Comparison

Wikilator vs WikiFind Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Wikilator

This app translates terms and phrases using Wikipedia, providing context for technical language. It also functions as a cross-language Wikipedia browser, supporting over 270 languages and displaying content even for systems not natively supported by iOS.

Highlights
  • Translate technical terms and phrases
  • Contextual definitions from Wikipedia
  • Cross-language Wikipedia browsing
  • Support for over 270 languages
  • Custom fonts for unsupported writing systems
  • Intuitive and clean user interface
Features
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Wikilator is a translation App that uses Wikipedia(TM) to look up and translate terms for you. It’s perfect for technical terms or phrases that dictionaries usually don’t know about. And it gives you some context to help you understand the phrase. Plus Wikilator is the perfect cross-language Wikipedia browser allowing you to read Wikipedia in over 270 languages, even several ones which are otherwise not supported on iOS. * A Simple and Easy Translator * Wikilator is so simple to use. Just enter a search term, select from a list of suggestions and if Wikipedia has a translation in your desired language, you immediately get the translation plus the description in both the original and the translated language. * Wikilator makes selecting from over 270 languages easy * Wikilator supports over 270 languages, but it also makes language selection easy. It has a quick-to-use set of frequently used languages, and it allows you to easily select from all languages by letting you choose by continent so that you don’t have to search through the whole list at once. * Wikilator brings its own fonts to really support all these languages(1) * Even for writing systems like Khmer, Burmese, Amharic or Aramaic which are not natively supported by iOS, Wikilator brings its own fonts, so you can really view these pages on your iPhone or iPad. Plus, because every interaction is bi-lingual you can enter search terms in the other language if the required keyboard is not supported or you simply don’t know how to use it. * A Slick and Intuitive User Interface * Wikilator uses your screen estate for what you need: your content instead of filling space with visual gimmicks. This gives it a clean and polished look while not distracting you from what’s essential. Just check out the screen shots. (1) Two languages, Buginese and Gothic require at least iOS 6. Note: Wikilator does support the display of Wikipedia pages in languages supported by Wikilator but not by iOS, however, it does not come with custom keyboards for these languages. WIKIPEDIA is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation. We are not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

About

WikiFind Dictionary

Features
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Fast auto-complete style dictionary translation for English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish and German. Quickly find movie titles in Japanese or and actor names in Chinese. Compare both Wikipedia pages on one screen. Over 11.7million+ words and phrases.

Screenshots

Wikilator4 screens
WikiFind Dictionary2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Wikilator at 9.3 against WikiFind Dictionary's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wikilator ships an update every 5 months, WikiFind Dictionary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wikilator versus WikiFind Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikilatorWikiFind Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB995 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPenguinLovesMusic.comPostmeta

In-app purchases

None

Wikilator

No in-app purchases

None

WikiFind Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wikilator free?
Wikilator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WikiFind Dictionary free?
WikiFind Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wikilator or WikiFind Dictionary have ads?
Neither Wikilator nor WikiFind Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wikilator or WikiFind Dictionary?
Wikilator ships an update every 5 months, and WikiFind Dictionary every 3 months. Most recently, Wikilator was updated on October 6, 2026 and WikiFind Dictionary on October 3, 2026.

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