Comparison

Wikipanion for iPad vs Wiktionary Reader

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

Head to head
About

Wikipanion for iPad

This app provides a streamlined and efficient way to access and browse Wikipedia content on your iPad. It offers advanced search capabilities, organized history, and detailed bookmarking for individual entries and sections. Enjoy features like a table of contents browser, dual language support, and the ability to save images and audio.

Highlights
  • Table of contents browser
  • Smart search with entry preview
  • Dual language support
  • Section bookmarking
  • History grouped by visit date
  • In-page searching
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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Wikipanion arrives for the iPad! Accessing Wikipedia has never been faster and easier than with Wikipanion, designed for easy, search, navigation and display of Wikipedia entries. Streamline your browsing with history grouped by visit date, and bookmarking that not only bookmarks individual entries, but individual sections within an entry. Featuring intelligent features such as: - Table of contents browser that knows where you are in the page - Multiple search methods including Smart completion with entry preview, Google searching and a full text Wikipedia search - Dual language searching and language switching (hiding languages you don't care about) - Bookmark, including bookmarking individual sections of pages - History, grouped by last visit date - Full in-page searching - Wiktionary dictionary term looking without leaving the current page - Table based category browsing - iCloud syncing - Image saving to the Photo library - Ogg vorbis audio playback for dictionary pronunciations and other audio content available on Wikipedia - Article coordinate link shows location on map - Contextual knowledge for sending links to specific sections in a Wikipedia entry - Easily turn on automatic focusing of the search field on launch Tip: Click into the search bar to cancel a page load request. To refresh a page, visit the page, click in the search bar and then hit "enter" again keeping the same page name. See the Wikipanion web site for more details about all of the available features.

About

Wiktionary Reader

Access a comprehensive, multilingual free dictionary. Search for keywords with full-text search and browse results. Explore random entries or manage your saved pages.

Highlights
  • Full-text search
  • Multilingual dictionary access
  • Browse random entries
  • Bookmark and history management
  • Language selection
Features
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Wiktionary Reader is a fast, focused way to explore Wiktionary — the free, collaborative, multilingual dictionary — on iPhone and iPad. SEARCH 198 LANGUAGE EDITIONS Look up words in English, Japanese, French, German, Chinese, and nearly 200 other Wiktionary editions. Reorder the language list to keep your favorites on top, and hide the ones you don't need. QUICK LOOKUPS Matching entries appear as soon as you search, and recent results are cached so repeat lookups show up instantly. Tap the dice button to discover a random entry and pick up a new word. A BETTER READING VIEW • Search an entry's title again with a single tap • Translate an entry into your preferred language with the globe button (powered by Google Translate) • Follow links freely with Home, Back, and Forward buttons • Open an entry in Safari or share it • Dark Mode support • Save images from entries to Photos BOOKMARKS AND HISTORY Bookmark the words you want to come back to. Every entry you open is added to your history automatically. Search and reorder both lists, and set how many items each one keeps. Export your bookmarks to a file and import them on another device. TWO-COLUMN LAYOUT ON LARGER SCREENS On an unfolded iPhone Duo or on iPad, search results appear on the left and the entry on the right, so you can move from word to word without losing your place. Fold your iPhone Duo and the app switches to a single column automatically. You can turn the two-column layout off in Settings. AVAILABLE IN 50 LANGUAGES The app's interface is localized into 50 languages, including English and Japanese. Wiktionary Reader is not an official app of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiktionary content is written by its contributors and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and other licenses. An internet connection is required to search and read entries.

Screenshots

Wiktionary Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Wiktionary Reader at free against Wikipanion for iPad's paid. Wiktionary Reader also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Wikipanion for iPad's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Wiktionary Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 63 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Wikipanion for iPad's written reviews are positive against 51% of Wiktionary Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wikipanion for iPad ships an update every 2 months, Wiktionary Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wikipanion for iPad versus Wiktionary Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikipanion for iPadWiktionary Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (62 ratings)3.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6263 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRobert ChinKAZUYUKI TAJIMA

Customer experience

Wikipanion for iPad

All ratings58 ratings
Positive60.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.3%

Wiktionary Reader

All ratings63 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative37.1%

Bugs and requests

Wikipanion for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when switching between articles
  • Search function not working as expected
  • Formatting issues with longer articles
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Sidebar not hiding properly in landscape mode

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for editing and contributing to Wikipedia
  • Implement a night mode or dark theme
  • Improve external link handling to avoid leaving the app
  • Allow for better organization and syncing of bookmarks
  • Expand support for additional wiki sources beyond Wikipedia

Wiktionary Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wikipanion for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Wiktionary Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wikipanion for iPad free?
Wikipanion for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wiktionary Reader free?
Wiktionary Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wikipanion for iPad or Wiktionary Reader?
Wiktionary Reader is rated higher. Wikipanion for iPad averages 3.7 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Wiktionary Reader averages 3.9 from 63 ratings.
Do Wikipanion for iPad or Wiktionary Reader have ads?
Neither Wikipanion for iPad nor Wiktionary Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikipanion for iPad or Wiktionary Reader?
Wikipanion for iPad ships an update every 2 months, and Wiktionary Reader monthly. Most recently, Wikipanion for iPad was updated on October 20, 2026 and Wiktionary Reader on October 26, 2026.

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