Sophiq vs History Learner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sophiq
This app offers a clean, native reading experience for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on iOS devices. It features progress tracking, bookmarks, notes, and adjustable typography for comfortable mobile access to academic content.
- Native iOS reading experience
- Progress tracking
- Bookmarks and notes
- Adjustable typography
- Distraction-free interface
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Sophiq is a native iOS reader for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), a free, open-access academic reference published by Stanford University at plato.stanford.edu. The app solves the problem of the SEP being difficult to read comfortably on mobile devices by providing a clean, distraction-free native reading experience with progress tracking, bookmarks, notes, and adjustable typography. The intended audience is philosophy students, academics, and curious general readers.
History Learner
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History Learner is the fully free app to explore and study history topics for free with maps, quizzes, timelines and more! Topics from antiquity with ancient rome history all the way to world war history and more. Features include: - beautiful interactive timeline views - articles about top historic people, battle, places, events and how they all connect, complete with beautiful illustrations and photos. - interactive quizzes on each which include not just events and people, but also famous quotes and images. - audio hands-free mode, to just let the quizzes auto-play so you can learn while driving or working out The app directly inclues 20+ topics with hundreds of events and periods covered including: - Periods: Antiquity history with Greece and Rome, Middle Ages, World War 1, World War 2, 20th century, and more - Topics: art history, science history and more. - Places: United States history, France and Italy history - People: life of Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Van Gogh, and, you guessed it, more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sophiq at 13.0 against History Learner's 15.1. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sophiq | History Learner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aqib Ahmed | TinkerTanks |
In-app purchases
Sophiq
No in-app purchases
History Learner
No in-app purchases









