Comparison

Codea vs Mojo White

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

Head to head
About

Codea

Create interactive games and visual ideas using a touch-friendly code editor. Build projects with 2D/3D rendering, physics, and export them to create real apps. Supports Lua and GLSL.

Highlights
  • 2D and 3D renderer
  • Touch-based visual editors
  • Lua programming language
  • Export to Xcode
  • Physics engines
  • GLSL shader editor
  • Import assets from Dropbox
Features
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"It’s kind of like the Garage Band of coding." – Wired "Codea for iPad is a super slick way to write and run programs on your iPad." – Gizmodo Codea lets you create games and simulations — or just about any visual idea you have. Turn your thoughts into interactive creations that make use of iPad features like Multi-Touch and the accelerometer. We think Codea is the most beautiful code editor you'll use, and it's easy. Codea is designed to let you touch your code. Want to change a color, or an image? Tapping will bring up visual editors that let you choose exactly what you want. Codea is built on the Lua programming language. A simple, elegant language that doesn't rely too much on symbols — a perfect match for iPad. Here's how you use it: type your code. Press play to watch it run. Interact with it. Get creative. FEATURES • A fully featured 2D and 3D renderer • Lots of great example projects to learn from, including games • Touch your code: tap colors, images and sounds to adjust them • Export your finished projects to Xcode to produce real apps • Complete in-line reference documentation accessible from keyboard • Intelligent syntax highlighting and auto-completing code editor • Import your own assets from Dropbox • Full 2D and 3D physics engines for complex motion • Add parameters so you can tweak variables at runtime • Interact with accelerometer and multi-touch on your device • Generate retro-game sound effects • GLSL Shader Language support with live shader editor • Bluetooth keyboard support and keyboard shortcuts • Air Code: code live from your PC using WiFi • Much, much more IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Join the forums at https://talk.codea.io to ask questions, share ideas and get help when you need it • If you need help or wish to get in contact with us, please use the support link on this page • Privacy policy https://codea.io/privacy • Terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SUBSCRIPTION • Codea is free to use for projects up to 500 lines, after which you can subscribe to Codea Pro for access to advanced features and unlimited project size • Monthly and yearly plans available • Lifetime one-time purchase also available • Pricing may vary by region. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.

About

Mojo White

This app transforms your text documents, PDFs, and articles into audio. Listen to content on the go, scan physical documents, or paste links. It also offers an AI assistant to summarize and explain content, and can even turn your material into a podcast.

Highlights
  • Reads documents, PDFs, and articles aloud
  • Scans text from images
  • Converts web links to audio
  • AI assistant for summarization and explanation
  • Creates custom podcasts from uploaded content
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Background playback and lock screen controls
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You've got a pile. Articles you saved. PDFs you meant to get to. A document someone needs you to "take a look at." That wall of text someone sent you as an email! Why is it that we live in the age of AI, and you still don't have time to read all the stuff that comes your way? If you thought... there should be an app for that, you found it. Mojo reads everything back to you, out loud. • Email • Text • PDFs • Articles • Books • Websites • Blogs (that could have been a video, ugh!) It's time your pile of stuff to read finally moved. Listen to documents on your commute, on a walk, or while you cook. Mojo reads them aloud, so the reading finally gets done. How does it work? THREE WAYS IN. NO FRICTION. • Drop in a PDF, Word doc, or ebook. (By "drop in," we mean upload, but "drop in" sounds way cooler!) • Scan a page, a handout, or a sign with your camera. Mojo reads the text off the image. Pretty cool, right? • Paste a link or any text and press play. What does it sound like? Right about now, you're probably thinking about those obviously annoying robotic voices. Well, we hate those just as much as you do. We use our product too, which means Mojo is loaded with real, natural voices you can actually listen to for an hour. Yes, even on the free tier. Watch the words light up as they're read, so you never lose your place. Go 0.5x to savor it or 2x to crush your backlog. Serious question: does anyone listen to anything on 1x anymore? Best of all, the app works with the lock screen, background playback, and your headphone controls. ASK MOJO ABOUT WHAT YOU READ. As if Mojo wasn't awesome enough just reading things back to you, we've built in an Assistant that knows what's in your library. Ask it to summarize a document, explain the hard part, or quiz you before a test. It's the difference between listening and actually getting it. BUT WHY STOP THERE... MOJO ALSO LETS YOU TURN YOUR PILE INTO A PODCAST. Upload your own material, pull in sources from the internet, or capture what's on your mind, and Mojo turns it into an episode you can listen to on a walk, while you drive, or while you work out. Your notes, your sources, your podcast. Speaking of "your," we have to mention that Mojo is all about privacy. Let's say it again... PRIVACY! That means we: * DO NOT access or use your content (the only exception is a valid legal order, and if that ever happens, the lawyers take it from there. Don't do crimes in our app.) * DO NOT use your content to train models * DO NOT share any information with advertisers * DO NOT retain it (longer than 30 days, that is) * DO NOT WANT IT! You read right. We don't want it. We have a hard 30-day deletion policy, so anything you upload is wiped from our system within 30 days. We believe in privacy, and we know that feeling when you have to ask yourself whether you really want to put your work into some random app. Your data is yours. That means your manuscript, your private thoughts, your contracts, and your NDAs stay yours, we don't read them, and we don't keep them. GETTING STARTED IS FREE. Create an account and get 30 days of full access. No payment needed, no plan to choose. After that, keep going on the Free tier (7,500 words a month) or pick Pro. That's enough bragging on all the cool stuff. It's time you get to the reading you keep putting off. Let's Mojo. Privacy Policy: https://www.mojowhite.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.mojowhite.com/eula Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Codea4 screens
Mojo White4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mojo White at 5.0 against Codea's 4.5. Mojo White also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Codea's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Codea sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mojo White sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mojo White holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codea has 126 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codea ships an update every 2 weeks, Mojo White every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Codea versus Mojo White: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeaMojo White
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (126 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings126 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwo Lives LeftHaro LLC

Customer experience

Codea

All ratings126 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.5%

Mojo White

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Codea

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when switching between documents
  • Xcode export not working with latest version of Xcode
  • Keyboard and cursor issues when using Bluetooth keyboard

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to import sounds and 3D models
  • Improve documentation and provide more tutorials
  • Add support for more programming languages beyond Lua

Mojo White

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Codea

Subscriptions2
  • Codea Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Codea Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Codea Pro Lifetime$99.99
4 purchases

Mojo White

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Annual Pro Plan1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium Plan$229.991 Year

Questions

Is Codea free?
Codea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mojo White free?
Mojo White is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Codea or Mojo White?
Mojo White is rated higher. Codea averages 4.5 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Mojo White averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Codea or Mojo White have ads?
Neither Codea nor Mojo White shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codea or Mojo White?
Codea ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mojo White every 5 days. Most recently, Codea was updated on October 6, 2026 and Mojo White on October 3, 2026.

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