a11yTools vs CodexBar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
a11yTools
Test web accessibility directly on your iPhone and iPad. Quickly identify and report accessibility errors on web pages, aiding developers and designers in creating more inclusive digital experiences. Features include testing for images, forms, ARIA, and more, with screenshot capabilities.
- HTML Web Accessibility Testing
- Screenshot Error Reporting
- One-at-a-time Testing
- Safari Share Action Extensions
- WCAG 2.2 Checklist
- Multiple Testing Tools (WAVE, tota11y, etc.)
- Shake to Reset Page
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a11yTools is a collection of HTML Web Accessibility Testing Tools in one location on your iPhone and iPad for quick and easy Accessibility testing. Run your favorite Accessibility testing tool and easily take a screenshot on your phone showing the a11y error to developers and designers. a11yTools is a one-at-a-time testing tool where you pick the HTML Accessibility element or feature you’re testing once-per-page rather than running all tests together. Test and results can be stacked on top each other e.g. to show both Headings and Image Alt Text Properties. How To Use a11yTools: Visit the webpage you want to test then tap the + Add button and add the a11yTool you want. Reset the Page hitting Refresh Or Shake Your iPhone to Reset Page and remove the a11yTools output. Safari Share Action Extensions! Activate a11yTools directly in Safari from the share button. This app will be updated on a continuous basis with new testing tools and features added over time. Features: -------------------------------------------------- Images Headings Forms ARIA Data Tables Iframes Landmarks Language Lists Links Broken Links Titles Tabindex Grayscale Page Title Force Focus Outline Remove CSS Contrast Make Content Editable Screenshot Shake to Reset Page WAVE Validate DOM HTML_CodeSniffer tota11y ARIA Specification ARIA Authoring Practices WCAG 2.2 Checklist Demos Resources ------------------------------------------------- WCAG 2.2 Checklist filterable by Levels A, AA, AAA, expand to see full normative success criterion wording, swipe or long press to open WCAG understanding page or mark as done. This app is a one time purchase. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: http://www.pauljadam.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://www.pauljadam.com/privacy.html Visit my contact form in the support site to make feature requests or submit bug reports. Thanks for reading!
CodexBar
Monitor your AI coding tool usage on your iPhone. Track rate limits, spending, and token usage for various AI providers. Share spending summaries as image cards and analyze costs with interactive charts.
- Real-time AI usage monitoring
- Budget and spending tracking
- Rate limit tracking with countdowns
- Cost dashboard and analysis
- Interactive charts and graphs
- Shareable spending summaries
- Open-source project
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CodexBar for iOS lets you monitor your AI coding tool usage on the go. View rate limits, spending, token usage, and budget tracking for providers like Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and OpenRouter — all synced from your Mac in real time via iCloud. Requires the CodexBar Mac app — this iOS app is a companion that reads usage data pushed by CodexBar on your Mac. Install the Mac app first, enable iCloud Sync in its settings, and your data will appear on your iPhone automatically. Features: • Share your AI spending as a beautiful image card with Classic or Vibe style options • Export share cards for Today, 7 Days, or 30 Days, with dark mode support • Real-time rate limit tracking with reset countdowns, budget progress, and daily cost breakdowns • Cost dashboard with provider share, model and service mix, and 30-day spend analysis • Interactive charts with Bar and Line styles, press-and-hold inspection, and horizontal scrolling for history • Daily spend and token usage views with clearer summaries and sharper breakdown amounts • Sharper percentage and cost labels across provider cards and tighter layouts for easier reading • Toggle between used and remaining quota display in Settings • Smarter chart axis scaling with clean integer tick marks for easier reading • Improved iCloud sync reliability, better error reporting, pull-to-refresh, and built-in onboarding guidance Open Source CodexBar is built on the open-source CodexBar project, licensed under MIT. This fork (github.com/o1xhack/CodexBar-Mobile) adds iCloud sync and the iOS companion app. Contributions and feedback are welcome on GitHub.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CodexBar at Free against a11yTools's $9.99. CodexBar also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). a11yTools's advantage is chart position (#101 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
CodexBar is free to download; a11yTools costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for a11yTools against 4.2 for CodexBar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of a11yTools's written reviews are positive against 67% of CodexBar's.
a11yTools ships an update every 8 days, CodexBar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | a11yTools | CodexBar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #101 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | PaulJAdam.com | 昱晓 王 |
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a11yTools
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In-app purchases
a11yTools
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









