Comparison

CodexBar vs MuxCLI

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 usage for various AI providers. Share spending summaries as image cards and analyze costs with interactive charts.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI usage monitoring
  • Budget and spending tracking
  • Rate limit tracking with countdowns
  • Cost dashboard and analysis
  • Interactive charts and graphs
  • Shareable spending summaries
  • Open-source project
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

MuxCLI

Manage AI coding sessions on your server directly from your iPhone. Create, attach, and resume tmux-backed sessions for various AI CLIs and shell workflows. Continue prompt work without losing context and send terminal input with mobile-friendly controls.

Highlights
  • Run AI coding sessions remotely
  • Manage tmux-backed sessions
  • Resume interrupted workflows
  • Send terminal input from mobile
  • Receive attention signals
  • Pair phone with server quickly
Features
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MuxCLI lets you run and manage AI coding sessions on your own server from iPhone. Create, attach, detach, and resume tmux-backed sessions for Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, and shell workflows. Use MuxCLI to: - Pair your phone with your server in seconds - Browse existing sessions and create new ones - Continue prompt workflows without restarting context - Send terminal input with mobile-friendly control keys - Get attention-required signals when a session needs your input MuxCLI is designed for long-running development sessions where your server does the heavy work and your phone acts as the control surface.

Screenshots

CodexBar4 screens
MuxCLI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CodexBar at 67% against MuxCLI's 0%. CodexBar also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. MuxCLI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CodexBar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CodexBar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CodexBar has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of CodexBar's written reviews are positive against 0% of MuxCLI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CodexBar ships an update every 3 days, MuxCLI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CodexBar versus MuxCLI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodexBarMuxCLI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昱晓 王Tim Chen

Customer experience

CodexBar

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

MuxCLI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

CodexBar

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MuxCLI

One-time1
  • MuxCLI Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is CodexBar free?
CodexBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MuxCLI free?
MuxCLI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CodexBar or MuxCLI?
CodexBar is rated higher. CodexBar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MuxCLI averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CodexBar or MuxCLI have ads?
Neither CodexBar nor MuxCLI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodexBar or MuxCLI?
CodexBar ships an update every 3 days, and MuxCLI every 4 weeks. Most recently, CodexBar was updated on October 14, 2026 and MuxCLI on October 2, 2026.

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