Comparison

VibeCheck vs Codex Meter

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

Head to head
About

VibeCheck

Monitor AI coding tool usage and costs in real-time from a unified dashboard. Track limits, reset times, and spending across multiple AI services. Get notified before you hit your limits to maintain coding flow.

Highlights
  • Unified dashboard for AI tool limits
  • Real-time usage percentage and requests remaining
  • Cost history charts for AI spending
  • Usage pace tracking with reserve indicators
  • Provider status monitoring for outages
  • Customizable threshold alerts
  • Home Screen widget and Apple Watch support
Features
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Stop guessing how much AI you have left. VibeCheck shows real-time usage limits, reset times, and cost history for every AI coding tool you use -- Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex CLI, OpenAI API, Anthropic API, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity -- all in one unified dashboard on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. HOW IT WORKS Your Mac runs VibeCheck in the menu bar. It collects usage data directly from each provider's API and CLI, normalizes everything into a single snapshot, and sends it to your devices over your local network. No cloud. No account. Your API keys never leave your Mac. Pair once with a QR code, and your iPhone becomes a live dashboard for all your AI tool limits. WHAT YOU GET -- Unified Dashboard -- See every tool's usage percentage, requests remaining, and reset countdown in one glance. No more juggling browser tabs or terminal commands to check your limits across Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and more. -- Cost History Charts -- Track your AI spending with 30-day daily cost breakdowns. See exactly how much each provider is costing you and spot trends before they become budget surprises. -- Usage Pace Tracking -- Reserve and deficit indicators show whether you are on track to last until your limit resets. Plan your coding sessions around your remaining capacity. -- Provider Status Monitoring -- Know when your AI tools are experiencing outages or degraded performance before you hit a wall mid-session. -- Threshold Alerts -- Set custom warning thresholds. Get notified before you hit your limit, not after. -- Home Screen Widget -- A quick-glance iOS widget shows your most critical usage stats right on your Home Screen. Know your limits without even opening the app. -- Apple Watch -- Check your AI tool limits from your wrist. Approve or deny tool permission requests directly from your Watch when Claude Code or Codex asks for approval. -- Privacy by Design -- API keys and secrets stay on your Mac in the system Keychain. Your devices only receive normalized, signed usage snapshots over your local network. Nothing is sent to the cloud. Nothing is stored on a server. -- Global Keyboard Shortcut -- Press Cmd+Shift+V on your Mac to instantly check all your AI limits without switching windows or opening a browser. SUPPORTED TOOLS - Claude Code (Anthropic) -- session and daily limits - Cursor -- usage quota and plan limits - Windsurf -- usage tracking - Codex CLI (OpenAI) -- rate limits - OpenAI API -- spend and rate limits - Anthropic API -- spend and rate limits - Gemini CLI (Google) -- usage limits - Antigravity -- usage tracking WHY VIBECHECK If you use AI coding assistants daily, you have hit a rate limit mid-flow and lost your momentum. VibeCheck gives you a single place to monitor all your tools so you can plan ahead, switch tools before hitting a wall, and keep coding without interruption. One-time purchase. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The macOS menu bar companion app is free. REQUIREMENTS - macOS 14+ with the free VibeCheck menu bar app installed - iPhone and Mac on the same local network for pairing - iOS 17+ / iPadOS 17+ / watchOS 10+

About

Codex Meter

Features
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Codex Meter shows Codex GPT-5.5 usage at a glance. Sign in with Codex to retrieve live 5-hour and weekly usage windows, refresh from the app, and keep the same numbers visible in a Home Screen widget. The widget supports scheduled timeline refreshes and a manual refresh button, so you can check remaining usage quickly without opening ChatGPT or Codex.

Screenshots

VibeCheck4 screens
Codex Meter1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codex Meter at none against VibeCheck's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VibeCheck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Codex Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
VibeCheck versus Codex Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibeCheckCodex Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaturay Berker CeylanTom Fadial

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VibeCheck

One-time1
  • macOS App Companion$4.99
None

Codex Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VibeCheck free?
VibeCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Codex Meter free?
Codex Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VibeCheck or Codex Meter have ads?
Neither VibeCheck nor Codex Meter shows ads.

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