Comparison

Every Word vs Codex Books

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

Head to head
About

Every Word

Organize and enhance your audiobook listening experience with this player. Features include silence shortening, adjustable playback speed, chapter navigation, and listening statistics. A premium membership unlocks unlimited library access and custom app icons.

Highlights
  • Import and store audio files
  • Shorten silences for faster playback
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.5x to 3x)
  • Chapter selection
  • Listening statistics
  • Sleep timer
  • CarPlay support
Features
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Every Word is a player for your audiobook library. Organize books, keep your place, and fine-tune playback in a friendly interface. ■ Bring Your Library Add M4B, MP3, and other supported audiobook files directly in Every Word, including from folders and ZIP archives. Keep companion PDFs, ebooks, and images with each audiobook in Extras. Use iCloud Drive to sync files and listening progress between devices, or keep books locally on your device. ■ Keep Your Place Use chapters, bookmarks with notes, Quick Skip, and a sleep timer for long books, late nights, and everyday listening. ■ Shorten Silences Shorten Silences reduces long pauses between words or sentences without distorting the narration. Voices stay natural, and some books play up to 20% faster without changing the narrator’s pace. More features: - Playback speed from 0.5× to 3× - Enhance Audio for louder volume and cleaner sound - Library filters, sorting, and editable book details - Listening stats by day, week, month, year, or all time - Automate playback with App Shortcuts - CarPlay browsing and playback - Dark Mode - 10 accent colors ■ Every Word Plus Every Word is free to try. Without a membership, playback has a daily 2-book limit. Every Word Plus membership includes: - Unlimited library: remove the daily 2-book limit and listen to your entire library - Widgets: see and open books quickly - Alternative app icons: choose from 16 icons - Support future development: Every Word is built by a solo developer. Your membership helps fund new features, fixes, and improvements --- Auto-renewing Every Word Plus memberships are charged to your App Store account and can be managed or canceled in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://everywordapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Codex Books

Features
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Codex helps you build and organize a personal book library from the books around you. Scan a book cover with your camera, pick a photo from your library, scan an ISBN barcode, or search by title, author, or ISBN. Codex retrieves book details such as title, author, year, cover, description, and ISBN, then saves them into your library for quick browsing and lookup. Your collection can be sorted by author, year, or category, and books can be grouped into genres and adjusted manually when needed. You can also export your full library as JSON for backup or sharing. Features: - Scan book covers with OCR-based search - Scan ISBN barcodes with the camera - Search manually by title, author, or ISBN - Save title, author, year, category, description, cover, and ISBN - Organize books by author, year, and category - Edit categories and remove books from the library - Export your collection as JSON - Sync your library through iCloud - Codex is designed for readers who want a fast way to catalog physical books without maintaining a spreadsheet by hand.Note:In order to function, the app needs Google API with Books API access which can be configured via the app settings.

Screenshots

Every Word4 screens
Codex Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Codex Books at every 3 days against Every Word's every 2 weeks. Codex Books also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Every Word sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Codex Books sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Every Word ships an update every 2 weeks, Codex Books every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Every Word versus Codex Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvery WordCodex Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike ApurinShinro OU

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Every Word

Subscriptions2
  • Every Word Plus$1.491 Month
  • Every Word Plus$15.001 Year
One-time1
  • Every Word Plus (Lifetime)$40.00
1 purchases

Codex Books

One-time1
  • Unlimited Library (Lifetime)$5.99

Questions

Is Every Word free?
Every Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Codex Books free?
Codex Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Every Word or Codex Books have ads?
Neither Every Word nor Codex Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Every Word or Codex Books?
Every Word ships an update every 2 weeks, and Codex Books every 3 days. Most recently, Every Word was updated on November 3, 2026 and Codex Books on October 31, 2026.

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