Comparison

Shareworks vs Codex IPO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shareworks

Manage your equity plan on the go. View your portfolio, track events, and complete transactions like selling shares or exercising options. Securely access your financial data and manage your employee stock purchase plan.

Highlights
  • Manage and forecast portfolio
  • Track past and future events
  • View ESPP holdings
  • Sell or transfer shares
  • Exercise options
  • Manage vested stock awards
  • View transaction history
Features
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Use Shareworks and stay connected to your equity plan, wherever you go. View your portfolio, upcoming events and complete transaction history. Sell or transfer shares and exercise options. You'll need a Shareworks account to use the app. WATCH IT GROW: • Manage and forecast your portfolio • Track important events, both past and future • View employee stock purchase plan holdings TRANSACT: • Sell or transfer shares • Exercise options • Take action when restricted stock awards vest • View your transaction history SAFE AND SECURE: • Sign in securely via Face ID or Touch ID • All communication is encrypted • No financial data is stored on the device

About

Codex IPO

Features
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Know when the companies you follow are preparing to go public. Codex IPO helps you build a focused IPO watchlist, follow estimated and confirmed listing dates, and see upcoming events on a clear visual timeline. HOW IT WORKS • Search by company name or ticker • Review IPO information before adding a company • Track expected dates, status changes, and confidence levels • Choose how many days in advance you want to be notified • Browse upcoming activity by day, week, or month FEATURES • Personal IPO watchlist • Timeline and calendar views • Estimated and confirmed IPO dates • Configurable local notifications • Company status history • List and tile layouts • Filtering and grouped watchlists • Optional AI-assisted company matching with OpenAI or Anthropic The free version supports up to two active pre-IPO companies. Lifetime Pro unlocks an unlimited watchlist with a single in-app purchase. A Finnhub API key is required for IPO data. AI-assisted matching is optional and requires your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key.

Screenshots

Shareworks4 screens
Codex IPO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shareworks at none against Codex IPO's 1. Shareworks also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Codex IPO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shareworks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shareworks versus Codex IPO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShareworksCodex IPO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.7% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorgan StanleyShinro OU

Bugs and requests

Shareworks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and authentication problems
  • Transactions page not loading
  • Incompatibility with newer iPhone models

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to deposit funds through the app
  • Show original investment amount and growth percentage
  • Improve dashboard to include more detailed portfolio information

Codex IPO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shareworks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Codex IPO

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Shareworks free?
Shareworks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codex IPO free?
Codex IPO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shareworks or Codex IPO have ads?
Neither Shareworks nor Codex IPO shows ads.

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