# Codea vs Mojo White

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Codea | Mojo White |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (126 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/codea/id439571171/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mojo-white/id6757512830/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **126** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Size | 217 MB | 66 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Two Lives Left](https://appshunter.io/developer/335953314) | [Haro LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1842571816) |

## What reviewers say

### Codea

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/codea/id439571171)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Codea Pro (Monthly) | $4.99 | per month |
| Codea Pro (Yearly) | $29.99 | per year |
| Codea Pro Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great for making games
- 👍 Lets me code when I feel the itch
- 💡 Powerful, Playful Development Environment
- 👍 Fantastic prototyping tool
- 👍 One of the best programming apps on iPad

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Assets don't work
- 🐛 Need Pencil scrolling slider. TOO MUCH ACCIDENTAL WRITING
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Bugs with keyboard and cursor issues

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

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


### Mojo White

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mojo-white/id6757512830)

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

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $12.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $29.99 | per month |
| Annual Pro Plan | $99.99 | per year |
| Annual Premium Plan | $229.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*