Comparison

Lunel vs Limits

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

Head to head
About

Lunel

Control your local development environment from your phone. Access your projects, run commands, edit code, and use AI assistants securely, anywhere. It provides a full development workflow on mobile.

Highlights
  • AI coding assistant
  • Full command line access
  • Responsive code editor
  • Browser and DevTools integration
  • File explorer
  • Git management
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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Lunel — Mobile Dev Environment Your development environment, right in your pocket. Lunel lets you control your local machine from your phone. Run npx lunel-cli inside any project, scan the QR code with the Lunel app, and you're connected. No complex setup. No new accounts. Just your existing project, accessible from anywhere. Built for Real Development This isn't a code viewer or a lightweight editor. Lunel gives you a complete development workflow on mobile — the same tools you rely on at your desk, now in your hands. What You Can Do — AI Agent: Run an AI coding assistant powered by Opencode or Openai Codex. It understands your repository, searches intelligently, and generates context-aware changes directly in your environment. — Terminal: Full command line access. Run scripts, manage dependencies, start servers, and execute any command connected to your live project. — Code Editor: Edit files, review diffs, and make updates in a responsive editor built for real workflows, not just quick glances. — Browser & DevTools: Preview your app, inspect elements, and monitor network requests without switching tools or environments. — File Explorer: Browse, create, rename, and delete files and folders across your entire project. — Git: Push, Pull, Commit, Manage branches, view old commits/diffs with ease. — Process Manager, Port Manager, API Client, String Tools and System Monitor. — All of this secured behind end to end encryption so you can work without worries. How It Works Lunel connects your phone directly to your local machine over a secure connection. Run one command in your project directory, scan the QR code, and you're in. Your laptop stays on while you work, Lunel handles the rest. Who It's For Lunel is built for developers who want to stay productive when they're away from their desk - on the couch, commuting, traveling, or anywhere a laptop isn't practical. If you've ever wished you could push a fix or check on a running server from your phone, Lunel is for you.

About

Limits

Monitor your AI coding rate limits across multiple providers in one convenient dashboard. View session usage, weekly quotas, and reset timers with customizable widgets for at-a-glance updates. This app prioritizes privacy with on-device token storage and no tracking.

Highlights
  • AI rate limit monitoring
  • Session usage tracking
  • Weekly quota display
  • Reset countdown timers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • On-device token storage
  • Supports Codex, Claude, Cursor
Features
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Limits shows your AI coding rate limits at a glance. See session usage, weekly quotas, and reset timers for the providers you connect, all in one place. Connect with secure sign in. Limits never sends your tokens to a server. Your tokens stay on your device in the Keychain, and your usage is cached on device so the widgets can read it. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your limits visible without opening the app. Live countdowns keep ticking between refreshes, so you always know how much you have left and when it resets. Supported providers: - Codex (ChatGPT) - Claude Code - Cursor - Grok - Antigravity Why you will like it: - One dashboard for every limit you care about - Ring and bar gauges that stay readable at a glance - Reset countdowns on your Home Screen and Lock Screen - Private by design, with no account required for Limits itself - No ads, no tracking, and no analytics Limits is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, Anysphere, Google, xAI, or any other provider. Provider names are used only to identify the services you choose to connect. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/stdeula/ Questions or feedback: hi@pranavkarthik.com

Screenshots

Lunel4 screens
Limits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lunel at 5.0 against Limits's 4.5. Lunel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Limits's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Limits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lunel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lunel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lunel's written reviews are positive against 70% of Limits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lunel ships an update weekly, Limits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Lunel versus Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunelLimits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings722 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#46 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSoham BharambePranav Karthik Mruthyunjayan

Customer experience

Lunel

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Limits

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lunel

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Limits

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Limits Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Lunel free?
Lunel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Limits free?
Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lunel or Limits?
Lunel is rated higher. Lunel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Limits averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Lunel or Limits have ads?
Neither Lunel nor Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lunel or Limits?
Lunel ships an update weekly, and Limits every 3 days. Most recently, Lunel was updated on September 8, 2026 and Limits on September 14, 2026.

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