Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok
Ranked 4 of 14 web apps by recommenders
People like it as a fun, novel way to browse Wikipedia articles, and some think it could help people learn. Critics say the text moves too fast, the AI voice grates, and part of the screen is cropped.
People like it as a fun, novel way to browse Wikipedia articles, and some think it could help people learn. Critics say the text moves too fast, the AI voice grates, and part of the screen is cropped.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Novel, fun idea
“Honestly interesting Wikipedia articles summarized as TikTok content is a killer idea, but the implementation is not there yet”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok” “Cute and fun idea. Not something I would use personally but I enjoyed checking it out.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok” “This is super cool, and probably how Gen Alpha will learn...everything”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Scroll Wikipedia Like TikTok” - Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok”
- Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok”
- Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok”
Could help people learn
“This is super cool, and probably how Gen Alpha will learn...everything”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Scroll Wikipedia Like TikTok” “That's awesome man that is REALLY cool. Useful”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Annoying AI voice
“This is so awesome - i wish I could modify that annoying voice”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok” “The one AI voice is a little too grating for me”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok” Text moves too fast or word-by-word
“Very cool! But text moves way too fast”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok” “the words come up one at a time, rather than the whole sentence at once”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok”
Other web apps people recommend
The four most recommended other web apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigwords.page | 45 | 3 | 94% | 1 | — | — |
| Jmail | 39 | 10 | 80% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Stowaway | 21 | 4 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Scroll Wikipedia like TikTokThis page | 18 | 5 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| MyTinyCafe | 12 | 4 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
19 of the 24 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cute and fun idea. Not something I would use personally but I enjoyed checking it out.”
“That's awesome man that is REALLY cool. Useful”
“static text without the highlighter would have been better”
“Honestly interesting Wikipedia articles summarized as TikTok content is a killer idea, but the implementation is not there yet”
“the comments really are snappy and quick to load”
“It’s a cool idea but the content needs to be more useful imo.”
“This is so awesome - i wish I could modify that annoying voice”
“the viewport gets cropped all around and I don't see around 20% of the content”
“it felt very coarse to me and not very enjoyable”
“The one AI voice is a little too grating for me”
“As an experience I found it nauseating and am never doing it again, but as an art piece I give it high marks.”
“Very cool! But text moves way too fast”
“The caption highlight timing is very inaccurate.”
“This is amazing! I think this could actually catch on!”
“Another sick Surya project, well done dude!”
“utterly annoying and without purpose”
“the words come up one at a time, rather than the whole sentence at once”
“This is super cool, and probably how Gen Alpha will learn...everything”
“The animations + audio are great.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.