Comparison

Hermex vs Limits

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

Head to head
About

Hermex

This app provides a native mobile interface for interacting with your self-hosted Hermes Agent server. It allows you to manage conversations, control agent settings, and access workspace files directly from your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Connect to your own Hermes server
  • Manage existing and start new conversations
  • Control models, profiles, and reasoning
  • Attach files and photos
  • Browse workspace files
  • Offline read-only viewing of recent sessions
Features
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Hermex is a native iPhone client for your self-hosted Hermes Agent server. It is designed for people who already run a reachable Hermes Web UI server and want a focused mobile way to keep up with agent work from iPhone. Connect to your own server, open existing sessions, start new conversations, and follow streamed responses as they arrive. Manage Kanban boards and cards, review status-focused work, update workflows, add comments, inspect history, and preview or launch Dispatcher runs. The app also supports model/profile/reasoning controls, file and photo attachments, workspace file browsing, tasks, skills, memory, usage details, and a share extension for staging content from other iOS apps. Agent execution happens on the configured Hermes server, not on the iPhone. Prompts, attachments, shared content, workspace requests, board and card actions, and session actions are sent only to the server URL you enter. Recent sessions and messages may be cached locally for offline read-only viewing, and the cache can be cleared from Settings. Hermex does not provide a hosted Hermes backend, in-app account creation, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. You need your own reachable Hermes Web UI server to use the app. Not affiliated with Nous Research.

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

Hermex4 screens
Limits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hermex at none against Limits's 3. Hermex also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 70%) and ratings volume (84 vs 22). Limits's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads and chart position 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. Hermex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hermex against 4.5 for Limits. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Hermex's written reviews are positive against 70% of Limits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hermex ships an update fortnightly, Limits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Hermex versus Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHermexLimits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (84 ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings84 — better22
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#23 — better#42
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUzair AnsarPranav Karthik Mruthyunjayan

Customer experience

Hermex

All ratings84 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.6%

Limits

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hermex

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Limits

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

Questions

Is Hermex free?
Hermex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Limits free?
Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hermex or Limits?
Hermex is rated higher. Hermex averages 4.6 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Limits averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Hermex or Limits have ads?
Neither Hermex nor Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hermex or Limits?
Hermex ships an update fortnightly, and Limits every 3 days. Most recently, Hermex was updated on September 22, 2026 and Limits on September 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hermex or Limits?
Hermex currently peaks at #23 in the App Store charts, and Limits at #42. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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