Helmarr vs Usage for Claude + ChatGPT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helmarr
Manage all your self-hosted services from a single, native iOS interface. Seamlessly integrate and control applications like Sonarr, Radarr, and Unraid with advanced features and customization.
- Unified experience for multiple services
- Smart multi-network connectivity
- Deep customization options
- Home screen widgets
- Unraid control
- Push notifications
- SSH & SFTP access
- Download management
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Helmarr provides a unified, native iOS interface for your self-hosted services. Stop relying on responsive web UIs and manage your entire stack in an app where your services actually work hand-in-hand. Currently supported: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Unraid, SSH (+SFTP), Tautulli, Jellystat, Overseerr, Jellyseerr, Seerr, qBt, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Wizarr, Prowlarr, Transmission, Deluge. Key Features: - A Truly Unified Experience: Your stack shouldn't feel like separate silos. Helmarr brings Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Seerr, and Tautulli together. Browse your library, approve requests, and view active streams in one seamless interface. - Smart Connectivity: Full multi-network support allows you to define primary and fallback hosts. Helmarr automatically switches between your LAN IP and WAN/DNS address depending on where you are. - Make It Your Own: Deep customization options let you tweak the app to your liking. Change accent colors, rearrange your tab bar, and set custom headers to match your personal aesthetic. - Home Screen Widgets: Keep an eye on your download queue, upcoming releases, or server stats at a glance without even opening the app. - Unraid Control: Real-time monitoring of Shares, Parity status, Disks, and Warnings. Start/Stop Docker containers and VMs instantly. - Push Notifications: Stay in the loop with configurable alerts for grabs, successful imports, and critical health checks. - Terminal & Vitals: Full SSH & SFTP access with live resource monitoring (CPU/RAM/Net). Manage processes and containers via command line. - Download Management: Remote control for SABnzbd and NZBGet. Pause, resume, reorder queues, and set speed limits on the fly. - Release Browser: Don't just rely on automation—search, filter, and manually grab specific releases with ease. - Onboarding: Generate and manage user invites via Wizarr. Website: https://helmarr.com/ Terms of Service: https://helmarr.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://helmarr.com/privacy
Usage for Claude + ChatGPT
Monitor your AI usage limits for Claude and ChatGPT. Track session and weekly limits, receive timely alerts, and gain insights into your usage history across multiple accounts and devices.
- Track Claude and ChatGPT limits
- Support for multiple accounts
- Session and weekly limit monitoring
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Usage history up to 90 days
- Alerts for limit changes
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Check how much of your Claude and ChatGPT (Codex) limit is left before you start the next task. Usage for Claude + ChatGPT reads the session and weekly limits of your own accounts and keeps them on your iPhone and iPad, so you plan around your limits instead of running into them. Independent app, not affiliated with Anthropic or OpenAI. You sign in with your own Claude or ChatGPT account on the official sign-in pages, and the app shows the limits those accounts give you. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Claude and ChatGPT (Codex) in one app, with every account you use: personal, work and Team seats • The same app on iPhone, iPad and Mac, plus your Claude limits on Apple Watch; history syncs through your own iCloud • Not just the number of the moment: session history up to 90 days and a year of activity EVERY LIMIT AT A GLANCE • Session and weekly limits, live, with per-model limits, reset times and how fast you are using the limit • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, each showing the account you pick • Apple Watch app and complications for your Claude limits EVERY ACCOUNT IN ONE PLACE • Claude Free, Pro, Max and Team, and ChatGPT plans that include Codex • All your accounts in one stack, in Minimal, Detailed or Chart style • Switch with a tap, or let the app switch to the account you are using ALERTS THAT ARRIVE IN TIME • A notification before a limit runs out, and another the moment it resets • Alerts for one account, the account in use, or all of them • Service status: know when Claude or ChatGPT is having an incident HISTORY AND INSIGHTS • Session charts from 5 hours to 90 days • Session history, a year-long activity grid and monthly insights MADE FOR IPAD • A two-column layout that uses the whole screen • Larger widgets, keyboard shortcuts and pointer support ALSO ON YOUR MAC • The Mac app keeps your limits in the menu bar, several accounts side by side • Your history syncs between your devices through your own iCloud FREE AND PRO • Free: live usage, widgets and alerts for one account • Pro: unlimited accounts, session history, the Chart style, the activity grid and insights • Try Pro free for 7 days, no purchase needed, then choose monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase PRIVACY • You sign in on the official Claude and ChatGPT pages; the app never stores your password • Your usage data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud • Anonymous analytics help us improve the app. No ads, no tracking NEW IN VERSION 4 ChatGPT accounts, multiple accounts with automatic switching, three view styles and a layout made for iPad. See What's New for the full list. Questions or ideas? Send us feedback from inside the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Helmarr at 4.7 against Usage for Claude + ChatGPT's 4.2. Helmarr also leads on ratings volume (195 vs 5) and review sentiment (76% vs 59%). Usage for Claude + ChatGPT's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Helmarr sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Usage for Claude + ChatGPT sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Helmarr holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helmarr has 195 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Helmarr's written reviews are positive against 59% of Usage for Claude + ChatGPT's.
Helmarr ships an update weekly, Usage for Claude + ChatGPT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helmarr | Usage for Claude + ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (195 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 59.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 195 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Ernst | amir hayek |
Customer experience
Helmarr
Usage for Claude + ChatGPT
In-app purchases
Helmarr
- Helmarr Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Ultra Monthly$4.991 Month
- Bazarr$3.99
- Lidarr$4.99
- Sonarr$4.99
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- Radarr$4.99
- Seerr$4.99
- qBt$4.99
- Prowlarr$4.99
- Lifetime Pro$34.99
Usage for Claude + ChatGPT
- Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
- Monthly Pro Subscription$5.991 Year
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Buy me lunch$9.99
- Dashboard Full History$17.99
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- You're awesome$19.99
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