Comparison

Wikipanion for iPad 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

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

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

Wiki Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wiki Search at 4.8 against Wikipanion for iPad's 3.7. Wiki Search also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Wikipanion for iPad's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and ratings volume (62 vs 8). 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

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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wikipanion for iPad has 62 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Wikipanion for iPad'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

Wikipanion for iPad ships an update every 2 months, Wiki Search every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wikipanion for iPad versus Wiki Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikipanion for iPadWiki Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (62 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings62 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 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%

Wiki Search

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

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

Wiki Search

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wikipanion for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Wiki Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wikipanion for iPad free?
Wikipanion for iPad 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, Wikipanion for iPad or Wiki Search?
Wiki Search is rated higher. Wikipanion for iPad averages 3.7 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Wiki Search averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Wikipanion for iPad or Wiki Search have ads?
Neither Wikipanion for iPad nor Wiki Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikipanion for iPad or Wiki Search?
Wikipanion for iPad ships an update every 2 months, and Wiki Search every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wikipanion for iPad was updated on October 20, 2026 and Wiki Search on October 24, 2026.

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