Comparison

AgentWatch vs OpenBurnBar

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

Head to head
About

AgentWatch

Monitor AI coding agents on your Mac from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Receive real-time updates, completion alerts, and permission notifications. Send approved remote prompts directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI agent monitoring
  • Completion and permission alerts
  • Remote prompt sending
  • iPhone and Apple Watch support
  • Live Activity integration
Features
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AgentWatch is an iPhone, Apple Watch, and Live Activity companion for monitoring AI coding agents running on your Mac. Use AgentWatch to see Claude Code and Codex sessions in real time, receive completion and permission alerts, and send approved remote prompts from your phone. Monitoring and notifications are free. AgentWatch Plus is an optional auto-renewable monthly subscription that unlocks unlimited mobile remote actions, including prompts, approvals, and interrupts. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://site-rho-pearl.vercel.app/privacy/

About

OpenBurnBar

Features
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OpenBurnBar keeps your AI agent burn rate and quota pressure visible across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Track Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Factory Droid, Kimi, and other coding agents from one calm dashboard. The Mac app reads local session logs and can sync selected usage and quota signals to your private cloud workspace so your mobile devices stay useful when you are away from the desk. KEY FEATURES AI SPEND AT A GLANCE See today's estimated spend, token volume, request count, and provider mix without opening billing dashboards. QUOTA VISIBILITY Surface Claude Code, Codex, OpenAI, and other provider quota signals in one place. OpenBurnBar separates local Mac-sourced signals from hosted quota checks so you know exactly where each number came from. REMOTE CODEX QUOTA REFRESH The optional Hosted Quota Sync subscription lets the mobile app request on-demand Codex quota refreshes through OpenBurnBar's cloud runner. Refreshes happen when you ask for them, not on a random background schedule. OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION OpenBurnBar Cloud Monthly is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Length: 1 month, auto-renews monthly. Price: shown in the purchase screen before confirmation and billed monthly by Apple. Each subscription period includes Hosted Codex quota refresh, Conversation Backup & Resume, Full Session-Log Sync, and Hermes Remote Relay. You can manage or cancel the subscription in Settings -> Apple ID. MAC, IPHONE, AND IPAD Your Mac remains the local-first source for private CLI logs. iPhone and iPad provide a clean cockpit for burn, quota, connected devices, and provider status. LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY OpenBurnBar does not collect analytics by default. Local session logs stay on your Mac unless you explicitly enable sync. API keys are not required for the core tracker. SUPPORTED AGENTS Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Factory Droid, Kimi, Windsurf, Goose, Aider, Cline, RooCode, Kilo Code, OpenClaw, Forge, Augment, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Warp AI, and Hermes. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://burnbar.ai/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://burnbar.ai/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

AgentWatch4 screens
OpenBurnBar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AgentWatch at every 2 days against OpenBurnBar's every 3 months. AgentWatch also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. AgentWatch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and OpenBurnBar sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AgentWatch ships an update every 2 days, OpenBurnBar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
AgentWatch versus OpenBurnBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgentWatchOpenBurnBar
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoCoding, Inc.Imagine That AI Limited Liability Company

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AgentWatch

Subscriptions1
  • AgentWatch Plus$3.991 Month
12 purchases

OpenBurnBar

Subscriptions8
  • Hosted Quota Sync$4.991 Month
  • Hosted Quota Sync Monthly$4.991 Month
  • BurnBar Cloud14 Days trial$7.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • BurnBar Cloud Pro$24.991 Month
  • BurnBar Ultra$59.991 Month
  • BurnBar Cloud14 Days trial$79.001 Year
  • BurnBar Cloud Pro$249.001 Year
  • BurnBar Ultra$599.001 Year
One-time4
  • Floo Relay 50GB$4.99
  • Agent Control 100 Actions$4.99
  • Elder Wand Search 100$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Elder Wand Search 500$19.99

Questions

Is AgentWatch free?
AgentWatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenBurnBar free?
OpenBurnBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AgentWatch or OpenBurnBar have ads?
Neither AgentWatch nor OpenBurnBar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AgentWatch or OpenBurnBar?
AgentWatch ships an update every 2 days, and OpenBurnBar every 3 months. Most recently, AgentWatch was updated on October 28, 2026 and OpenBurnBar on October 8, 2026.

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