Claude Counter vs TokenCounter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Claude Counter
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YeahClaude Counter shows you your real Claude Code usage — read privately from your own Mac. Add smart session tracking, custom timers and exportable history on iPhone, iPad and a native Mac app, and you're finally in control of every session. THE PROBLEM Claude's session-based pricing means every session counts. Start one accidentally? Money wasted. Lose track of your usage? Budget blown. Need to report hours to your manager or bill a client? Good luck piecing that together from memory. NEW — NATIVE MAC APP - Session, Usage, Timers and History in a proper Mac window, with a sidebar or top-bar layout - A menu bar item with the live 5-hour window countdown and today's totals, visible even with the window closed - Keyboard shortcuts for every screen and action, and a Settings window (⌘,) - Record & Sync: one click records a session already running in Claude and lands your timers on Claude's real reset time - One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac — Pro bought on any device unlocks all three REAL USAGE DASHBOARD - Your actual Claude Code usage, read directly from Claude Code's local logs on your Mac - Live 5-hour window tracking, so you always know where you stand before the next reset - Tokens, responses, and per-model breakdowns - Cost estimates (Pro): what today, the last 7 days, and the last 30 days would cost at API rates - Run it on your Mac and your iPhone and iPad show the same live numbers, synced through your private iCloud SESSION TRACKING - One-tap session start/stop with confirmation alerts - Visual countdown showing sessions remaining - Grace session warning before you hit your limit - Project descriptions to track what you worked on CUSTOM TIMERS (Pro) - Auto-save progress reminders - Custom timers for your workflow — perfect for Pomodoro or timed work blocks HISTORY, STATISTICS & EXPORT - Complete session log with dates, durations, and descriptions - Search by keyword, filter by period (today, week, month, all time) - Usage trends, session analysis, and average session length - Export to text or CSV for expense reports and client billing (Pro) WIDGETS - Sessions remaining and days-until-reset at a glance - Active timer and save-progress reminders - Claude usage on your lock screen and home screen WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone who wants to stay within budget on Claude's sessions - Employees who need to show Claude Code usage for management review - Contractors logging sessions by project for accurate client billing PRIVACY FIRST Your data never touches our servers. Usage is read from Claude Code's own logs on your Mac, and syncing between your devices happens entirely inside your private iCloud — we can't see it. No accounts, no tracking, no third-party analytics. AVAILABLE IN 11 LANGUAGES English (UK), English (US), Afrikaans, Ελληνικά, Français, Español, Deutsch, Nederlands, 中文 简体, 中文 繁體, and 日本語. Switch anytime from Settings. FREE VS PRO Free: 5 sessions every 30 days plus 1 grace session, basic session tracking, session timers, 30 days of history and statistics — a full work week to see the benefit. Free sessions renew 30 days after they were last granted, and survive a reinstall. Pro: 50 sessions per month, unlimited custom timers, lock screen widgets, unlimited history and statistics, cost estimates, data export (text & CSV), and all future Pro features — on iPhone, iPad and Mac with one purchase. Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription (annual saves about 16%), or as Pro Lifetime, a single purchase that unlocks Pro for good. Manage subscriptions anytime through your App Store settings. Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://solosoftware.app/claude-counter/Claude_C_Privacy_Policy.html Claude Counter is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic. Claude, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork are products of Anthropic (https://www.anthropic.com).
TokenCounter
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TokenCounter is the simplest way to keep tabs on what your Anthropic API account is costing this month — without giving up your privacy. Paste your Admin API key once, and the app fetches live cost data straight from Anthropic to your iPhone. You'll see: • Month-to-date spend across your whole organization • Today's intra-day cost estimate (Anthropic's daily report only closes yesterday's bucket; we add a token-priced estimate of today) • Breakdown by model • Quick visual sense of whether you're under, on track, or over your usual monthly burn • A monthly spend limit you set on-device, with a gauge that warns as you approach it • An optional alert the first time you cross 90% of your limit in a month TokenCounter does not have a server. The app talks directly from your iPhone to api.anthropic.com using your key. Nothing about your account, key, usage, or cost ever passes through any third party — including us. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • No account to create. • No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising SDKs, no third-party trackers. Zero. • Your Admin API key is stored only in the iOS Keychain on this device, protected by Face ID / Touch ID / your passcode. • One-tap "Disconnect" in Settings wipes the key from Keychain. • Native SwiftUI, no web views for data, no bloated frameworks. WHAT YOU NEED TokenCounter reads from Anthropic's Admin API, which requires: 1. An organizational Anthropic account (admin keys aren't available on individual accounts). 2. An Admin API key. The onboarding flow walks you through creating both. If you already have them, it's about 30 seconds to be up and running. WHO IT'S FOR Developers, founders, and ML engineers who use Anthropic's API every day and want a fast way to check spend without logging into the Console on the web. Especially useful if you're testing prompts that could rack up cost quickly and you want a glanceable number on your home screen. PRIVACY See maximumimpact.studio/tokencounter/privacy for the full policy. TL;DR: we don't collect any data because we have nowhere to put it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TokenCounter at none against Claude Counter's 5. TokenCounter also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. Claude Counter sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TokenCounter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Claude Counter ships an update every 6 weeks, TokenCounter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Claude Counter | TokenCounter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert O'Connell | Arunjeet Singh |
In-app purchases
Claude Counter
- Pro 1 Month14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Claude Counter Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro 1 Year14 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- Claude Counter Pro Annual$9.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
TokenCounter
No in-app purchases
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