Comparison

API Usage vs Agent Information Companion

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

Agent Information Companion

Features
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Check which AI coding agents on your Mac are working or waiting for input, wherever you are. IMPORTANT: AgInOl Companion is not a standalone monitor. Before using it, download AgInOl for Mac from https://aiia.li/apps/aginol, install it on the Mac where your agents run, and keep it open. Your Mac and iPhone or iPad must use the same Apple Account with iCloud enabled. Whether you are beside the Mac or 500 km away, the app gives you a read-only view of the latest deck snapshot. The devices do not need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. AT A GLANCE β€’ See which agents are WORKING, IDLE, NEED YOU, or NOT FOUND β€’ Review open sessions, project titles, models, and elapsed time β€’ Check available token and rate-limit usage, including reset times when reported β€’ Open an all-agents summary β€’ See the snapshot age at all times, with stale data clearly indicated HOW IT WORKS AgInOl for Mac reads local session files from supported coding tools and sends a reduced status snapshot through iCloud. The companion does not run or control agents. For current updates, keep the Mac app running and the Mac online. iCloud delivery can take seconds to minutes. Supported tools are Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Kimi Code.

Screenshots

API Usage4 screens
Agent Information Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

API Usage and Agent Information Companion are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
API Usage versus Agent Information Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPI UsageAgent Information Companion
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.0 β€” better26.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarolo AIIBMobile Software

In-app purchases

None

API Usage

No in-app purchases

None

Agent Information Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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