Comparison

Tempo For Claude vs Limits

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

Head to head
About

Tempo For Claude

Features
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Tempo keeps your Claude Code usage front and center - on your Mac menu bar, your iPhone, and your wrist. If you use Claude Code daily, you know the feeling: a session resets unexpectedly, you hit your limit mid-task, or you lose track of how much you've spent this week. Tempo fixes that. - MENU BAR - Tempo lives quietly in your macOS menu bar. At a glance you see your current session percentage, time until reset, burn rate, and extra usage costs. No need to open a browser or check a dashboard - it's always there. - IPHONE - The iOS companion reads your usage from iCloud and shows the same data on your phone. Dashboard view for the current moment, Activity view for 24H / 7D / 30D trends. See your average session, peak usage, and weekly patterns over time. - APPLE WATCH - Tempo sends your usage to Apple Watch in real time. The watch face shows session and weekly rings at a glance. When a session ends, you get a haptic tap on your wrist - no more guessing when it resets. - WHAT YOU GET - - Live session % and time until reset - 5-hour and 7-day usage tracking - Burn rate - know how fast you're consuming your limit - Extra usage credits and cost tracking - Historical activity charts (24H, 7D, 30D) - Sync across all your devices via iCloud - Haptic alerts on Apple Watch when a session ends - macOS menu bar with one-click access - HOW IT WORKS - Sign in with your Anthropic account on the Mac app. Tempo polls your usage and writes it to iCloud. Your iPhone and Apple Watch read from iCloud automatically - no account setup needed on those devices. Keep Tempo running on your Mac to get live updates on iPhone and Apple Watch. Built for people who use Claude Code seriously.

About

Limits

Monitor your AI coding rate limits across multiple providers in one convenient dashboard. View session usage, weekly quotas, and reset timers with customizable widgets for at-a-glance updates. This app prioritizes privacy with on-device token storage and no tracking.

Highlights
  • AI rate limit monitoring
  • Session usage tracking
  • Weekly quota display
  • Reset countdown timers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • On-device token storage
  • Supports Codex, Claude, Cursor
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 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: hi@pranavkarthik.com

Screenshots

Tempo For Claude4 screens
Limits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo For Claude at none against Limits's 3. Tempo For Claude also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Limits's advantage is chart position (#33 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Limits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tempo For Claude asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempo For Claude ships an update every 4 days, Limits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Tempo For Claude versus Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempo For ClaudeLimits
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#33 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCristian PaniaguaPranav Karthik Mruthyunjayan

In-app purchases

None

Tempo For Claude

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Limits

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

Questions

Is Tempo For Claude free?
Tempo For Claude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Limits free?
Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tempo For Claude or Limits have ads?
Neither Tempo For Claude nor Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempo For Claude or Limits?
Tempo For Claude ships an update every 4 days, and Limits every 3 days. Most recently, Tempo For Claude was updated on October 16, 2026 and Limits on October 17, 2026.

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