Articles for iPhone
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Free | Sophia Teutschler | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Just enter a search term and let Articles find the Wikipedia entry you are looking for. Use the integrated maps feature to learn about interesting places and historic events around your current location, or anywhere else in the world. Or simply shake your device and let Articles find an entry for you. Mark interesting entries you want to read in the future and search text in the currently open document.
- Apple Design Award 2010 Winner
- App of the Week in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and many other countries
- Best Reference App at the 2010 and 2011 Best App Ever Awards
- O'Reilly App Smackdown: Best App for Wikipedia
"Wikipedia is free on the web, right? Why spend even a couple bucks to wrap it in an app. The answer is interface. You can do far more, far more easily, with a native app than you can do with a web page." – Rene Ritchie, iMore
"There are a bunch of dedicated Wikipedia iPhone apps, and there are several I like. But I like Articles best. It’s fast, it looks great (including the formatting of articles), and it has a very clever MobileSafari-inspired UI." – John Gruber, Daring Fireball
Tips & Tricks:
- Double-tap (and hold) on the article to display the Chapter Index control.
- Tap the status bar to scroll back to the search bar.
- Pinch the article view to increase or decrease the text size.
- Tap-and-hold a link to open an article in a new page.
- Shake your device to open a random article.
- Tap and hold on text to copy and paste article content.
- Tap and hold on links and images to reveal more actions.
- Tap and hold the Toolbar to start customizing all items.
- Pull down the article view to lock or unlock the current screen orientation.
Reviews
Great way to experience Wikipedia
David Levine
The app closely resembles mobile Safari, which isn't a bad thing. This is a great way to experience Wikipedia. The way that certain things are formatted in pages provides a nicer view of reading articles.
Previous icon amazing. Current icon horrible. #owmyeyes
loudogg17
I have been a Mac user since 1984 and an early adopter of iPhone. I use dozens of apps daily and I try out hundreds of others. And this is my very first review of an app on either OS X or iOS. I love this app. The previous icon was beautiful. The current one was a shock and a severe disappointment. I will give 5 stars to resurrect the previous icon.
Great app
Firecracker106
I really enjoy using your app almost better than Wikipedia on Safari. Keep improving the app please.
Optimal Wikipedia App
incineration
Well-designed clean and uncluttered interface, user-friendly gesture-based commands and fast and precise searching system are just some of the features of this wonderful Wikipedia app. It truly deserves the Apple design award and a 5-star review!
Concerned about the future
PopsicleChief
This has been my #1 Wikipedia app (after a browser window) since its introduction. It's a great app. I'm disappointed by the news that Articles may end up orphaned with no further development. That'd be a shame, but for now I'm switching over to Wikipanion.
It can be btter!
Mehran Smart
This update is the best update until now But we want iOS modern keyboard support and its theme
Ugly new icon.
hugsabear
I like this app even with the update, but man is this one of the ugliest icon I had ever seen. The "W" looks weird and "fugly."1 star since I had to hide this app in a folder. I'll give the rest of the stars back when the icon looks much better than this. Why couldn't you just take the old icon and just make it look more flat! Ughhhh
