Kodex vs Google Play Console
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kodex
An advanced code editor for iOS devices, offering desktop-class features like multi-caret editing, regex search, and syntax highlighting for over 150 languages. It integrates with the Files app and supports external keyboards for a seamless coding experience.
- Multi-caret editing
- Regex search and replace
- Minimap for navigation
- Syntax highlighting (150+ languages)
- External keyboard support
- Files app integration
- Customizable themes and fonts
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Kodex is an advanced code editor which brings powerful and desktop-class editor features to your iPad or iPhone: * Multi-caret editing, to quickly transform code selections. * Regex search and replace, with template matching and replace-all-matches. * Minimap which allows quick scroll navigation though the document. * Multiple window support * Syntax highlighting for over 150 languages. * Trackpad support with custom gestures to add cursors (ctrl+shift+click). * Auto complete feature (currently only for HTML). * Add as many guide columns as you wish (default 80 and 120 characters). * Configurable tab size (default 4 spaces), or insert spaces when pressing tab. * Draw hints for invisible characters such as new lines, tabs, and spaces. * Customizable key bindings, so you can configure Kodex to use the same key combos you are already used to. * Kodex smartly preserves your open documents so that your work stays as you left it between launches. * Light and Dark modes. Kodex is integrated with the Files app, so you can easily open files from any other app, and from your iCloud documents folder. You can launch Kodex QuickEdit from any file sharing view in any app to edit its contents without launching the main Kodex App (be aware this functionality depends on the host app implementing the sharing activity properly). Included are 10 editor themes, and several monospaced fonts for code editing (you can install your own preferred fonts using system profiles). Font size and line spacing are adjustable, so you can configure Kodex to best fit your preferred screen size, arrangement, and orientation. Kodex is not a compiler, and you can not build or run the code you edit from it. Think of Kodex as a NotePad++ or Sublime Text substitute for iPhone and iPad. Kodex is currently optimized for external keyboards, such as Apple's Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro, or any bluetooth/USB keyboard. More virtual keyboard features will be added in a future version.
Google Play Console
Monitor key app metrics, manage orders, and issue refunds. Engage with users by viewing and replying to app reviews. Track app availability across various release tracks.
- Monitor app metrics
- Manage app orders
- Issue refunds
- View and reply to reviews
- Track release availability
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• Monitor the metrics you care about • Manage your app's orders and issue refunds • View and reply to app reviews • Track and monitor the availability of your apps across different tracks and releases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Google Play Console at 4.7 against Kodex's 4.2. Google Play Console also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#29 vs #88). Kodex's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Kodex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Google Play Console asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Play Console holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 207 and 154 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Kodex's written reviews are positive against 57% of Google Play Console's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kodex ships an update monthly, Google Play Console every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kodex | Google Play Console |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (207 ratings) | 4.7 (154 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 207 — better | 154 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #88 | #29 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruno Philipe Resende Silva | |
Customer experience
Kodex
Google Play Console
Bugs and requests
Kodex
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening certain file types
- Loses data after copy/paste and undo/redo
- Compatibility issues with latest iOS versions
- Overlapping UI elements in search/replace
Requested features
5 requests- Add search and replace feature
- Implement code execution/compilation
- Improve file management and navigation
- Provide option to disable word wrapping
- Introduce more keyboard shortcuts
Google Play Console
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kodex
- Tip$4.99
Google Play Console
No in-app purchases
Questions
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