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Wikipedia vs WikiReader: catalog facts
Wikipedia	WikiReader
Free Free and ad-free; funded by donations to the Wikimedia Foundation.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Android, iOS	Android
No ads and no cost Save articles for offline reading	Article text loads first for fast reading Supports more than 300 Wikipedia languages
Saved articles must be chosen individually rather than downloading whole wikis	Android only Focused on reading rather than editing Wikipedia
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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