Wikilator vs Wiki Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Full text search of Wikipedia
- Searches sister projects (Wiktionary, Wikisource, etc.)
- Displays multiple articles
- Bookmark articles
- View search history
- Random article display
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wiki Search at every 2 weeks against Wikilator's every 5 months. Wiki Search also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). Wikilator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wikilator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wiki Search has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Wikilator ships an update every 5 months, Wiki Search every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wikilator | Wiki Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PenguinLovesMusic.com | KAZUYUKI TAJIMA |
Customer experience
Wikilator
Wiki Search
In-app purchases
Wikilator
No in-app purchases
Wiki Search
No in-app purchases
Questions
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