Comparison

Codebook Password Manager vs Waydar

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

Waydar

This app ensures your reminders are seen and acted upon with smart notifications and AI-powered voice calls. It helps you create and manage tasks with natural language input and offers calendar synchronization and home screen widgets for easy access. Personalize your experience with various visual and haptic styles.

Highlights
  • Smart notifications
  • AI reminder calls
  • Natural language reminder creation
  • Brain composer for notes
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable styles
Features
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Waydar is the reminder app I wished existed. Notifications get ignored. To do lists get buried. Waydar helps your reminders actually land, whether that means a clean notification or a natural AI reminder call when something really matters. The basics stay free. Notifications are included, always. What Waydar does • Smart notifications Set reminders that feel clear, simple, and easy to act on. • AI reminder calls Waydar can call your phone in a natural voice and read the reminder you created, including the note you added. • Make a Waydar Type something like “call mom tomorrow at 7 about dinner” and Waydar turns it into a clean reminder you can review and edit. • Brain composer Rewrite, soften, sharpen, or plan a reminder note without starting over. • Apple Calendar sync Events from your calendars can appear in Waydar automatically, so your day is easier to see in one place. • Home widget Keep your next reminder visible from your Home Screen. • Aura, identity, and haptic styles Customize how Waydar looks and feels. The companion Waydar includes a small companion that grows as you follow through. It is simple, quiet, and built to make the habit feel easier to keep. Privacy Your reminders sync with your account so they can stay available across devices. Calendar and contacts access are used only for the features you choose, such as picking a contact or showing your calendar events. Microphone access is only used when you choose to speak a reminder. Waydar does not share your data with third parties for advertising. Waydar Gold Gold unlocks: • Unlimited AI reminder calls • Brain composer features • Premium widget styles • Premium auras and app identity styles • Aura Pulse haptic style Waydar Gold is available monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Who Waydar is for If you have ever set a reminder, watched it pop up, swiped it away, and still forgot, Waydar is for you. It is made for people who want reminders to feel more personal, more visible, and harder to miss. Support Tap You, then Support inside the app, or email here@getwaydar.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Codebook Password Manager4 screens
Waydar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Codebook Password Manager at 2.4K against Waydar's 2. Codebook Password Manager also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Waydar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month and Waydar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waydar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codebook Password Manager has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codebook Password Manager ships an update monthly, Waydar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Codebook Password Manager versus Waydar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodebook Password ManagerWaydar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZetetic LLCKHADAR HASSAN WADI

Customer experience

Codebook Password Manager

All ratings2,363 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.7%

Waydar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Waydar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 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
1 purchases

Waydar

Subscriptions1
  • Waydar Gold — $4.993 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Codebook Password Manager free?
Codebook Password Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waydar free?
Waydar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Codebook Password Manager or Waydar?
Waydar is rated higher. Codebook Password Manager averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Waydar averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Codebook Password Manager or Waydar have ads?
Neither Codebook Password Manager nor Waydar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codebook Password Manager or Waydar?
Codebook Password Manager ships an update monthly, and Waydar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Codebook Password Manager was updated on November 1, 2026 and Waydar on October 31, 2026.

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