Wikipedia2026.09.29 - App Store

The official Wikipedia app for iOS helps you explore the world’s largest free knowledge project - ad-free and free of charge, forever. With 60+ million articles in nearly 300 languages, your favorite encyclopedia is always at your fingertips.

Why you’ll love this app

Free, open, and ad-free
Wikipedia is written and verified by volunteers worldwide, supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. No ads, no tracking - just knowledge you can trust.

Search smarter, discover more
Find the information you need without distraction. Search across 300 languages, explore trending and breaking news through a personalized feed.

Add knowledge to your Home Screen
Use widgets for quick access to trending articles, featured content, or the “Picture of the Day,” right from your Home Screen.

Read your way
Choose from light, sepia, dark, or pure black themes. Adjust text size and image dimming for comfortable reading anytime, anywhere.

Explore nearby places
Learn about landmarks and locations near you - or places you dream of visiting - through map-based article discovery.

Stay connected offline
Save articles to custom reading lists and access them offline - perfect for travel or learning without internet access.

Share and continue seamlessly
Share articles and images with friends, or use Handoff to keep reading across your Apple devices.

Get insights into your activity
See your own reading and contribution activity on Wikipedia with personalized insights that help you understand and celebrate how you use engage with Wikipedia.

Stay organized with tabs
Open multiple articles in tabs and switch between them with ease, just like in a browser. Compare topics, keep your place, and dive deeper without losing track.

Join the conversation
Read and reply to article discussion pages, and get notifications when discussions you follow are updated.

Contribute on the go
Manage your Watchlist to help keep Wikipedia accurate and up to date.

Additional Information

Feedback: In the app, go to Settings → Send app feedback.
Contribute to translations: https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:WikimediaMobile
Source code: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-ios-wikipedia
Privacy Policy: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy
Terms of Use: https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
About the Wikimedia Foundation: https://wikimediafoundation.org/

Version History Minor updates and enhancements 2026.09.29 Sep 30 Minor updates and enhancements 2026.09.15 Sep 16 Minor updates and enhancements 2026.09.04 Sep 8 - [Experiment] Explore is now Home, with a new look.
- General bug fixes and enhancements. 2026.08.28 Aug 28 Minor updates and enhancements 2026.08.11 Aug 12 New: the Random Article widget, a small square of serendipity on your home screen.
Other improvements:
• Widgets refreshing daily as intended
• Find-in-page results no longer hidden by the keyboard 2026.07.31 Aug 3 Minor updates and enhancements 8.2.2 Jul 22 An archive of past games is now available in "Which came first?", so you can go back and play any round you missed. Find it after completing your daily game. A bug was also addressed, where BC dates were displaying incorrectly within the game. 8.2.1 Jul 8 Play "Which came first?" A daily trivia game built from Wikipedia facts. New on iOS. Find it in Explore. 8.2.0 Jun 11 Minor updates and enhancements 8.1.3 May 29 Updated screenshots to show current state 8.1.2 May 29 Get ready to read! Take part in the 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s birthday mascot. To participate, install the reading challenge widget from your phone’s home screen, and read 1 article everyday for 25 days in a row. Join anytime until June 18. 8.1.1 May 15 Get ready to read! Starting May 11, take part in a 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe, Wikipedia’s birthday mascot. To participate, install the reading challenge widget, and read 1 article everyday for 25 days in a row. 8.1.0 May 9 Minor updates and enhancements 8.0.1 Apr 28 Wikipedia has been updated with a fresh new look using iOS 26's Liquid Glass design. 8.0.0 Apr 14 Reading history is available to all logged-out and logged-in users within Search. 7.9.3 Mar 27 We fixed bugs affecting the Picture of the Day widget, and scrolling on iPad. 7.9.2 Mar 9 Minor updates and enhancements 7.9.1 Feb 17 The Activity tab is now available to all users and includes improved editing insights. History has been relocated to the Search tab. 7.9.0 Feb 11 This release fixes a bug with Search activation on iPad. We've also added your edits into the Activity timeline, and made improvements to thumbnail image infrastructure. 7.8.11 Jan 30 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.10 Jan 27 This release contains improvements to Tabs and Activity. You can now close all tabs at once, long-press on tab previews for quicker actions, and easily spot your active tab with a new highlight. For users with access to the Activity tab, you can now customize your experience by turning insights on or off, giving you control over what you see. 7.8.9 Jan 12 This update includes an A/B test of our new Activity tab. The tab surfaces recent reading activity, including time spent, articles viewed, saved items, and edits. All insights are generated locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. 7.8.8 12/15/2025 This update includes an A/B test of our new Activity tab. The tab surfaces recent reading activity, including time spent, articles viewed, saved items, and edits. All insights are generated locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. 7.8.7 12/12/2025 Minor updates and enhancements 7.8.6 11/27/2025