Encyclopedia
By Steam Heavy Industries
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Description
Encyclopedia provides a complete copy of the contents of Wikipedia on your iPhone or iPod Touch. No internet access is required to search and view articles—you can browse everything without any internet or data connection.
The app is the fastest and simplest way to browse Wikipedia. It works in a plane, on top of a mountain, in a tunnel, and when you're abroad. It's been featured in documentaries, and in publications like the New York Times and ZDNet.
Encyclopedia also allows you to install multiple databases on your phone: you can pick from our supported Wikipedia, Wikitravel and Wiktionary databases. (The most popular one is, of course, the complete English Wikipedia.)
When you first launch Encyclopedia, you will see a copy of France Wikitravel, and have the opportunity to download additional Wikipedia databases, such as English Wikipedia. (You need a wifi connection for these downloads.) The English Wikipedia will occupy about 2.6GB of space on your device. Regular updates to the Wikipedia databases are provided.
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FEATURES
• No internet access required.
• Complete text of the English Wikipedia and/or the Wikipedias of your choosing*.
• Instantaneous search of article titles.
• Fully functional links between articles.
• Navigation trail, so that you can easily engage in the usual whimsical Wikipedia browsing.
• Bookmark support.
REVIEWS
• "The only game in town" - ZDNet
• "One of the Seven Must-Have Offline Apps For Your iPhone/iPod Touch" - New York Times
• "It's the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy realised" - Desinformado
• "It was one of the reasons I bought an iPod touch" - Lennart N.
• "It's the best and most useful iPhone app I know" - Alexander C.
AVAILABLE DATABASES
Wikipedia Encyclopedias:
• English Wikipedia
• Spanish Wikipedia
• German Wikipedia
• French Wikipedia
• Dutch Wikipedia
• Japanese Wikipedia
• Italian Wikipedia
• Irish Wikipedia
Wiktionary Dictionaries:
• Spanish Wiktionary
• German Wikitionary
• Italian Wikitionary
Wikitravel Travel Guides:
• Wikitravel
• France Wikitravel (comes with app)
Some parts of articles that aren't very useful on a mobile device (such as references) have been excluded, but all of the actual article text is preserved. In addition, only proper articles are downloaded—image descriptions, user profiles, etc., are not included.
Please note that this application's developers are in no way affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation. However, a portion of the revenues will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their work.
What's New in Version 3.1
o Adds ability to delete individual encyclopedia databases from within app.
o Adds ability to delete bookmarks.
o Fixes error experienced by users of pre-2009 English Encyclopedia database upon upgrade.
o Stability and performance improvements.
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Customer Reviews
Great!
I love this app. It's simple, useful, and does exactly what it says: all of Wikipedia, always available.
I'm surprised Apple don't natively integrate this functionality into the iPhone and iPod Touch. It's more valuable than most of the built-in apps.
If you don't have it, you should get it.
No Database Update In OVER A Year!!!
I love the app, and use it daily, but with so no database update it's getting a bit frustrating. Last database update was 5/14/2010, for the $10 I paid, I expect it to be up to date...
General User
This is without a doubt the best encyclopedia app that I've ever downloaded - exactly what I needed. Great revisions from the last version too.
Thanks!
- $8.99
- Category: Reference
- Updated: Nov 20, 2010
- Version: 3.1
- Size: 9.1 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Patrick COLLISON
- © Steam Heavy Industries
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later
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