Comparison

Codex History vs Famous Painters

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

Head to head
About

Codex History

Features
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Explore history one day at a time. Codex History brings the past to life with curated events, fascinating biographies, and immersive story arcs โ€” all free, no account required. WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? Discover real historical events, births, and deaths that happened on this exact date โ€” sourced from Wikipedia and refreshed every day. Tap any event to read the full article. STORY ARCS Dive deep into history's greatest chapters: the Silk Road, the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, World War II, the Cold War, and more. Each arc is told through bite-sized cards you can read in minutes, then test yourself with a built-in quiz. SEARCH HISTORY Search across curated stories, your saved events, and Wikipedia's full article library โ€” all from one place. SAVE & REVISIT Bookmark any event to your personal collection. Swipe to remove. Your saved events are always available offline. FEATURES โ€ข Today in History โ€” events, births & deaths for any date โ€ข 13+ curated Story Arcs with quizzes โ€ข Full Wikipedia article search โ€ข Resume where you left off in every story โ€ข Best quiz score tracking โ€ข Daily reminder notifications โ€ข No ads. No account. No subscription. History is not just dates and names โ€” it's the story of how the world became what it is. Start yours today.

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Famous Painters

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through 8 major artistic movements: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Pointillism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Cubism, Abstract Art and Romanticism. For each painter: full biography, major works and photo of their masterpiece. Filter by movement, search for a painter and test your knowledge with the quiz. Features: 27 painters classified by artistic movement Biography and major works for each painter Photo of the main masterpiece Filter by movement and search by name Quiz: identify the iconic work of each painter Bilingual French and English Adjustable text size, iPad optimized

Screenshots

Codex History2 screens
Famous Painters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Codex History at Free against Famous Painters's $0.99. Famous Painters's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Codex History is free to download; Famous Painters costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
Codex History versus Famous Painters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodex HistoryFamous Painters
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJingling ZhuMichel Garlandat

In-app purchases

None

Codex History

No in-app purchases

None

Famous Painters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codex History free?
Codex History is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Famous Painters free?
Famous Painters costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Codex History or Famous Painters have ads?
Neither Codex History nor Famous Painters shows ads.

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