Inkvoice vs Codex Reader Early Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkvoice
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Inkvoice is now available. Inkvoice is a lightweight e-book reader with text-to-speech. Import TXT and EPUB books from your device, automatically detect chapters, and keep your reading progress saved. Read by hand or listen with voice playback during commutes, before sleep, or whenever your eyes need a rest. Initial features include: • TXT / EPUB book import • Smart chapter detection and table of contents • Local text-to-speech and natural cloud voices • Automatic reading progress • Light and dark themes • Multiple Chinese reading fonts • Auto page flip • WiFi book transfer • Ad-free membership and cloud voice access Let every book find its voice with Inkvoice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://daneaz.github.io/audio_book/#s1
Codex Reader Early Access
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Codex Reader turns the books you already own into one library you can read and listen to. Connect your own sources — Plex, Audiobookshelf, OPDS catalogs, and Storyteller — or bring files straight in from the Files app. Your EPUBs, M4Bs, and MP3 audiobooks all land in a single shelf. READ AND LISTEN, TOGETHER Readalouds keep the text and the narration in sync, highlighting each line as it's spoken. Switch between reading and listening whenever you like and pick up exactly where you left off. BUILT FOR iOS CarPlay for the drive. Siri and Spotlight to jump straight into a book. Home Screen widgets and a Live Activity for what you're in the middle of. Everything works offline once downloaded. MADE YOURS Choose your app icon, tune typography and playback to taste, organize shelves and reading lists, and follow authors or servers to hear about new arrivals. Codex Premium adds iCloud sync so your place in a book follows you between devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Codex Reader Early Access at none against Inkvoice's shown. Codex Reader Early Access also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Inkvoice sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Codex Reader Early Access sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inkvoice ships an update every 2 months, Codex Reader Early Access every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Inkvoice | Codex Reader Early Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugene Wu | Cameron Green |
In-app purchases
Inkvoice
- Premium$1.991 Month
Codex Reader Early Access
- Codex Premium$6.99









