Encyclopædia Britannica app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 4032 ratings )
Reference Book Education
Developer: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
Free
Current version: 2.1.4, last update: 3 months ago
First release : 14 Oct 2011
App size: 117.84 Mb

The complete Encyclopaedia Britannica - the world’s most trusted knowledge source, enhanced for your iPhone and iPad.

“Especially for students, or anyone who values what Britannica has to offer, I found the new Britannica iPad app to be a pleasing, easy way to navigate through a large body of knowledge.”
- Walt Mossberg, All Things Digital

Features include:

*Search & Browse:
Over 100,000 articles – expertly written and thoroughly fact-checked – on everything from Astronomy to Zebras. Our contributors include more than a hundred Nobel laureates, five presidents of the United States, countless Pulitzer Prize winners, and many others of international renown.

*View:
Photographs, maps, charts, and graphs bring each topic to life.

*Test Your Knowledge with Quizzes:
Our app now features our popular quizzes testing your knowledge on history, pop-culture, literature, science, and more!

*Make Connections:
“LinkMap” lets you explore each article with a dynamic view of related topics.

*Personalize:
“My Britannica” keeps track of your favorite articles and more.

Free to download. Over 65,000 articles are available for free and users can get access to 100% of the content in an ad-free experience for a $14.99 annual subscription.

- Length of subscription: 1 Year
- Price of subscription: $14.99
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
- Privacy Policy: https://corporate.britannica.com/privacy-policy/
- Terms of Use: https://corporate.britannica.com/termsofuse.html
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

Pros and cons of Encyclopædia Britannica app for iPhone and iPad

Encyclopædia Britannica app good for

Even though it costs money...(sad), this is a good mobile alternative when you need general information that you can cite for school (and Wikipedia isnt allowed).
Dont buy into the hype, Wikipedia is fine if you need to know what happened in Episode 3 of season 2 of your favorite cartoon, but if you want or need real scholarship this is the app to have. The articles are both accurate and well-written, the price is a reflection of the fact that actual professionals write the pieces. If you can afford the 2$ a month this is well worth the price.
Very informative, and invaluable for university assignments. And to the people complaining about the price: seriously? Are you listening to yourself? Its 2 dollars a month, thats nothing! And certainly much less than what it would cost to buy a physical equivalent.
This saves me shelf space, money, and eliminates research time. $2 a month is great for this encyclopedia. Keep this app for 80 years and you still saved money on buying the whole set. If you need quality information wrapped in a quality app, get the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Plato,Socrates ,Aristotle,Newton shared their knowledge for free. Even Einstein was not in pursue of wealth during his fruitful career. "All the knowledge of the world is useless if it cant be shared for free",said Socrates. I wouldnt mind paying $30 for the entire encyclopedia but $3 per page hinder my quest for knowledge I appreciate the effort of those who created the app,digitalized the wealth of knowledge . They deserve to be rewarded for their effort . But we do need more free stuff for learning . I gave 4 stars anyway cause the app is fancy and easy to use.
I appreciate real facts. Wikipedia is great, but its no Britannica.

Some bad moments

Why would I buy a subscription based app, when wikipanion is free, amazinly accurate, and dynamic???
Doesnt even deserve a star! Students should not use this as a source of research because it is EXTREMELY biased on almost every topic. Youre better off with Wikipedia, at least you can read MORE THAN A DAMN PARAGRAPH on it without having to get scammed into buying.
Paying for an app that crashes a lot is not good for the reputation of the developer. Please fix it! Could be a good app but because of this fault its not worth the money.
Worst application ever!! You have to have an account which is stupid then it freezes. Plus you need to subscribe for $2 for an application that freezes all the time?! Please!!! Wikipedia eats this application 10 times!!!
I am sure britannica doesnt care about customer in this app just colorful ads. And no enough options. You cant do a list of things with it. Just gauges you money per month!
Well another app that gets you to buy for a cheap price then tries to screw you over by asking you to pay more for the full version.

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