Bloox vs StoryCodex

Bring your audiobooks to Bloox. Listen to M4B and MP3 files, follow a live transcript, ask about the story, and catch up when you lose the thread. READ ALONG AS YOU LISTEN See synchronized captions as your audiobook plays, with separate controls for word and sentence highlighting. Tap a transcript line to return to that moment, or use full-screen captions. English transcription runs on your device. ASK ABOUT YOUR BOOK Forgot a detail or how two characters are connected? Ask Books uses your listening position and available transcript to help answer questions about what you've heard. It asks for your agreement before sending your question and relevant book context to Bloox servers. An internet connection is required. Ask Books is currently a beta feature and requires Share Analytics to be enabled. WHAT DID I MISS? Get an AI recap of recent listening, revisit your last session, or pick up the story with a summary in the Home Screen widget. Recaps are generated on your device using Apple Intelligence. Rate a recap and optionally share details to help us improve it. KEEP TRACK OF THE CAST Look up character biographies and see names highlighted in the transcript. Character lookup uses an online service. You can also rate individual biographies. BOOKMARKS WITH CONTEXT Save a moment, add a note, and find it again. On compatible devices, AI-generated context helps you remember what was happening. BRING YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Import from Audiobookshelf, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Files, or your computer over Wi-Fi. Play your own DRM-free M4B and MP3 files offline after import. Bloox supports embedded chapters, CUE sheets and multi-file books. If a book has no chapter data, create chapters at a length you choose. Navigate between chapters, correct track order, and edit the title, author, narrator, series or cover art when needed. BUILT FOR EVERY MOMENT Use CarPlay on the road, Apple Watch playback controls on your wrist, and a sleep timer with presets, a custom duration and End of Chapter. Nightstand mode keeps nighttime controls easy to reach. Adjust playback speed from 0.5× to 3× and customize skip intervals. Control playback from the Lock Screen or Control Center, or use Siri to play and pause. SEE YOUR LISTENING Explore listening time, streaks and session history. Keep your place with saved positions, bookmarks and adjustable resume rewind. FREE, WITH YOUR CHOICES IN REACH No subscription, in-app purchases or ads. Your imported audio stays on your device for playback and transcription. Ask Books and character lookup use online services; optional feedback can include content you choose to share. You can turn usage analytics off in Settings. See our privacy policy for details. REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS Bloox requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. English transcription needs compatible hardware and the downloaded speech model. On-device recaps and bookmark context need a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled and its model available. Once their models are ready, transcription and local recaps can work offline. Ask Books and new character lookups need internet access. AI-generated text can be inaccurate and may include unwanted story details. Made for iPhone and iPad, with Light and Dark modes. Bloox. Your books, understood.

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. CONVERT WEB NOVELS TO EPUB Turn a saved web novel into a real EPUB for offline reading. Split long novels into volumes, each with its own table of contents, or keep one flat book. Missing chapters are downloaded first, then the finished EPUB lands in your library and is included in library exports and backups, so other reader apps can open it too. 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