Comparison

AI Usage vs Headroom

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

Head to head
About

AI Usage

Features
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Track your AI service usage and stay within your limits. THE PROBLEM AI services have usage quotas. You lose track. Limits hit at the worst time. WHY CHECKING MANUALLY ISN'T ENOUGH Each service has its own settings page โ€” but nobody opens five different apps to check usage one by one until it's too late. THE SOLUTION AIUsage tracks your AI service quotas โ€” Claude, Cursor, Antigravity, and more. See exactly how much you've used, how much is left, and when it resets. Simple. Visual. No more surprise limits. Support: steve_ham@icloud.com

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Headroom

Features
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Headroom keeps every AI coding assistant's usage limit in one place, so you always know how much you have left before you hit a wall. Link your Claude, Codex, and Cursor accounts and Headroom shows your session and weekly limits, exactly when each one resets, and how close you are to running out โ€” at a glance, without digging through separate dashboards. FEATURES โ€ข Live usage rings for each service โ€” session (5-hour) and weekly or monthly limits โ€ข A countdown to your next reset, so you can plan around it โ€ข Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes โ€ข Lock Screen widgets โ€” circular, rectangular, and inline โ€ข A Live Activity with a ticking countdown on your Lock Screen โ€ข Dynamic Island support โ€” choose which services appear front and center โ€ข Usage history charts to spot trends over time โ€ข Pull-to-refresh plus automatic background updates PRIVATE BY DESIGN Headroom has no servers, no analytics, and no account of its own. Your credentials are stored only in your device's Keychain and are sent only to the provider they belong to. Widgets and the Live Activity see only percentages and reset times โ€” never your tokens or email. Nothing about you is ever collected. FREE Headroom is completely free, with every feature included. If it ever saves you from hitting a limit at the worst moment, an optional in-app tip is appreciated, but will never be required. Headroom is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, or Cursor. Claude, Codex, and Cursor are trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

AI Usage3 screens
Headroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI Usage at none against Headroom's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Headroom sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AI Usage asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
AI Usage versus Headroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI UsageHeadroom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeung-Un HamRashim Anand

In-app purchases

None

AI Usage

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Headroom

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is AI Usage free?
AI Usage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Headroom free?
Headroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Usage or Headroom have ads?
Neither AI Usage nor Headroom shows ads.

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