CodexBar vs AdMob Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
AdMob Pulse
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AdMob Pulse turns your AdMob publisher account into a fast, focused revenue dashboard you can check from anywhere. Sign in with your Google account and we'll pull the same numbers AdMob.com shows you — nothing more, nothing less. WHAT YOU SEE • Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days, This month — switch in one tap • Earnings figure with % change vs. the previous period • Eight metrics in one glance: clicks, impressions, match rate, matched requests, impression CTR, ad requests, observed eCPM, and total earnings • 7-day earnings trend and eCPM movement right under the summary • Breakdowns by app, ad unit, and country with sub-tabs for every metric • Apps tab to drill into a single app's metrics • Account screen with publisher ID, time zone, currency WHAT YOU GET • Free, forever — no subscription, no in-app purchase, no ads • Read-only access — we never change anything in your AdMob account • Your AdMob data is fetched directly from Google to your device — we never store or forward it to our own servers • Works with any AdMob publisher account — all data flows into one clean dashboard via the free AdMob API PERFECT FOR • Indie iOS developers monitoring ad revenue and eCPM • Small studios that want a quick gut-check between meetings • Consultants tracking client ad revenue on the go REQUIRED PERMISSIONS • Sign in with Google (read-only AdMob API scope) • Internet — to fetch reports • Notifications — only for the AdMob session token expiry warning; we never send marketing pushes QUESTIONS? Email us at choicy.appstore@gmail.com — we're a one-developer studio and reply fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CodexBar at none against AdMob Pulse's shown. AdMob Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CodexBar | AdMob Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昱晓 王 | Olaasoft MMC |
In-app purchases
CodexBar
No in-app purchases
AdMob Pulse
No in-app purchases









