Encyclopædia Britannica
The Fact-Checked Encyclopedia
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About Encyclopædia Britannica
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
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- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.
“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.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.1.4
Last updated on Mar 19, 2024
Old Versions
- Enhancements to manage privacy preferences in GDPR governed territories.
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Version History
2.1.4
Mar 19, 2024
- Enhancements to manage privacy preferences in GDPR governed territories.
2.1.3
Oct 17, 2023
This recent version fixes several bugs to enhance your reading experience.
2.1.1
Jun 20, 2022
-Minor usability updates
2.1.0
Dec 14, 2021
- Added support for new iPhone/iPad screen sizes and aspect ratios
- Added support for safe area insets (devices with Face ID)
- Implemented Apple Transparency Tracking (ATT) framework
- Migrated and modernized code base
- Fixed performance issues that prevent app usage
- Fixed new app crashes
- Device compatibility updates
- Updated screen layouts and graphics
- Added support for safe area insets (devices with Face ID)
- Implemented Apple Transparency Tracking (ATT) framework
- Migrated and modernized code base
- Fixed performance issues that prevent app usage
- Fixed new app crashes
- Device compatibility updates
- Updated screen layouts and graphics
2.0
Jan 7, 2016
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
o Quizzes! Our app now features our popular quizzes testing your knowledge on pop-culture, literature, science, and more!
o 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.
o iOS 9 compatibility
o Various usability updates
o Quizzes! Our app now features our popular quizzes testing your knowledge on pop-culture, literature, science, and more!
o 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.
o iOS 9 compatibility
o Various usability updates
1.5
Mar 31, 2014
-Compatible with iOS 7.1
-Various usability updates
-Various usability updates
1.4
Sep 17, 2013
-Minor usability updates
1.3
May 21, 2013
- Now supports:
* Retina Display
* iPhone 5
- Various minor bug fixes
* Retina Display
* iPhone 5
- Various minor bug fixes
1.2
Apr 11, 2012
- Adding institutional access
- Minor changes
- Minor changes
1.1
Nov 21, 2011
- Added support for the iPhone and iPod Touch
- Fully iOS 5.0 compatible
- Fixed subscription restoration issue
- Other minor usability updates and bug fixes
- Fully iOS 5.0 compatible
- Fixed subscription restoration issue
- Other minor usability updates and bug fixes
1.0
Oct 14, 2011
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