Turn It On! lite vs Codex!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turn It On! lite
Engage your mind with a collection of interactive black boxes. Discover hidden mechanics by manipulating various controls like buttons, switches, and wheels. Time your actions precisely to solve puzzles and compete for badges with quick solutions.
- Interactive black box puzzles
- Discover hidden mechanics
- Manipulate buttons, switches, and wheels
- Timed action challenges
- Compete for badges
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Turn It On! is a collection of black boxes, where your task is to guess the mechanics behind. According to the played setting, you will use buttons, switches, wheels, knobs, handles, cogs, a handful of meters, displays, etc. You will need to recognize the machine's behavior and time your action wisely. Besides sharpening your mind you can compete for extra badges with more rapid solutions!
Codex!
Engage your mind with a daily word puzzle that tests your vocabulary and logic. This game offers a classic brain teaser experience for enthusiasts of word games and crosswords.
- Daily brain teaser
- Word puzzle challenges
- Vocabulary testing
- Logic challenges
- Classic word game experience
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Are you a word puzzle master? Whether you enjoy classic crossword puzzles or modern word games, Codex! will get you thinking. Take on the daily brain teaser and challenge your brain with this word game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Codex! at 5.0 against Turn It On! lite's 4.0. Codex! also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Turn It On! lite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Codex! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Turn It On! lite ships an update every 2 months, Codex! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turn It On! lite | Codex! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balazs Oszvald | Steven Phun |
Customer experience
Turn It On! lite
Codex!
In-app purchases
Turn It On! lite
No in-app purchases
Codex!
No in-app purchases
