Comparison

API Usage vs SSE Inspector

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

Head to head
About

API Usage

Features
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Understand your AI and cloud costs without jumping between provider dashboards. API Usage brings OpenAI, Anthropic, and Vercel billing data into one clear, customisable view. Connect multiple organisations, choose the metrics and time ranges that matter to you, and keep important totals visible on your Home Screen. BUILD YOUR DASHBOARD - Track daily spend across configurable time ranges - Break down costs by project, service, API key, workspace, or model - Choose list, bar, line, area, or donut chart styles - Create compact or detailed tiles for each organisation CHECK COSTS FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN - Turn any dashboard tile into a widget - Choose the organisation and metric for each widget - Use small, medium, or large widget layouts - Keep snapshots updated in the background when iOS allows MADE FOR MULTIPLE PROVIDERS - Connect more than one organisation per provider - View OpenAI, Anthropic, and Vercel independently - Add, edit, or remove organisations at any time YOUR CREDENTIALS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. API Usage communicates directly with the provider you connect and does not send your credentials or billing data to a Barolo AI server. API Usage is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI, Anthropic, or Vercel.

About

SSE Inspector

Debug AI API streams with this tool that preserves SSE responses, showing every packet, semantic delta, and timing. It supports multiple AI models and imports cURL commands for easy session management, editing, and sharing.

Highlights
  • Preserves original SSE responses
  • Displays packet details and timing
  • Supports OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Llama
  • Imports sessions via cURL commands
  • Edits, reruns, and shares debugging sessions
  • No account required, data stays on device
Features
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SSE Inspector is a focused stream debugger for developers building with AI APIs and LLMs. It preserves the original SSE (Server-Sent Events) response and presents every packet, semantic delta, packet interval, response header, and assembled output so broken, stalled, merged, or incomplete streams are easier to diagnose. It supports OpenAI, DeepSeek, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Llama, and custom SSE mappings. Paste a cURL command to instantly import its URL, method, headers, body, and credentials; the app automatically detects the protocol from endpoint and request characteristics. Sessions can be edited, rerun, replayed, imported, exported, and shared as redacted Debug Bundles. No account required. Sessions and credentials remain on device and are sent only to endpoints you explicitly run. Initial Release! A powerful companion for AI & LLM developers to debug Server-Sent Events. AI SSE Presets: Ready-to-use environments for OpenAI, DeepSeek, Claude, Gemini, and Ollama/Llama. Smart cURL Import: Paste cURL to automatically detect and map protocols. Deep Diagnostics: Raw SSE stream viewing, real-time response rendering, timing charts, and interval analytics. Session Management: Edit, rerun, replay, import, and export debugging sessions with ease.

Screenshots

API Usage4 screens
SSE Inspector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SSE Inspector at 17.0 against API Usage's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
API Usage versus SSE Inspector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPI UsageSSE Inspector
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarolo AI猛 李

In-app purchases

None

API Usage

No in-app purchases

None

SSE Inspector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is API Usage free?
API Usage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSE Inspector free?
SSE Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do API Usage or SSE Inspector have ads?
Neither API Usage nor SSE Inspector shows ads.

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