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