If you’re an avid Wikipedia user like myself, then you know the importance of being able to access the site at anytime, anywhere. There have been a slew of web applications released with this intent in mind, but what we truly need is a sleek, easy-to-use, native application.
Well, Robert Chin has developed just that, a native application for the iPhone by the name of Wikipanion. Wikipanion makes browsing Wikipedia a breeze, literally. Wikipanion was found to be a much faster browser of Wikipedia than MobileSafari.
Probably the biggest upside to Wikipanion is the fact that it is completely free. There’s nothing I love more than a well-designed, intuitive, and not to mention free, application!
I would have to say the biggest downside to Wikipanion is the lack of ability to edit articles. I really don’t see this as that much of a downside though. So unless you’re a diehard who constantly edits Wikipedia articles, go out and download Wikipanion! [Link]
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August 27th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Wikipanion, while welcome since the demise of comoki, is sadly a pale shadow of the aforementioned webapp. The formatting is awful. Please take some design cues from the webapp and make it cleaner looking.
August 31st, 2008 at 1:09 pm
How many Wikipedia languages are there? How many of those can Wikipanion search? You probably guessed it right when you live outside US/UK.