Wikipanion
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Free | Robert Chin | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
- Table of contents browser that knows where you are in the page
- Multiple search methods including Smart completion with entry preview, Google searching and a full text Wikipedia search
- Dual language searching and language switching (hiding languages you don't care about)
- Bookmark, including bookmarking individual sections of pages
- History, grouped by last visit date
- Full in-page searching
- Wiktionary dictionary term looking without leaving the current page
- Table based category browsing
- iCloud syncing
- Image saving to the Photo library
- Ogg vorbis audio playback for dictionary pronunciations and other audio content available on Wikipedia
- Contextual knowledge for sending links to specific sections in a Wikipedia entry
- Easily turn on automatic focusing of the search field on launch
Tip: To scroll to the top of a Wikipedia entry, hit the title bar at the top of the iPhone's screen (this works in Safari too).
Second tip: Click into the search bar to cancel a page load request.
See the Wikipanion web site for more details about all of the available features.
Wikipanion is advertisement free.
Reviews
Brazilian Aardvark
DitsmereIdiot
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Oddly nostalgic for this app
Mastertick
I’ve used this app over 10 years now and I’ve oddly grown nostalgic of it. Been on my main screen for all of my iPhones. Still works amazing and does everything I need it to. Only wish would be for a dark mode. Here’s to another 10 years.
Can’t Select Text
Reese5310
After updating, there’s no longer the option to select text, meaning I can’t copy any of the text and can’t look up any of the words in the dictionary or Wiktionary. Otherwise my favorite Wikipedia app, but please fix this bug. It’s very frustrating.
Can’t copy anymore
iamjared
I’ve been using this app since it first came out. Probably the longest running app on my phone. Always had some bugs with links and certain files, but it wasn’t a big deal. With the latest update I can no longer select text in an article. Which means I can’t copy text. Dealbreaker. Guess I have to find something else.
Great App but lately it’s gotten slow
rameezhabib
This the simplest and best alternative to Wikipedia official app. I have been using this for many years. Only issue is lately the search results have got extremely slow, i don’t know what the issue is but hopefully the developers fix them.
An (Almost) Perfect App
brndndghrty
I, like many other reviewers apparently, am a longtime fan of wikipanion. It would be fair to estimate that I’ve been using it everyday for nearly a decade. It’s fast, easy to use, no ads. My only request is a dark mode, this is the only app I use regularly that doesn’t have one. I briefly switched to the official Wikipedia app for that reason but found its navigation and UI lacking in comparison so I’m back. I’d happily pay for the pro version if it included a dark mode. Thanks so much for your work on this app!
Used to be great
troy272
Used to be a great app but now it takes literally 5 minutes just to search for something. You can type something and click the link and the app will just sit there and freeze until it feels like loading.
It’s 2020 get with the program
Urda
Lack of dark mode integration with the system makes this a JARRING app to use. I’ve been faithful to the app since my 3G but I can’t handle this anymore. Get a dark mode and we’ll talk fixing your review.
Almost perfect
Ian22
Best user interface of all the wiki apps. Just needs to be compatible with dark mode.
