Wikipedia · Swipe feed · Native iPhone & iPad
A WikiTok alternative
you can install from the App Store.
WikiTok proved a lot of people would rather scroll Wikipedia than another video feed. It is a free, open-source web page with one job: show a random article, then another. WanderWiki does the same thing as a native iPhone and iPad app, and adds what you start wanting after a week of use. Topic feeds, Today in History, saves that open offline, widgets.
How does WanderWiki compare to WikiTok?
Same starting point, a random Wikipedia article you swipe past. Different amount of app around it.
What it is
WanderWiki: A native app for iPhone and iPad (iOS 18.2 or later), installed from the App Store.
WikiTok: A web app at wikitok.io that runs in any browser. You can add it to your Home Screen from Safari.
WikiTok: A web app at wikitok.io that runs in any browser. You can add it to your Home Screen from Safari.
The feed
WanderWiki: Random, For You (16 interest topics you pick), Today in History, and topic browsing.
WikiTok: Random articles only, with an image, title and extract on each card.
WikiTok: Random articles only, with an image, title and extract on each card.
Saving and offline
WanderWiki: Saved articles are stored on the device, open without a connection, and sort into folders.
WikiTok: Likes live in your browser's storage and can be exported as JSON. Reading needs a connection.
WikiTok: Likes live in your browser's storage and can be exported as JSON. Reading needs a connection.
Languages
WanderWiki: 32 Wikipedia editions.
WikiTok: 41 Wikipedia editions. WikiTok covers more.
WikiTok: 41 Wikipedia editions. WikiTok covers more.
Price
WanderWiki: Free for 20 articles a day. Plus is $1.99/month, $8.99/year, or $24.99 once.
WikiTok: Free, and open source under the MIT license.
WikiTok: Free, and open source under the MIT license.
Privacy
WanderWiki: No account, no ads, and an App Store privacy label of Data Not Collected. See the Privacy Manifest.
WikiTok: No account, no ads, no backend. The site loads Vercel's page analytics.
WikiTok: No account, no ads, no backend. The site loads Vercel's page analytics.
WanderWiki vs WikiTok — feature by feature
WikiTok details checked against its live site and source code on 25 October 2026.
| Feature | WanderWiki | WikiTok |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad app (iOS 18.2+) | Any modern browser, phone or desktop |
| Random feed | Yes | Yes |
| Topic feeds | 16 topics, plus For You (Plus) | No |
| Today in History | Yes, Wikipedia's On This Day feed (Plus) | No |
| Wikipedia editions | 32 | 41 |
| Saving | Saves sorted into folders, plus likes | Likes in browser storage, JSON export |
| Offline reading | Saved articles | No |
| Search | All of Wikipedia | Within your liked articles |
| Read-aloud | Yes | No |
| Widgets | Home Screen and Lock Screen | No |
| Account / ads | None / none | None / none |
| Open source | No | Yes (MIT) |
| Price | Free for 20 articles a day; Plus from $1.99/month or $24.99 once | Free |
If you searched the App Store for WikiTok: the apps listed under that name are made by other developers. The original project's README says it is not affiliated with them.
Who should pick WanderWiki vs WikiTok?
Pick WanderWiki if…
- You want an App Store app with widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen
- You want topic feeds and Today in History next to the random deck
- You save articles for a flight or a commute and need them to open offline
- You like having an article read aloud while you walk
Stick with WikiTok if…
- You want a free random feed with nothing to install
- You read on a laptop as often as on your phone
- You read a Wikipedia edition WanderWiki doesn't carry, such as Bengali, Persian or Urdu
- You like that the code is open and you could host your own copy
Want to see where Wikipedia's best random pages hide, with or without an app? Read how to find a random Wikipedia article worth reading.
About WanderWiki
Questions
FAQ
Is there a WikiTok app for iPhone?
The original WikiTok, built by Isaac Gemal in February 2025, is a web app at wikitok.io with no App Store version. In Safari you can add it to your Home Screen, where it opens like an app. Apps named WikiTok on the App Store come from other developers, and the project's README says it is not affiliated with them. If you want the swipe-through-Wikipedia idea as a native app, WanderWiki runs on iPhone and iPad.
What is a good WikiTok alternative for iPhone?
WanderWiki is the closest native alternative. It keeps WikiTok's core, a feed of random Wikipedia articles you move through with a swipe, and adds a For You mode built from topics you pick, Today in History from Wikipedia's On This Day feed, saved articles that open offline and sort into folders, read-aloud, and Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. It has no ads and no account.
Is WikiTok free? Is WanderWiki free?
WikiTok is free and its code is open source under the MIT license. WanderWiki is free for 20 articles a day, covering Random and topic browsing, with saving and search included. WanderWiki Plus unlocks For You, Today in History and unlimited swiping for $1.99 a month, $8.99 a year, or $24.99 once.
Which Wikipedia languages do WikiTok and WanderWiki support?
WikiTok's language picker covers 41 Wikipedia editions, or 48 options if you count script and regional variants such as the Chinese ones. WanderWiki carries 32 editions. WikiTok covers more, including Bengali, Persian, Urdu, Esperanto and Basque, which WanderWiki does not have.
Can I read WikiTok articles offline?
No. WikiTok loads articles live from Wikipedia. Liked articles are kept in your browser's local storage as a title, short extract and link, and you can export them as a JSON file. WanderWiki stores the article itself when you save it, so it opens without a connection, and you can sort saves into folders.
Do WikiTok and WanderWiki use a recommendation algorithm?
WikiTok shows random articles, and its creator has said he turned down requests to add an algorithm. WanderWiki's Random mode is random too. Its For You mode uses only the topics you choose; likes, skips and reading time don't feed it. Neither keeps a reading profile on a server.
Try it
Open WanderWiki.
The random Wikipedia feed, as an iPhone app. Also compare it with the official Wikipedia app or Wikiwand.
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