Lore: Reader for Wikipedia
Encyclopedia, beautifully read
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
Ratings & Reviews
As always, your kind words and suggestions are appreciated!
The article now comes first, even when the summary box runs long.
• The title bar steps aside as you read, leaving just the buttons over the article. Liked having a title bar always visible? Turn it back on in Settings.
• Wikipedia's summary boxes frequently run long: lists like the cast and crew of a TV show can push the article pretty far down the page. In cases like these, the summary box now opens as a short preview, and you can tap Show More to read the rest.
• Small formatting fixes.
The developer, John Wentworth, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- John Wentworth
- Size
- 6.7 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ridiculous Tip $5.00
- Very Kind Tip $3.00
- Kind Tip $1.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 Technology Simplified
