Comparison

See Also vs Lore

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

Head to head
About

See Also

This app offers a distraction-free reading experience for Wikipedia articles, focusing on beautiful typography and a clean layout. Discover nearby articles on an interactive map and save content for offline access. Your data remains private with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Typography-focused reading styles
  • Clean, distraction-free article view
  • Offline reading with saved articles
  • Interactive map for nearby articles
  • No ads, tracking, or analytics
  • Full-screen photo viewer
Features
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See Also is the typography-first Wikipedia reader in the spirit of V for Wikipedia. It's built for one thing: the quiet pleasure of reading the world's largest encyclopedia, beautifully. Most encyclopedia apps treat articles like web pages. See Also treats them like something worth reading. It features real typography, generous margins, and a layout that gets out of the way so the writing can do its work. TYPOGRAPHY THAT RESPECTS THE TEXT • Five hand-crafted reading styles: Classic, Almanac, Field Guide, Broadsheet, and Nocturne. Switch between them with a live preview as you choose. • Book-style first-line indents, balanced measure, and considered line spacing. • Light, Dark, or automatic appearance for any time of day. • Dynamic Type and accessibility support throughout. READING, NOT BROWSING • A clean article view, not a wrapped mobile website. • Collapsible "Quick facts" and data tables that stay out of your way until you want them. • A full-screen photo viewer with pinch-to-zoom, pan, and swipe-to-dismiss. • Bookmark anything; your saved articles keep their images for offline reading. A MAP OF WHAT'S AROUND YOU • Discover articles about the places near you on an interactive map. • Wander a city and read its history where it happened. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS • No account. No ads. No tracking. No analytics. • See Also has no servers and never phones home; it talks directly to the encyclopedia's public API and nothing else. • Your bookmarks, history, and preferences live only on your device. · · · Article content is from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license (CC BY-SA). See Also is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation or Wikipedia. "Wikipedia" is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation. Privacy: https://seealso.app/privacy Support: https://seealso.app

About

Lore

This app offers a serene and visually appealing way to explore Wikipedia articles. It focuses on a clean reading experience with customizable themes and typography, free from distractions like ads or editing tools. Enjoy frictionless navigation and private browsing, with your reading history stored locally.

Highlights
  • Book-like typography with adjustable text size
  • Five customizable themes
  • Clean article layouts
  • Instant Wikipedia search
  • Reading history kept locally
  • Safari extension for sharing
Features
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I wanted a quiet, beautiful way to read Wikipedia. That's what Lore is. For many of us, getting lost in Wikipedia is a near-daily hobby. Lore is built to make that easy and pleasant, with beautiful theming and text set in a classic serif font. No edit buttons, banners, or other elements to get in the way of reading and learning. READING, REFINED • Book-like typography with adjustable text size • Five hand-tuned themes: Warm Sepia, Cool Gray, Deep Blue, Sage Green, and Paper • Clean article layouts: collapsible tables, elegant infoboxes, footnotes tucked away • Tap any image to view it full screen • Jump anywhere in an article with the table of contents FRICTIONLESS • Instant search across English Wikipedia • Follow links from article to article, tumble down that rabbit hole • Reading history, kept only on your device • Share any article, or send Wikipedia pages straight to Lore with the share sheet and Safari extension • On iPhone and iPad, with the text column kept to a comfortable width KEEP WHAT YOU FIND • Save an article and it stays with you • Saved articles open with no connection at all, on a plane or underground • Everything is stored on your device. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, ever. • Your history never leaves your device Lore is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Article text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Screenshots

See Also4 screens
Lore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lore at Free against See Also's $4.99. Lore also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). See Also's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On rating, 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

Lore is free to download; See Also costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for See Also against 5.0 for Lore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

See Also ships an update every 5 days, Lore every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
See Also versus Lore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSee AlsoLore
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBrayden ToulouseJohn Wentworth

Customer experience

See Also

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lore

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

See Also

No in-app purchases

None

Lore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is See Also free?
See Also costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lore free?
Lore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, See Also or Lore?
See Also and Lore are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do See Also or Lore have ads?
Neither See Also nor Lore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, See Also or Lore?
See Also ships an update every 5 days, and Lore every 6 days. Most recently, See Also was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lore on October 11, 2026.

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