Fox Issue & Project Tracking vs API Usage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fox Issue & Project Tracking
Organize projects and tasks into clear issues, milestones, and versions for solo developers and small teams. Track progress with Kanban boards and detailed issue management. Seamlessly sync across Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
- Hierarchical project organization
- Comprehensive issue tracking with subtasks
- Flexible Kanban board and outline view
- Rich Markdown notes with code blocks
- Unlimited collaborative project sharing
- iCloud sync across devices
- LLM integration for macOS
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Fox gives your work a structured place to live. Built for solo developers and small teams, it organizes everything around the versions you're shipping and the milestones that get you there—turning scattered tasks into a clear path to delivery and helping to ensure nothing is left behind. Fox offers several ways to buy: a lower-cost subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your purchase grants universal access on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. # Stay Focused on What Matters Fox helps you organize work that's outgrown todo apps and notes. Break down your projects into clear, actionable issues. Group them into milestones and versions to track goals and align releases. Track progress on a flexible Kanban board. It's everything you need to focus on your work. # Keep Your Projects On Track - A simple concept: Projects to organize your work, Milestones for goals, and Versions to deliver – Organize issues into a hierarchy that matches how you think and work - Comprehensive Issues – Track everything from simple tasks to complex features with subtasks, estimates, actual effort, due dates, links, and even more. Comprehensive history shows how Issues have developed over time - Flexible Kanban Board and Outline View – See your work the way you need to — boards for flow, outlines for the bigger map. - Rich Markdown Notes – Write detailed descriptions with code blocks, inline images, and links between issues - Resolution Tracking – Mark completed work with resolution status and notes for future reference - Smart Organization – Customizable issue types, tags, statuses, and priorities that adapt to your workflow and can be customized per project # Working in a team? Collaboration tools to support. - Unlimited collaborative project sharing - Get access to additional tools like history attributions and issue assignment # MCP Support for LLM Integration (macOS only) - Integrate with Claude Code, Cursor, any other HTTP-streamed, MCP-supported tools - Plan, track, and update issues, versions, and milestones - Use Fox as an overhead client to work with LLMs # Work Anywhere, Stay in Sync - Robust iCloud Sync – Seamless sync across all your devices keeps your work accessible everywhere - Native on Mac & iOS – Full-featured apps built specifically for each platform, including a desktop-class and full-freatured iPad app # Even More to Explore - CSV Import & Export – Migrate from other tools or bulk-create issues effortlessly - Bookmarks – Mark important issues for quick access - Issue History – Track every change made to issues over time - Archive System – Keep completed versions and milestones accessible without cluttering your workspace - Powerful Search & Filters – Find exactly what you need, when you need it - Shortcuts Integration – Automate workflows and create issues from anywhere on iOS ——— Fox is a labor of love and we hope you’ll love it, too. You can learn more at https://contagious.dev/fox ——— * Fox for single users is available through a subscription ($3.99 USD per month, special saving on yearly subscription) or one-time purchase. Users who purchased prior to 3.0.0 gain access to all features for free. * A one-time free trial of 14 days is offered free of cost with first subscription selection, after which the subscription-tier selected will be renewed. Subscriptions automatically renew unless explicitly canceled. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in your system’s Settings. * Any prices shown are in USD and may vary by region. ——— Privacy Policy: https://contagious.dev/privacy-policy/fox/ Terms of Use: https://contagious.dev/terms-of-use/fox/
API Usage
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Understand your AI and cloud costs without jumping between provider dashboards. API Usage brings OpenAI, Anthropic, and Vercel billing data into one clear, customisable view. Connect multiple organisations, choose the metrics and time ranges that matter to you, and keep important totals visible on your Home Screen. BUILD YOUR DASHBOARD - Track daily spend across configurable time ranges - Break down costs by project, service, API key, workspace, or model - Choose list, bar, line, area, or donut chart styles - Create compact or detailed tiles for each organisation CHECK COSTS FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN - Turn any dashboard tile into a widget - Choose the organisation and metric for each widget - Use small, medium, or large widget layouts - Keep snapshots updated in the background when iOS allows MADE FOR MULTIPLE PROVIDERS - Connect more than one organisation per provider - View OpenAI, Anthropic, and Vercel independently - Add, edit, or remove organisations at any time YOUR CREDENTIALS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. API Usage communicates directly with the provider you connect and does not send your credentials or billing data to a Barolo AI server. API Usage is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI, Anthropic, or Vercel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: API Usage at none against Fox Issue & Project Tracking's 4. Fox Issue & Project Tracking's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Fox Issue & Project Tracking sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. API Usage asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Fox Issue & Project Tracking | API Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Griffin | Barolo AI |
In-app purchases
Fox Issue & Project Tracking
- Unlock Fox (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Fox Unlock Yearly$19.991 Year
- Fox—Free TrialFree
- Fox (Purchased)$39.99
API Usage
No in-app purchases
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