# sudo xkcd

> dishwasher safe

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756590022](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756590022)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6756590022`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Connor Avery Shafran
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-07
- **First published:** 2026-01-07
- **Size:** 644 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sudo-xkcd/id6756590022)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/justaboutdone/xkcd-for-iOS/blob/baedd923471a36ad6540135aca0175e538e8d87d/Privacy%20Policy](https://github.com/justaboutdone/xkcd-for-iOS/blob/baedd923471a36ad6540135aca0175e538e8d87d/Privacy%20Policy)

## Description

A new xkcd reader app for iOS, designed specifically for iOS 26 (and still compatible with iOS 18). Enjoy Randall Munroe's classic webcomic "xkcd" for free!

All xkcd comics are *property of Randall Munroe* and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This app simply displays the comics that are already viewable for free on his website. 

This app is *free of charge* and *does not collect any data* from its users. It exists purely for the love of xkcd. 

General Features
– Offline access to ALL 3000+ xkcd comics (uses only a couple hundred megabytes)
– Browse chronologically
– Search by title/keywords
– Favorites List
– Button for viewing a random comic
– Download new comics by pulling down the browse list or refreshing the app.
– Clear, minimal, dark design

Features within each comic
– View comic title, comic number, and release date
– Quickly view Alt-Text
– Add to Favorites List
– Swipe left and right to navigate or use arrow buttons
– Smooth zooming and panning (up to 10x scale)
– Link to "explainxkcd" (non-affiliated, community-run Wiki that attempts to explain and provide transcripts for each comic)
– Full-screen horizontal view (rotate iPhone or iPad)

## Rankings

- #2,330,957 — Overall

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