Comparison

Usage for Claude vs Sill

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

Head to head
About

Usage for Claude

Monitor your AI assistant's usage on iOS. View real-time consumption, track trends with interactive charts, and gain insights into your activity patterns. Requires a companion Mac app for data syncing.

Highlights
  • Real-time usage display
  • Interactive charts
  • Activity grid visualization
  • Usage insights and trends
  • Seamless iCloud sync
  • Pull to refresh functionality
Features
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Usage for Claude is the iOS companion app for monitoring your Claude AI usage. See what you’ve used, spot trends over time, and stay aware of your limit. IMPORTANT: This app helps you monitor your Claude.ai usage limits. It requires you to sign in to your Claude account to fetch usage data. Independent app, not affiliated with Anthropic. FEATURES Current usage limits status. On the App, on Home Screen, Lock screen, and even Apple Watch. Real-Time Tracking Automatically refreshes your usage data so you always have the latest information. Smart refresh intervals adapt based on your activity. Full Dashboard A complete dashboard with live session charts, usage bars, and status banners — everything at a glance. Filter by 5 hours, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or 90 days to understand your consumption patterns. Session History Browse your session history with an interactive bar chart. Filter by day or week to spot trends and understand how you use Claude over time. Activity Grid A GitHub-style contribution grid visualizes your daily usage patterns. Quickly identify your most active days and spot trends. Usage Insights Monthly insights with actionable metrics — averages, peaks, and patterns — presented in a fresh card design to help you optimize your workflow. Claude Alerts Get notified about off-peak hours, high-limit times, and credit offers from Claude so you never miss out. Alerts appear right in your menu bar and dashboard. Limit Notifications Receive notifications when approaching your session or weekly limits. Stay informed before you hit a wall in your important conversations. Claude Code Stats Optionally track your Claude Code CLI usage alongside your web usage for a complete picture of your Claude consumption. iOS Companion App Your usage history syncs automatically to iCloud. Download "Usage for Claude" on iOS to view your usage history on the go. Pull to refresh on iOS even triggers a fresh data fetch on your Mac. HOW IT WORKS 1. Launch the app and sign in to your Claude account 2. The app fetches your current usage from Claude 3. Usage data is saved locally and synced to iCloud 4. View your current usage anytime 5. Open the dashboard for detailed charts, insights, and alerts PRIVACY Your Claude credentials are handled securely through the official Claude website — we never see or store your password. Usage data is stored locally and optionally synced via your personal iCloud account. Anonymous, privacy-focused analytics help us improve the app. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you via the in-app feedback. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sill

Stream your Mac's desktop or individual windows to your iPhone or iPad. Control your computer remotely using touch, keyboard, or Apple Pencil with encrypted connections. Offers flexible streaming quality and connection options.

Highlights
  • Stream Mac windows or desktop to iPhone/iPad
  • Remote control with touch, keyboard, Apple Pencil
  • Encrypted connections with TLS 1.3
  • Adjustable streaming quality and frame rate
  • Virtual display option for continuous updates
  • Multiple connection modes (Wired, Wi-Fi, Direct, Remote)
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Sill shows a window from your Mac, or its whole desktop, on your iPhone or iPad, and lets you use it with touch, a keyboard, a touchscreen trackpad or Apple Pencil. It streams straight from your Mac to your device over your own network, so there is no account to create and no server in between. You pair each device once, and every connection is encrypted. Both parts are free: the Sill app for iPhone and iPad, and Sill for Mac. Streaming: * Any single Mac window, or the whole Desktop, on your iPhone or iPad * Hardware HEVC video, up to 120 fps on ProMotion screens (60 elsewhere); the rate follows each device * Seven bitrate quality presets, from Low (4 Mbps) to Extreme (150 Mbps), plus Resolution, a frame-rate limit and Prioritize Encoding Speed * Text size (Aa): resizes your Mac window to fit your screen, so text is the size you want * Optional virtual display: a window streams from its own HiDPI display, sized to your device, and keeps updating even when covered on your Mac; full-screen video works too Controls: * Touch: tap to click, drag to scroll with momentum, touch and hold to right-click * Apple Pencil as the mouse, with hover * Software and hardware keyboards, with ⌘, ⌃ and ⌥ shortcuts, plus a key row with latching modifiers and a Spotlight key * Laptop layout when you hold the device upright: the picture on top, a key row and a trackpad (two-finger scroll, two-finger tap, hold then drag, three-finger gestures for Mission Control, App Exposé, switching Spaces, Apps and Show Desktop) * Dedicated iPhone and iPad layouts * Each Mac app's menus (File, Edit, View, etc) on your device, behind a Menus button * Window thumbnails: switch with a tap; hold one for close, minimize and full screen; drag to reorder * An Apps drawer: open windows and all installed apps, with search, and it launches apps Connecting: * Finds your Mac automatically; each Mac has 4 modes: Wired, Wi-Fi, Direct or Remote * USB cable (Wired) support, and a live session moves between the cable and Wi-Fi without dropping * Direct Wireless Connection (Direct, optional), for when you and your Mac don't share a network * Remote Access from anywhere through your own VPN, such as Tailscale, or a port forward * Pairing: every connection encrypted with TLS 1.3; pair each device once by QR code or a 12-digit code, and a USB cable pairs by itself; Require pairing is on by default * Your Mac keeps its keys in the protected part of its keychain that only Sill can read Sill for Mac: * A ~6 MB menu bar app with a live status card: each device, its frame rate and latency * Settings: General, Devices, Streaming, Virtual Display, Remote Access and Permissions * Launch at Login, a log window, and an update check that tells you when a new version is out * A notarized disk image download from getsill.app Sill for iPhone and iPad: * A Settings panel that changes your Mac's stream settings, and shows the connection and latency * A first-run tour, and Take the Tour to replay it * Tells you when your Mac or the device needs an update Free and open source (Apache 2.0) No account, no servers, no tracking: video goes straight from your Mac to your device, forever! Website: https://getsill.app/ GitHub: https://github.com/Saffsanity/sill Site GitHub: https://github.com/Saffsanity/sill-site

Screenshots

Usage for Claude4 screens
Sill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sill at 5.0 against Usage for Claude's 4.2. Sill also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Usage for Claude's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Usage for Claude sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Usage for Claude's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sill's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Usage for Claude ships an update every 3 weeks, Sill every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Usage for Claude versus Sill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUsage for ClaudeSill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeramir hayekNOAH WILLIAM SAFFER

Customer experience

Usage for Claude

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative32.3%

Sill

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Usage for Claude

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$5.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me lunch$9.99
  • Dashboard Full History$17.99
Show 1 more
  • You're awesome$19.99
None

Sill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Usage for Claude free?
Usage for Claude is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sill free?
Sill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Usage for Claude or Sill?
Sill is rated higher. Usage for Claude averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sill averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Usage for Claude or Sill have ads?
Neither Usage for Claude nor Sill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Usage for Claude or Sill?
Usage for Claude ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sill every 2 days. Most recently, Usage for Claude was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sill on October 16, 2026.

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