When comparing Kiwix vs Wikipedia, the Slant community recommends Kiwix for most people. In the question“What is the best Wikipedia client on Android?” Kiwix is ranked 2nd while Wikipedia is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Kiwix is:
Not only can some pages can be downloaded for offline view, the whole of wikipedia can be stored on sdcard for offline access to all articles.
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Pros
Pro Complete offline wikipedia database
Not only can some pages can be downloaded for offline view, the whole of wikipedia can be stored on sdcard for offline access to all articles.
Pro Can open ZIM-database files
Uses a database called ZIM with an open architecture.
Pro Open source under GPL
Pro Suggestions
At the bottom of each article is a suggestion for similar content, making for a convenient way to stay within a subject to learn more about it.
Cons
Con No online viewing of wikipedia articles
A database with wikipedia articles must be downloaded before, otherwise you will not see any wikipedia article.