Comparison

Principles In Action vs Codewise

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

Head to head
About

Principles In Action

Explore life and work principles from a renowned investor through interactive case studies, video footage, and assessments. Discover personalized guidance and compare insights with friends to achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Interactive case studies
  • Behind-the-scenes video footage
  • PrinciplesYou Assessment
  • Personality test
  • Daily principle from Ray
  • Digital 'Coach' for principle guidance
  • Personal principle development section
Features
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Principles In Action is a free app that brings to life Ray Dalio’s best-selling book Principles: Life & Work. It combines the complete text of the book with behind-the-scenes video footage and interactive case studies of the principles in action during his time leading Bridgewater Associates Ray is one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, and he’s sharing the unconventional principles that helped him create unique results in life and business because he believes they can help any person or organization better achieve their goals. In addition to the book and supporting cases, the app also includes: • Take the PrinciplesYou Assessment in app to view results and add friends to compare. • Compare your assessment with your friends and see their results. • Read Ray's latest articles and reflections on the economy and markets. • Daily principle from Ray to help you get more out work and life. • Highlighted case-of-the-week and related principles. • Search function across all content in the app, including the full set of principles. • Converse with Digital Ray, Ray's AI twin which has been trained on tens of thousands of items from Ray's content library. • Dedicated section in the app for you to highlight, favorite, develop and record your own and others’ principles. • Additional content from Ray including studies on economics along with regular long form articles published on social media. Principles: Life & Work has been recommended by Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Mike Bloomberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Systrom, Jamie Dimon, and others.

About

Codewise

Learn to code through interactive challenges and a built-in editor. Progress through structured paths in popular languages like Swift, Python, and JavaScript. Ideal for beginners and those looking to refresh their skills.

Highlights
  • Hands-on coding challenges
  • Built-in code editor with syntax highlighting
  • Real-time code execution and results
  • Structured learning paths
  • Progress tracking
  • Supports Swift, Python, JavaScript, Java, Kotlin, C#
Features
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Codewise is the fastest way to go from zero to coding confidence — right from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Pick a language and start writing real code immediately. No fluff, no lengthy video lectures, no subscription. Just hands-on challenges that teach you the fundamentals through practice. LANGUAGES • Python • Swift • JavaScript • Java • Kotlin • C# • SQL (PostgreSQL) FEATURES • 280+ bite-sized challenges with instant feedback — write code, run it, see the result • Structured learning paths — Intro to Programming, Language Basics, Object-Oriented Programming, and Functional Programming • Functional programming in C# — lambdas, Func and Action delegates, closures, and LINQ pipelines with Where, Select, OrderBy, and Aggregate (new in 1.3) • Built-in code editor with syntax highlighting and live error hints for every language • Code runs on your device, fully offline — no account, no ads, no data collection • SQL challenges show results exactly like the psql tool, so what you learn transfers to real databases • Progress syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE Codewise is a one-time purchase. Buy it once and use it on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — no recurring fees, ever. Whether you're brand new to programming, preparing for an interview, or brushing up on a new language, Codewise meets you where you are and helps you level up one challenge at a time.

Screenshots

Principles In Action4 screens
Codewise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Principles In Action at Free against Codewise's $7.99. Principles In Action also leads on ratings volume (6.1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Codewise's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Principles In Action is free to download; Codewise costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Principles In Action against 5.0 for Codewise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Principles In Action has 6.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Principles In Action ships an update every 2 months, Codewise fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Principles In Action versus Codewise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinciples In ActionCodewise
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.9 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPRIOS, LLCEric Schlichting

Customer experience

Principles In Action

All ratings6,064 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.0%

Codewise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Principles In Action

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Inability to open book or case studies
  • Lost progress and saved data
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to export user-added principles
  • Improved sync across devices
  • Better integration with book content

Codewise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Principles In Action

No in-app purchases

None

Codewise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Principles In Action free?
Principles In Action is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codewise free?
Codewise costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Principles In Action or Codewise?
Codewise is rated higher. Principles In Action averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Codewise averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Principles In Action or Codewise have ads?
Neither Principles In Action nor Codewise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Principles In Action or Codewise?
Principles In Action ships an update every 2 months, and Codewise fortnightly. Most recently, Principles In Action was updated on September 28, 2026 and Codewise on September 30, 2026.

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