Comparison

TokenBar Mobile vs Limits

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

Head to head
About

TokenBar Mobile

Monitor your AI usage across multiple providers with real-time limits, countdowns, and reset alerts. Get heads-up warnings and live updates on your lock screen and Apple Watch. Track one AI provider for free or upgrade to Pro for advanced features and all providers.

Highlights
  • Usage rings for session, weekly, model, and monthly limits
  • Countdown to limit resets
  • Reset alerts and low usage warnings
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app with complications
  • Supports 13 AI providers
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.

About

Limits

Monitor your AI coding rate limits across multiple providers in one convenient dashboard. See session usage, weekly quotas, and reset timers with customizable widgets for at-a-glance visibility. Your data remains private and on-device.

Highlights
  • Unified AI provider limit dashboard
  • Session usage and weekly quota tracking
  • Reset countdown timers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • On-device data caching
  • Secure sign-in
  • No ads or tracking
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 - Grok Bot (via Cursor) 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: support@getlimits.app

Screenshots

TokenBar Mobile4 screens
Limits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Limits at 76% against TokenBar Mobile's 33%. Limits also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). TokenBar Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TokenBar Mobile sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month 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

Limits holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Limits has 47 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of TokenBar Mobile's written reviews are positive against 76% of Limits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TokenBar Mobile ships an update monthly, Limits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TokenBar Mobile versus Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTokenBar MobileLimits
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.3 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings447 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank—#107 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLevani KirkitadzePranav Karthik Mruthyunjayan

Customer experience

TokenBar Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Limits

All ratings43 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TokenBar Mobile

Subscriptions2
  • TokenBar Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TokenBar Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TokenBar Pro Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Limits

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

Questions

Is TokenBar Mobile free?
TokenBar Mobile 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, TokenBar Mobile or Limits?
Limits is rated higher. TokenBar Mobile averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Limits averages 4.3 from 47 ratings.
Do TokenBar Mobile or Limits have ads?
Neither TokenBar Mobile nor Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TokenBar Mobile or Limits?
TokenBar Mobile ships an update monthly, and Limits every 3 days. Most recently, TokenBar Mobile was updated on November 11, 2026 and Limits on November 10, 2026.

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