Comparison

API Usage vs Token Monitor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Token Monitor

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Token Monitor shows what your AI tools actually cost you. Spend, token usage, credits, and rate limits for every provider you pay for, together in one app on your iPhone. If you use Claude Code or Codex, you know the annoying part. You start working, then hit a usage cap with no warning and no clear sense of when it lifts. Token Monitor shows the reset countdown for each quota window before you start, so you always know how much headroom you have left. Use it as a CLI-agent companion before starting a long terminal session: check your quota, see when it resets, and avoid getting capped mid-task. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - Claude Code and Codex usage, quota windows, and live reset timers - API spend for OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Groq, and xAI - Perplexity credits and renewal dates - Token mix on every request: input, cached, output, and reasoning - Spend and request charts for the last week, month, quarter, or year - Breakdowns by model, project, API key, and workspace HOW IT WORKS Paste an API key, or sign in to your Claude and Codex web sessions. Token Monitor reads your usage and shows it back to you. It does not send prompts, route traffic, or touch your model calls. It only reads numbers you already have access to. WHERE YOUR KEYS LIVE Keys and session tokens stay in the iOS Keychain on your device. There is no Token Monitor account, no server, and no cloud. Your usage data never leaves your iPhone. subscription required to add more than one provider* Support: https://optimalapps.ca Privacy Policy: https://optimalapps.ca/privacy Terms of Use: Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

API Usage4 screens
Token Monitor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: API Usage at none against Token Monitor's 2. Token Monitor's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Token Monitor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. API Usage asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
API Usage versus Token Monitor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPI UsageToken Monitor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.2 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarolo AIOptimal Life Technologies, Inc

In-app purchases

None

API Usage

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Token Monitor

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$12.991 Year

Questions

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

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