Lore: Reader for Wikipedia
John Wentworth Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lore: Reader for Wikipedia is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by John Wentworth. Rated 5.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 26.2.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 6 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 4
- 2026 · v4.2
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About Lore: Reader for Wikipedia
I wanted a quiet, beautiful way to read Wikipedia. That's what Lore is. For many of us, getting lost in Wikipedia is a near-daily hobby. Lore is built to make that easy and pleasant, with beautiful theming and text set in a classic serif font. No edit buttons, banners, or other elements to get in the way of reading and learning. READING, REFINED • Book-like typography with adjustable text size • Five hand-tuned themes: Warm Sepia, Cool Gray, Deep Blue, Sage Green, and Paper • Clean article layouts: collapsible tables, elegant infoboxes, footnotes tucked away • Tap any image to view it full screen • Jump anywhere in an article with the table of contents FRICTIONLESS • Instant search across English Wikipedia • Follow links from article to article, tumble down that rabbit hole • Reading history, kept only on your device • Share any article, or send Wikipedia pages straight to Lore with the share sheet and Safari extension • On iPhone and iPad, with the text column kept to a comfortable width KEEP WHAT YOU FIND • Save an article and it stays with you • Saved articles open with no connection at all, on a plane or underground • Everything is stored on your device. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, ever. • Your history never leaves your device Lore is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Article text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What’s new
Version 4.2 · Updated October 4, 2026
Curious where a link goes? Press and hold it. • Hold any link in an article for a quick look at where it leads, in your chosen theme. Tap the card to go there, or save the article for later without leaving the one you're reading now. • Better VoiceOver support. Let me know if there are improvements I can make on this front. Bug Fixes: • Your Lore theme now stays put whether your device is in Light or Dark mode. Chalking this bug up to living in Dark mode, preparing for spooky season.
App privacy
The developer, John Wentworth, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
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| Lore: Reader for Wikipedia | 5.0 / 5 (3 ratings) | Free | October 4, 2026 | |
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