Wikipanion loads Wikipedia entries in a clean, easy-to-read format.
Considering the mobile web-browsing prowess of the iPad, apps that largely reinterpret existing websites must improve upon the original experience to warrant a download (or purchase). Wikipanion is luckily one of those apps -- much as it was on iPhone -- as the simple interface sorts through the Wikipedia database and presents entries in a very handy, easy-to-read format that skims out the filler. Most entries load very quickly and as intended on the web (occasional pages look a bit out of sorts), and when held in landscape orientation, Wikipanion even gives you a section listing, letting you quickly skip around each entry without excessive scrolling.
Just as Wikipedia itself is free of charge, so is the standard version of this third-party app, and it comes with most of the features of the premium Plus version. Deciding whether or not to spend $4.99 on Wikipanion Plus depends largely on your need for offline browsing, as the premium app lets you both queue up entries and save them for when you're lacking wireless service. Our recommendation: start with the free app, which itself speeds up and improves the Wikipedia browsing experience, and then see if the extra features are worth dropping a Lincoln on.
Considering the mobile web-browsing prowess of the iPad, apps that largely reinterpret existing websites must improve upon the original experience to warrant a download (or purchase). Wikipanion is luckily one of those apps -- much as it was on iPhone -- as the simple interface sorts through the Wikipedia database and presents entries in a very handy, easy-to-read format that skims out the filler. Most entries load very quickly and as intended on the web (occasional pages look a bit out of sorts), and when held in landscape orientation, Wikipanion even gives you a section listing, letting you quickly skip around each entry without excessive scrolling.
Just as Wikipedia itself is free of charge, so is the standard version of this third-party app, and it comes with most of the features of the premium Plus version. Deciding whether or not to spend $4.99 on Wikipanion Plus depends largely on your need for offline browsing, as the premium app lets you both queue up entries and save them for when you're lacking wireless service. Our recommendation: start with the free app, which itself speeds up and improves the Wikipedia browsing experience, and then see if the extra features are worth dropping a Lincoln on.
In landscape view, you can skip between sections with ease.
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