Comparison

CodexBar vs TokenBar Mobile

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

Head to head
About

CodexBar

Monitor your AI coding tool usage on your iPhone. Track rate limits, spending, and token consumption for various AI providers in real-time. Share spending summaries and analyze cost breakdowns with interactive charts.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI usage monitoring
  • Rate limit tracking with countdowns
  • Budget and spending analysis
  • Interactive cost charts
  • Shareable spending summaries
  • Provider and model cost breakdowns
Features
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CodexBar for iOS lets you monitor your AI coding tool usage on the go. View rate limits, spending, token usage, and budget tracking for providers like Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and OpenRouter — all synced from your Mac in real time via iCloud. Requires the CodexBar Mac app — this iOS app is a companion that reads usage data pushed by CodexBar on your Mac. Install the Mac app first, enable iCloud Sync in its settings, and your data will appear on your iPhone automatically. Features: • Share your AI spending as a beautiful image card with Classic or Vibe style options • Export share cards for Today, 7 Days, or 30 Days, with dark mode support • Real-time rate limit tracking with reset countdowns, budget progress, and daily cost breakdowns • Cost dashboard with provider share, model and service mix, and 30-day spend analysis • Interactive charts with Bar and Line styles, press-and-hold inspection, and horizontal scrolling for history • Daily spend and token usage views with clearer summaries and sharper breakdown amounts • Sharper percentage and cost labels across provider cards and tighter layouts for easier reading • Toggle between used and remaining quota display in Settings • Smarter chart axis scaling with clean integer tick marks for easier reading • Improved iCloud sync reliability, better error reporting, pull-to-refresh, and built-in onboarding guidance Open Source CodexBar is built on the open-source CodexBar project, licensed under MIT. This fork (github.com/o1xhack/CodexBar-Mobile) adds iCloud sync and the iOS companion app. Contributions and feedback are welcome on GitHub.

About

TokenBar Mobile

Monitor your AI usage for Claude with real-time tracking of session limits, rate limits, and reset times. Get instant visual feedback on remaining capacity and receive alerts before hitting usage caps.

Highlights
  • Live usage tracking
  • Progress ring for capacity
  • Live Activities on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • iCloud sync for authentication
  • Low usage alerts
  • Widget support
Features
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TokenBar shows how much AI usage you have left, and when you'll get it back, so you never get cut off mid-flow. YOUR LIMITS AT A GLANCE • Usage rings for every limit: session, weekly, model-specific and monthly • The limit that will stop you first is always front and center • A countdown to every reset • A forecast from your current pace: "at this pace, out at 13:10" (Pro) KNOW THE MOMENT IT'S BACK • Reset alerts the instant a limit refills: a notification, or an alarm that rings through silent mode (Pro) • A heads-up before you run low • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a "You're back" moment when your limit resets (Pro) EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including one that shows every provider at once (Pro) • Control Center controls to refresh or start live tracking • Apple Watch app with complications and a Smart Stack widget (Pro) • Set up once on your Mac and your providers appear here through iCloud 13 AI PROVIDERS Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI (Admin API), OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Moonshot, Z.ai, Kimi, MiniMax, ElevenLabs, Synthetic and Warp. Track one for free, or all of them side by side with Pro. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your credentials stay in the Keychain and go straight to each provider. TokenBar has no accounts and no servers of its own. TOKENBAR PRO Pro unlocks reset alerts, Live Activity, widgets, the Apple Watch app, 90-day history and the limit forecast, every provider at once, your own warning threshold, and 1-minute refresh. A purchase on iPhone also unlocks TokenBar for Mac. • Yearly, with a 7-day free trial • Monthly • Lifetime: pay once Already using TokenBar? You keep every feature you had before Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nikakirkitadze.github.io/TokenBar/privacy.html Requires accounts or API keys with the providers you want to track. TokenBar is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic or any other AI provider.

Screenshots

CodexBar4 screens
TokenBar Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CodexBar at 67% against TokenBar Mobile's 0%. CodexBar also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CodexBar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of CodexBar's written reviews are positive against 0% of TokenBar Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CodexBar ships an update every 3 days, TokenBar Mobile monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CodexBar versus TokenBar Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodexBarTokenBar Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昱晓 王Levani Kirkitadze

Customer experience

CodexBar

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TokenBar Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

CodexBar

No in-app purchases

None

TokenBar Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CodexBar free?
CodexBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TokenBar Mobile free?
TokenBar Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CodexBar or TokenBar Mobile?
CodexBar is rated higher. CodexBar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while TokenBar Mobile averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do CodexBar or TokenBar Mobile have ads?
Neither CodexBar nor TokenBar Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodexBar or TokenBar Mobile?
CodexBar ships an update every 3 days, and TokenBar Mobile monthly. Most recently, CodexBar was updated on November 5, 2026 and TokenBar Mobile on November 5, 2026.

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