Wikipedia · Discovery-first · iPhone & iPad
A Wikipedia app alternative
for when you're bored.
The official Wikipedia app is excellent if you know what you're looking up. WanderWiki is for the rest of the time, when you want Wikipedia as a feed of things you didn't know you wanted to know. You swipe through a deck, follow a topic, follow Where next to a related article, and save articles to read offline. It is the same content in a quieter shape.
How does WanderWiki compare to the Wikipedia app?
Both show the same articles; they differ in how you read them.
Entry mode
WanderWiki: Discovery-first. Random articles, 16 topic decks, Today in History (Premium), and five widgets, including On This Day with a photograph.
Wikipedia app: Search-first reference, with a featured-content surface.
Wikipedia app: Search-first reference, with a featured-content surface.
Interaction
WanderWiki: Swipe through cards like a deck. Tap to read the full article in a reader that remembers where you stopped, or tap Listen to hear it read aloud.
Wikipedia app: Tap into an article, then back out. List/grid navigation.
Wikipedia app: Tap into an article, then back out. List/grid navigation.
Offline + saving
WanderWiki: Saved articles download in full and open offline, sorted into folders. They stay on the device, with no sync.
Wikipedia app: Saved articles via Reading Lists; sync via Wikipedia account.
Wikipedia app: Saved articles via Reading Lists; sync via Wikipedia account.
Privacy
WanderWiki: No account and no third-party SDKs. Requests go only to Wikipedia and its image server. See the Privacy Manifest.
Wikipedia app: Optional account for cross-device sync.
Wikipedia app: Optional account for cross-device sync.
Who should pick WanderWiki vs the Wikipedia app?
Pick WanderWiki if…
- You open Wikipedia to be surprised more than to look something up
- You want a swipe-deck reading mode instead of a search box
- You like Today in History and want it surfaced daily
- You read on commutes or planes and want offline articles ready
- You'd rather read without signing in to anything
Stick with the Wikipedia app if…
- You use Wikipedia as a reference and search-first is the right entry point
- You contribute or edit and need the editorial tooling
- You rely on cross-device Reading List sync via a Wikipedia account
- You want the official featured and current-events surface, or Picture of the Day
- You read an edition outside WanderWiki's 32, or want unlimited reading for free
About WanderWiki
Questions
FAQ
What is a good Wikipedia app alternative for browsing rather than searching?
WanderWiki is a discovery-first iPhone and iPad alternative to the official Wikipedia app. Where the official app is a search-first reference, WanderWiki shows Wikipedia as a swipeable deck of articles, with random discovery, 16 topics to browse, Today in History, and saved articles that open offline. It has no ads and needs no account. It is free for 20 articles a day; Premium adds For You, Today in History, and unlimited swiping.
Does WanderWiki use real Wikipedia content?
Yes. WanderWiki uses Wikipedia's public API to fetch real articles, the same content the official app shows. Only the presentation differs: swipeable cards, topic decks, Where next suggestions, and Today in History, where the official app leads with search.
Can I save articles for offline reading in WanderWiki?
Yes. Saving an article downloads its full text, so it opens later without a connection, and you can sort saved articles into folders. They stay on your device; there is no iCloud sync. The swipe feed itself needs a connection.
Does WanderWiki track me?
No. WanderWiki carries no analytics or third-party tracking and advertising SDKs, runs no server of its own, and needs no account. Article requests go to Wikipedia's public API the same way a browser visit would, so Wikimedia sees them as it would for any Wikipedia reader.
Try it
Open WanderWiki.
Swipeable Wikipedia with no ads and no account, free for 20 articles a day.
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