Comparison

Wikipedia vs Time.is

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

Head to head
About

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.

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
Currently charting
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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/

About

Time.is

Get the exact current time for any time zone with high accuracy, synchronized to atomic clocks. Features include instant time conversion, a world clock with millions of locations, and an up-to-date time zone database. It also provides sunrise/sunset times, day length, and a calendar with interval calculations.

Highlights
  • Atomic clock synchronization
  • Instant time conversion
  • World clock with 7 million locations
  • Up-to-date time zone database
  • Sunrise/sunset and day length
  • Calendar with interval calculation
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Time.is gives you extremely accurate time for any time zone. Features: - Synchronization to atomic clock time with an accuracy down to ±5 milliseconds - Instant time conversion/meeting planner/world clock with 7 million locations - Always up-to-date time zone database, automatically adjusted when time zone rules are changed - 44 languages - Sunrise time, sunset time and day length - Beautiful calendar with interval calculation - Word clock - Dark/light mode - Several time and date formats (seconds on/off, 12/24 hour mode) - Intuitive, gesture driven interface - Elegant, minimalistic design - Designed to take advantage of large iPad screens - Looks great in both portrait and landscape format - Small file size - Works offline (except synchronization and search) - No ads This app synchronizes to the web site Time.is, which is a favorite among clock collectors and time enthusiasts. Time.is was nominated for the Webby Awards in 2012 (Best Visual Design - Function), and has been featured by Mashable, Lifehacker and Hackernews.

Screenshots

Wikipedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wikipedia at Free against Time.is's $1.99. Wikipedia also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 38) and chart position (#31 vs unranked). Time.is's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (69% vs 55%). On update cadence, 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

Wikipedia is free to download; Time.is costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time.is holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wikipedia has 6.3K ratings behind it against 38, 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 69% of Time.is's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wikipedia ships an update every 2 weeks, Time.is every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Wikipedia versus Time.is: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikipediaTime.is
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (6.3K ratings)4.5 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews69.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better38
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWikimedia FoundationEven Scharning

Customer experience

Wikipedia

All ratings6,300 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews921 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative33.3%

Time.is

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative24.5%

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

Time.is

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wikipedia

No in-app purchases

None

Time.is

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wikipedia free?
Wikipedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time.is free?
Time.is costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wikipedia or Time.is?
Time.is is rated higher. Wikipedia averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while Time.is averages 4.5 from 38 ratings.
Do Wikipedia or Time.is have ads?
Neither Wikipedia nor Time.is shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikipedia or Time.is?
Wikipedia ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time.is every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wikipedia was updated on October 16, 2026 and Time.is on October 5, 2026.

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