Comparison

Model Usage vs Agent Cat Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Model Usage

Features
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Model Usage is a real time dashboard for your AI coding tool usage. See how much of your five hour window and weekly quota you have used, watch your session tick up live, and get notified before you hit a limit. HOW IT WORKS A small client runs on your computer and reads the usage files that your AI coding tools already write locally. It forwards that usage to a server address you control. The apps pair with that server over a QR code or short pair code. No account, no email, no login. LIVE WHERE YOU ALREADY LOOK - Live Activity: a glanceable card with your current session and weekly usage, visible on the lock screen and Dynamic Island. - Home Screen widgets: compact and expanded sizes that show your session, weekly totals, and rate multipliers at a glance. - Lock Screen widgets: a tiny usage indicator right next to the clock. PAIRS WITH THE REST OF YOUR DEVICES Once you are paired on one device, the same setup flows to every companion app automatically. Send a snapshot to anyone in a conversation with the Model Usage messaging app. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No analytics. No tracking. No accounts. No advertising SDKs. Your usage data goes from your computer to a server you choose, and then to your own devices. Model Usage never sees it. FEATURES - AI coding tool usage tracking, side by side - Five hour session window and weekly window - Live Activity with Dynamic Island integration - Companion apps across every size of screen - Messaging app for sharing usage snapshots - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets in all sizes - Live rate multiplier awareness. Rate changes are reflected in real time. - Open pair code or QR flow. No account required. - Dark mode throughout SETUP IN UNDER A MINUTE 1. Install the desktop client. 2. Copy the pair code. 3. Enter it in the app. That is it. The setup guide lives at modelusage.app/setup. Model Usage is built by a solo developer and does not collect, store, or share any personal data. See modelusage.app/privacy for details.

About

Agent Cat Mobile

Features
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Your AI friends' limits, straight from the Agent Cat on your Mac — now on iPhone. Codex Ā· Claude Ā· Gemini — check the remaining limits and usage your desktop Agent Cat keeps in sync, wherever you are. • Home Screen widgets — rotating cards for every connected AI friend, mascot included • Lock Screen Ā· Dynamic Island — your tightest limit as a Live Activity • Apple Watch — remaining limits on your wrist, alerts included • Limit alerts — when your Mac spots a depleted limit, your iPhone gets the push • Usage trends — 7-day token usage, provider share, Codex reset outlook • Multiple accounts — two accounts on one provider stay separate and accurate Agent Cat Mobile is the companion app for Agent Cat on macOS and Windows. Prompts, code, and file paths are never collected — only limit percentages and usage aggregates are synced. Which limits appear depends on your desktop app. The Mac and Windows apps from agentcat.app send every connected provider's limits; the Mac App Store version sends Codex limits and usage for all agents. To get started, sign in to Agent Cat on your Mac and turn on Cross-device sync in Account, then sign in with the same account on iPhone.

Screenshots

Model Usage3 screens
Agent Cat Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Model Usage at every 3 days against Agent Cat Mobile's every 10 days. Model Usage also leads on device support (6 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model Usage ships an update every 3 days, Agent Cat Mobile every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Model Usage versus Agent Cat Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel UsageAgent Cat Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRayan Khanseokyong kim

In-app purchases

None

Model Usage

No in-app purchases

None

Agent Cat Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Model Usage free?
Model Usage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Agent Cat Mobile free?
Agent Cat Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Model Usage or Agent Cat Mobile have ads?
Neither Model Usage nor Agent Cat Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model Usage or Agent Cat Mobile?
Model Usage ships an update every 3 days, and Agent Cat Mobile every 10 days. Most recently, Model Usage was updated on November 9, 2026 and Agent Cat Mobile on November 7, 2026.

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