Comparison

Codebook Password Manager vs AddyManager

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

Head to head
About

Codebook Password Manager

Securely store and manage all your passwords and sensitive data with robust encryption. Generate strong, unique passwords, autofill login forms, and sync across devices. Protect your digital life from unauthorized access.

Highlights
  • Powerful data encryption
  • Password generation
  • Password AutoFill
  • Cross-device sync
  • Face ID/Touch ID login
  • Password breach checker
Features
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Codebok Password Manager provides powerful and complete data encryption, a flexible data model, automatic sync with Codebook Cloud, and Password AutoFill. Codebook is free to download and use. Automatic sync with Codebook Cloud requires a subscription. Codebook has been protecting sensitive information on mobile devices since the days of the Palm Pilot! It protects your passwords and personal information from unauthorized access by would-be crackers, malicious thieves, and snoopy coworkers. Stop using the same password for all your accounts! Codebook generates strong, random passwords and keeps them for you, protected by your master password and powerful encryption. With a subscription to Codebook Cloud, Codebook will keep your passwords and other sensitive data in sync across all your devices. Features: * Fast login with Face ID and Touch ID * Full support for AufoFill Passwords in iOS * Designed to work on iPhone *and* iPad * Automatic background sync with Codebook Cloud * Support for user-initiated sync over Dropbox, Drive, and Desktop WiFi (w/ Codebook for macOS and Windows) * Full text search as you type across all your records and fields * Auto-lock timer allows you to keep Codebook temporarily unlocked while you switch apps * Configurable field masking to hide sensitive data from view * Erases clipboard when information is copied to be pasted in other apps after two minutes * Supports both portrait and landscape device orientation * Includes 200 gorgeous color icons for personalizing your records * Generates two-step verification (TOTP) codes * Scans QR codes with main camera * Store sensitive Image files and PDF documents (10MB max) * Scan and save data from QR codes directly to your entries * The Password Review feature checks a password for breaches in the HaveIBeenPwned.com database of over half a billion hacked passwords Use Stronger Passwords: * Codebook helps you remember stronger passwords, but also to generate them * The password generator allows you to generate random passwords from several common character sets, and adjusts for bias * The password generator also supports Diceware passwords, both the Reinhold and Electronic Frontier Foundation variants Customize Away: * Personalize categories to match your organizational style * Customize your entries including usernames, passwords, websites, notes and create your own fields and labels * Note records can be created in any category to store free-form text * Store any information you want--no restrictive templates! * Store URL connection strings (e.g. SSH, AFP, SFTP) to launch other applications directly * Star your Favorites to get at them quickly and sort them to the top of search results Encryption and Password Protection: * Uses the open source, encrypted database engine SQLCipher for all data storage * The encryption used is 256-bit AES in CBC mode * Master Password key derivation uses 256,000 rounds of PBKDF2 SHA-256 * Every encrypted database has its own random initialization vector * Every page of storage has its own random initialization vector and HMAC protection * Hardware-accelerated using CommonCrypto for speed and reduced battery consumption * All sync data is encrypted with a completely random Sync Key Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AddyManager

Manage your email aliases securely and privately on your iOS device. Access your account data offline, utilize biometric authentication, and perform advanced searches. This open-source app offers comprehensive control over your aliases, recipients, and domains.

Highlights
  • Manage Addy.io account
  • Offline data access
  • Biometric authentication
  • Advanced search
  • Add, delete, and restore aliases
  • Update alias details
  • Manage recipients and domains
Features
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AddyManager is an open-source, fast, and secure iOS app for Addy.io HIGHLIGHTS 1. Sign in with official Addy.io account 2. Sign in with your own self hosted instance 3. Access your account data while offline 4. Biometric authentication to secure your data 5. Advanced search functionality ALIAS FEATURES 1. Add, delete, and restore deleted alias 2. Update alias description and default recipients 3. Activate and deactivate alias on the fly 4. Easily generate "Send from email" 5. Forget alias (disassociates alias from account) OTHER FEATURES Add, delete, and update recipients, additional usernames, and domains with ease. SECURITY App uses secure storage, iOS's Keychain, to safely and securely store your access token. Your access token is NOT sent to us or any third party server. However, access token is required to interact with your Addy.io account and is used to fetch aliases, recipients, domains...etc. PRIVACY AddyManager is free and open source software licensed under MIT. Free as in free of charge, ads, analytics, and trackers. What's yours is yours. Your account data, aliases, recipients, domains, search history...etc. do NOT leave your device and are DELETED upon log out. Again, what's yours is yours. CONTACT US Contact us directly at addymanager@khalidwar.com for bug report and feature requests. DISCLAIMER AddyManager is independently created by Khalid Warsame (khalidwar.com) as a tool to help you manage your Addy.io account and is not associated with the official Addy.io project or team. TERMS & CONSITIONS: https://github.com/KhalidWar/anonaddy/blob/master/terms_and_conditions.md PRIVACY POLICY: https://github.com/KhalidWar/anonaddy/blob/master/privacy_policy.md

Screenshots

Codebook Password Manager4 screens
AddyManager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Codebook Password Manager at 4.8 against AddyManager's 4.4. Codebook Password Manager also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 64%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 54). AddyManager's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Codebook Password Manager sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month and AddyManager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Codebook Password Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codebook Password Manager has 2.3K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Codebook Password Manager's written reviews are positive against 64% of AddyManager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codebook Password Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, AddyManager monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Codebook Password Manager versus AddyManager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodebook Password ManagerAddyManager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better4.4 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better54
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZetetic LLCKhalid Warsame

Customer experience

Codebook Password Manager

All ratings2,332 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews347 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.8%

AddyManager

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Codebook Password Manager

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and data loss after iOS upgrades
  • Sync key issues causing data inaccessibility

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Face ID/Touch ID authentication
  • Improve sync reliability and background sync capabilities
  • Introduce a universal app for iPad
  • Allow custom icons and categories

AddyManager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Codebook Password Manager

Subscriptions8
  • Codebook Cloud Personal1 Month trial$7.001 Month
  • Codebook Cloud Personal6 Months trial$7.001 Month
  • Codebook Cloud Family1 Month trial$13.991 Month
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  • Codebook Cloud Family6 Months trial$13.991 Month
  • Codebook Cloud Personal1 Month trial$60.001 Year
  • Codebook Cloud Personal6 Months trial$60.001 Year
  • Codebook Cloud Family1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • Codebook Cloud Family6 Months trial$119.991 Year
One-time2
  • Free TrialFree
  • Codebook Pro for iOS$9.99
2 purchases

AddyManager

Subscriptions2
  • AddyManager Plus$2.991 Month
  • AddyManager Plus$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Codebook Password Manager free?
Codebook Password Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AddyManager free?
AddyManager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Codebook Password Manager or AddyManager?
Codebook Password Manager is rated higher. Codebook Password Manager averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while AddyManager averages 4.4 from 54 ratings.
Do Codebook Password Manager or AddyManager have ads?
Neither Codebook Password Manager nor AddyManager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codebook Password Manager or AddyManager?
Codebook Password Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and AddyManager monthly. Most recently, Codebook Password Manager was updated on September 23, 2026 and AddyManager on August 12, 2026.

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