Comparison

VibeCheck vs Limits

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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Monitor AI coding tool usage from your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Pair with the free VibeCheck Mac companion to see usage limits, reset times, available cost history, and provider status. Available metrics depend on the provider and plan. Browse provider pricing for free. Dashboard access requires a one-time purchase or an active Remote Control subscription. Remote Control is available monthly or yearly and includes Dashboard access while active. Your separate one-time Dashboard purchase remains yours when a Remote subscription ends. Remote Control lets you start and continue Codex sessions on your paired Mac from iPhone, read streamed replies, and respond to approval requests. Your Mac must be available. Local connections and optional relay connections are supported. Provider credentials stay on your Mac. Paired devices receive usage data; optional remote features can use encrypted relay traffic and private iCloud paths. Camera, local network, microphone, and speech recognition permissions are used for the features that need them. Requires macOS 14 or later with VibeCheck, and iOS/iPadOS 17 or later. The Watch companion requires watchOS 10 or later. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account before renewal. Privacy Policy: https://appyaccidents.com/apps/vibecheck/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

VibeCheck4 screens
Limits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VibeCheck at 5.0 against Limits's 4.5. VibeCheck also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Limits's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Limits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VibeCheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Limits has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VibeCheck ships an update every 2 weeks, Limits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
VibeCheck versus Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibeCheckLimits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#198#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaturay Berker CeylanPranav Karthik Mruthyunjayan

Customer experience

VibeCheck

All ratings1 ratings
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

1 purchases

VibeCheck

One-time1
  • macOS App Companion$4.99
3 purchases

Limits

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

Questions

Is VibeCheck free?
VibeCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Limits free?
Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VibeCheck or Limits?
VibeCheck is rated higher. VibeCheck averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Limits averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do VibeCheck or Limits have ads?
Neither VibeCheck nor Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VibeCheck or Limits?
VibeCheck ships an update every 2 weeks, and Limits every 3 days. Most recently, VibeCheck was updated on October 18, 2026 and Limits on October 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, VibeCheck or Limits?
VibeCheck currently peaks at #198 in the App Store charts, and Limits at #40. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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