Comparison

听了么 vs StoryCodex

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

Head to head
About

听了么

Features
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专注本地有声书与电子书管理与播放,支持导入 EPUB/PDF/文本,提供目录浏览、进度记录与后台播放,界面简洁易用。

About

StoryCodex

This app enhances your reading experience by building a live encyclopedia and visual story map as you progress. It allows you to tap character names for instant profiles and explore relationships without spoilers. Enjoy distraction-free reading and listening with offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Live encyclopedia of characters and lore
  • Spoiler-free visual Story Map
  • Instant character profiles on tap
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Customizable reading views
  • Import EPUB, PDF, and text files
  • Automatic chapter recaps
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You're on chapter 600. A name appears you half-remember. The wiki would spoil everything. StoryCodex is a smart novel reader that builds a live encyclopedia and visual Story Map of your story as you read. It tracks your progress and only remembers the events you have already reached. Stop choosing between losing track of the plot and getting spoiled by fandom wikis. LISTEN OR READ ANYWHERE Experience a polished core reading environment. Listen to your chapters aloud with high-fidelity neural voices including Supertonic, Kokoro, and Piper. Background playback, lock screen controls, and customizable reading views. No internet connection required. TAP ANY NAME, SEE WHO THEY ARE Tap a character name while reading to instantly view their profile: role, traits, power tier, and key relationships. Pulled strictly from chapters you have already read. Zero spoilers. No wiki rabbit holes. EXPLORE THE STORY MAP See characters, factions, places, and relationships as an interactive visual map. Follow alliances, rivalries, mentors, clans, sects, and shifting connections without exposing future events. The Story Map grows with your reading progress, so it stays useful and spoiler-free. YOUR STORY CODEX As you read, the local AI silently builds and updates your universe. Character profiles track names, aliases, motivations, and power progression. World building maps places, factions, cultivation systems, and items. Arc summaries break the full story into arcs, always spoiler-free. Chapter summaries log every chapter so nothing slips through. The codex carries across volumes, so your encyclopedia grows with the series. PICK UP EXACTLY WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Tap Previously before any chapter for an instant recap: the last few key events and a summary of recent chapters. Like a previously on for your novel. No reread, no spoilers, just back in the story in seconds. LOAD EPUBS OR WEB CHAPTERS Import web novels and light novels via EPUB, PDF, or plain text. Reading a multi-volume series? Save each EPUB as a volume under one series and share the same codex across all books. Paste a chapter URL from any public novel site to start reading and listening instantly. The built-in reader strips ads and clutter for a distraction-free experience. 100% ON-DEVICE. COMPLETELY PRIVATE. Your library and chapters never leave your phone. Local AI handles all analysis. No account, no external servers, no subscription required for core features. STORYCODEX PRO, OPTIONAL AND ONE-TIME For readers who go deep. Unlock advanced world-building analysis and the full interactive visual Story Map. One-time purchase, no recurring fees. Built for web novels, light novels, xianxia, LitRPG, and massive fantasy epics. Requires 6GB RAM or more for local AI models. Pro users on cloud AI have no device requirements. PERFECT FOR: • LitRPG, progression fantasy, cultivation/xianxia, isekai • Epic fantasy with huge casts (noble houses, guilds, sects) • Multi-volume series you read over months or years • Readers who take breaks and need quick recaps

Screenshots

听了么4 screens
StoryCodex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 听了么 at none against StoryCodex's 6. 听了么 also leads on ads (none vs shown). StoryCodex's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. StoryCodex sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 听了么 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 听了么 against 5.0 for StoryCodex. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StoryCodex has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
听了么 versus StoryCodex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter听了么StoryCodex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer上海洛歪歪科技有限公司Bilal ARKAN

Customer experience

听了么

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

StoryCodex

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

听了么

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

StoryCodex

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Small Pack$1.99
  • Medium Pack$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Pro Upgrade$7.99
  • Large Pack$9.99
  • StoryCodex Pro$9.99

Questions

Is 听了么 free?
听了么 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StoryCodex free?
StoryCodex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 听了么 or StoryCodex?
听了么 and StoryCodex are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do 听了么 or StoryCodex have ads?
StoryCodex shows ads; 听了么 does not.

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