# XKCD: What If? Reader

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id757847078](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id757847078)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id757847078`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dimitry Grekov
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7
- **Last updated:** 2016-03-24
- **First published:** 2013-11-25
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xkcd-what-if-reader/id757847078)

## Description

This app is for offline reading of the wonderful Q&A blog by Randall Munroe. 

Features include: 

* Offline Reading Mode 
* Push notifications for new posts 
* iPad Version, enjoy the articles on the big screen
* In-App purchase, no more ads if you don't want them

## Rankings

- #246,014 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, XKCD: What If? Reader delivers strong, humorous content with illustrations and a clean, easy-to-navigate design. Ads are unobtrusive and can be removed. However, recurring issues affect the reading experience: iOS-specific scrolling and loading problems, brittle footnotes and formatting (including broken links and non-ASCII text), and outdated content due to infrequent updates. The core content is appealing, but performance and update reliability need attention.

### Pros

- High-quality, humorous, and informative content with illustrations
- Clean, simple design and easy navigation
- Ads are limited and optionally removable

### Cons

- Scrolling and performance issues on iOS (unreliable scrolling, lag, long load times)
- Footnotes/formatting problems (non-ASCII, math formatting, broken links, misordering, truncated alt-text)
- Content updates infrequent or stale; no easy refresh option

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