feed, building your networking and exchanging private messages. > Take notes and send them to your e-mail; > Ease your check-in process by having a QR-Code directly in your App Whenever you want to access a different event, your information will be stored on your phone for later access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wikipedia at fortnightly against My Event App's every 2 months. Wikipedia also leads on chart position (#21 vs unranked). My Event App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wikipedia ships an update fortnightly, My Event App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wikipedia | My Event App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #21 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wikimedia Foundation | Shake It - Creative Software Solutions Unipessoal Lda. |
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
My Event App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wikipedia
No in-app purchases
My Event App
No in-app purchases









