ShieldNode vs TokenMaxxer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ShieldNode
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ShieldNode is the secure vault and live control panel for every API key your AI agents touch. THE PROBLEM AI agents are powerful, and you give them your API keys to get real work done. But a misfired prompt, a bad tool call, or a runaway loop can drain your Stripe credits, hit your OpenAI rate limits, or post the wrong thing to your Slack. Once an agent has the key, you are trusting it with everything that key can do. THE FIX Your real upstream keys live in our encrypted vault, never in a prompt, never in a config file, never in your agent's context. Your agents only ever see virtual keys that route through our proxy. The proxy decrypts the real credential in memory at the exact moment the request needs to go out, and the value never gets returned to any caller. Every sensitive call can ask you first. DROP-IN AGENT SKILL The piece that makes the whole thing work for anyone using an AI assistant: a free, open-source ShieldNode skill that plugs straight into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that can load instructions. One install and the agent learns to use virtual keys correctly, request the right approval duration, identify itself by name in your notifications, and back off cleanly when you decline. You do not have to teach your agent anything. The skill does it. PUSH APPROVAL The killer feature. When your AI agent tries to use a protected key, you get a time-sensitive push notification. Approve from the lockscreen, set a duration (5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours, or custom), and the agent gets through for exactly that window. Decline, and the request dies on the spot. No app switch. No dashboard hunting. UNIVERSAL VAULT One app, every API. Stripe, GitHub, OpenAI, Anthropic, SendGrid, Slack, Notion, anything that takes a key. Add a new service in seconds with the in-app AI Configurator: point it at the docs, it auto-fills the auth scheme and base URL for you. FULL CONTROL Pause a key. Disable a service. Delete a virtual credential. Watch every call land in your live audit log with the method, path, status, latency, plus the agent name and decision when a request was gated by approval. EMERGENCY STOP One tap. Every key locks. Every agent freezes. No confirmation, no delay. The big red button you always wished you had. WHO IT IS FOR - Developers shipping autonomous agents and tired of waking up to surprise bills - Builders letting AI access production credentials and needing a human in the loop - Anyone who hands an API key to an AI agent securely SUBSCRIPTIONS Free plan: 2 services and 500 requests per month, no credit card required. Push approval, the universal vault, and the emergency stop are included from day one. Pro Monthly: $9.99 per month, auto-renewable. Unlocks unlimited services, 100,000 requests per month, longer log retention, and request tracking. Pro Annual: $69.99 per year (effective $5.83 per month), auto-renewable. Same Pro features billed yearly. 14-day Pro trial available, no card up front. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://shieldnode.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Real keys stay encrypted in our vault. Virtual ones do the work. The skill teaches your agent. You stay in control.
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. โ 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 โ 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 โ 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 โป button in widgets and StandBy to refresh right away without opening the app. โ flex card - Brag about the tokens you burned with a single card โ 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 โ 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. โ 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 iOS requirement: ShieldNode at 15.1 against TokenMaxxer's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ShieldNode sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and TokenMaxxer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ShieldNode ships an update every 5 days, TokenMaxxer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShieldNode | TokenMaxxer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DoruNaitsu | Minjun Kim |
In-app purchases
ShieldNode
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Annual$69.991 Year
- 5,000 Requests$2.99
- 25,000 Requests$9.99
- 100,000 Requests$29.99
TokenMaxxer
- TokenMaxxer Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- TokenMaxxer Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$17.99
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