GW2 Help vs Usage Gauge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GW2 Help
This unofficial companion app enhances your Guild Wars 2 experience with features like an event timer and account insights. Track currencies, bank items, character inventories, achievements, and more. Seamlessly manage multiple accounts and enjoy dark mode support.
- Event Timer with notifications
- Account currency overview
- Bank and material storage
- Character inventory management
- Achievement progress tracking
- Multi-account support
- Dark mode
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Enhance your Guild Wars 2 play-style with this unofficial Companion-App. Features like an Event Timer, Dailies and insights into your account make this app invaluable for any Guild Wars 2 player. Add all your accounts into the app and seamlessly switch between them. FEATURES: Event Timer: - Notifications for upcoming events Explore your account: - Overview for all the currencies in your wallet - Explore the items in your bank - Material Storage - Characters and their inventories - Achievements with your progress - Unlocked Masteries - Track your activity on the Trading Post Multi-Account Support Full Dark-Mode Support This app is not an official Guild Wars 2 app and not affiliated with ArenaNet. ©2010–2018 ArenaNet, LLC. All rights reserved. Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Heart of Thorns, Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, ArenaNet, NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCSOFT Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Usage Gauge
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See your AI assistant usage right on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets - no more opening the settings page over and over. Usage Gauge is an independent companion utility for people who subscribe to Anthropic's Claude service and want their remaining limits visible at a glance. FEATURES - 5-hour session window and 7-day weekly usage at a glance - Per-model weekly limits shown separately - Extra usage credits: amount used, limit and remaining balance - Reset countdown for every limit window - Three Lock Screen widget styles (circular, rectangular, inline) - Small and medium Home Screen widgets - Refresh button right on the widget - update instantly without opening the app - Demo Mode: try the whole app and every widget with sample data, no account needed PRIVACY FIRST - Your sign-in credential is stored encrypted in your device Keychain only - Connects only to the service's official servers - we run no servers of our own - Zero data collection, zero ads, zero tracking To show your own numbers, the app needs an account with the service (free accounts work). Demo Mode works without any account. This is an independent third-party tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic PBC. Claude and Anthropic are trademarks of Anthropic PBC, used here only to describe compatibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Usage Gauge at daily against GW2 Help's every 4 months. GW2 Help's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GW2 Help ships an update every 4 months, Usage Gauge daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GW2 Help | Usage Gauge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonas Schlabertz | Wei Cheng Chen |
In-app purchases
GW2 Help
No in-app purchases
Usage Gauge
No in-app purchases









