CodexBar vs TokenMaxxer
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 consumption for various AI providers in real-time. Share spending summaries and analyze cost breakdowns with interactive charts.
- 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
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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.
TokenMaxxer
Track AI service token limits and usage across multiple providers from a single dashboard. Monitor resets, credits, and predict when you'll run out of tokens. Offers widgets and customization for a personalized experience.
- Unified dashboard for AI service limits
- Real-time token usage monitoring
- Predictive token depletion alerts
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Support for 102 AI services
- Unlimited account and key management (Pro)
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No metrics, no tokenmaxxing. TokenMaxxer is a terminal-style dashboard that puts the usage limits of your AI coding and chat services on one screen. It supports 102 services, including Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot and OpenRouter, and you can add as many accounts and API keys as you like. ■ Limits at a glance - 5-hour, weekly and monthly limits with the time left until reset - Which account you can use right now, and when you will run out at this pace - Reset passes with their expiry dates, and credit balances ■ Unlimited accounts and keys (Pro) - Work keys, personal keys and OAuth accounts in one list - Sort by risk, by next reset or in your own order; group by provider ■ Widgets and Lock Screen - Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets and StandBy while charging - Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the time left until you run out - Set the accounts, providers, displayed value and sorting for each widget - You can set the refresh interval for widgets and StandBy. iOS determines the actual timing based on battery and usage patterns, so refreshes may be delayed. - Use the ↻ button in widgets and StandBy to refresh right away without opening the app. ■ flex card - Brag about the tokens you burned with a single card ■ Make it yours - 5 terminal palettes; the app icon and launch screen change color too - Switch between used and left - 46 languages, switchable right in Settings - iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac ■ Privacy - There is no server. Credentials are encrypted in the Apple Keychain, and usage is fetched directly from each service. - The developer never receives your credentials or usage. Only anonymous statistics on active users and purchases are counted with Google Analytics. ■ TokenMaxxer Pro - Up to 2 accounts are free; Pro is needed from the 3rd one. - Monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription (7-day free trial on your first subscription), or a one-time lifetime purchase. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://tokenmaxxer.mnjn00.kr/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://tokenmaxxer.mnjn00.kr/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodexBar at none against TokenMaxxer's 3. TokenMaxxer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. TokenMaxxer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CodexBar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | CodexBar | TokenMaxxer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昱晓 王 | Minjun Kim |
Customer experience
CodexBar
TokenMaxxer
In-app purchases
CodexBar
No in-app purchases
TokenMaxxer
- TokenMaxxer Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- TokenMaxxer Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$17.99









