Comparison

WanderWiki vs Abstrct

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

Head to head
About

WanderWiki

Features
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Wikipedia, reimagined for discovery. Stop searching. Start wandering. WanderWiki turns the world's largest encyclopedia into a beautiful, swipeable feed — flick through fascinating articles on history, science, art, space, nature and a dozen more topics, and follow your curiosity wherever it leads. WHAT YOU GET FREE, EVERY DAY • 20 hand-picked Wikipedia articles to swipe through • Save and like the ones you love — they're yours to keep • Search all of Wikipedia, in 30+ languages • A clean in-app Reader — tap any card to read distraction-free No account. No ads. No tracking. Ever. THREE WAYS TO WANDER • Random — surprising articles from across the whole encyclopedia. • Browse — choose from 16 categories (Science, History, Art, Space, Food and more) and dive into a single topic. • Today in History — events, births, deaths and holidays from this day in the past. (For You personalization and Today in History are part of WanderWiki Plus.) BUILT FOR CURIOUS MINDS • Listen mode — have any article read aloud, with lock-screen controls • Folders — organize your saved articles your way • Home Screen widget — a fresh article every day • Siri Shortcuts — "Hey Siri, surprise me with WanderWiki" • Spotlight — find your saved articles from anywhere on iOS • Discovery streaks and a gentle daily reminder PRIVATE BY DESIGN WanderWiki collects nothing about you. Your interests, saves, streaks and history live only on your device — no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Whether you have one minute or twenty, WanderWiki makes learning something new feel effortless. Open the app, start swiping, and see where curiosity takes you. Content from Wikipedia, available under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. WanderWiki is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Perfect for: curious minds Ā· daily learners Ā· trivia lovers Ā· history buffs Ā· students Ā· lifelong learning. ——— WanderWiki Plus unlocks For You, Today in History and unlimited swiping. Yearly includes a free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://lagerland-apps.github.io/apps/wanderwiki/privacy/ Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Abstrct

Features
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Abstrct is a clean, distraction-free reader for open-access research papers and preprints. No accounts, no ads, no clutter — just a fast way to stay on top of new work in your field. BROWSE & DISCOVER • A continuously updated feed of recent papers from arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, ChemRxiv, TechRxiv, OSF Preprints, and Authorea • Filter by source and subject category, or browse papers by topic and pin the topics you follow • Sort by newest or by what's trending with other readers this week • Full-text search across titles and abstracts READ COMFORTABLY • A built-in reader opens the full HTML version of papers, with native math rendering — equations and symbols display correctly, no broken formulas • Open the original source page or PDF whenever you want • A dark, typography-first interface designed for long reading sessions KEEP TRACK • Bookmark papers to read later, and mark them read when you're done • Your read history is remembered automatically • Save filter combinations you use often and reorder them to taste • Everything stays on your device by default; optional sync keeps bookmarks, history and saved filters in step across your own devices, end-to-end encrypted GO DEEPER • "Explain" hands a paper to the AI assistant app of your choice for a plain-language summary • Discover related papers through similarity PRIVACY Abstrct has no user accounts and never asks for your identity. Your bookmarks, read history, and saved filters live on your device. If you turn on sync, an encrypted copy is stored on our server so your own devices can share it — we never hold your key and cannot read it. The app sends anonymous, aggregate usage analytics (keyed by a random install id, never your identity) so we can improve the app and surface trending papers, and release builds send automatic crash reports — full details are in the privacy policy. No ads, no social trackers, and your data is never sold. Abstrct is built for researchers, students, and anyone who likes to read papers straight from the source.

Screenshots

WanderWiki4 screens
Abstrct4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Abstrct at none against WanderWiki's 5. Abstrct also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. WanderWiki sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Abstrct asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
WanderWiki versus Abstrct: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWanderWikiAbstrct
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntti AittamaaAlessandro Rizzo

In-app purchases

5 purchases

WanderWiki

Subscriptions3
  • WanderWiki Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • WanderWiki Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • WanderWiki Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Support the Developer$1.00
  • WanderWiki Lifetime$24.99
None

Abstrct

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WanderWiki free?
WanderWiki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abstrct free?
Abstrct is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WanderWiki or Abstrct have ads?
Neither WanderWiki nor Abstrct shows ads.

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