Comparison

TokenCounter vs Skulk Operator

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

Head to head
About

TokenCounter

Features
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TokenCounter is the simplest way to keep tabs on what your Anthropic API account is costing this month — without giving up your privacy. Paste your Admin API key once, and the app fetches live cost data straight from Anthropic to your iPhone. You'll see: • Month-to-date spend across your whole organization • Today's intra-day cost estimate (Anthropic's daily report only closes yesterday's bucket; we add a token-priced estimate of today) • Breakdown by model • Quick visual sense of whether you're under, on track, or over your usual monthly burn • A monthly spend limit you set on-device, with a gauge that warns as you approach it • An optional alert the first time you cross 90% of your limit in a month TokenCounter does not have a server. The app talks directly from your iPhone to api.anthropic.com using your key. Nothing about your account, key, usage, or cost ever passes through any third party — including us. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • No account to create. • No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising SDKs, no third-party trackers. Zero. • Your Admin API key is stored only in the iOS Keychain on this device, protected by Face ID / Touch ID / your passcode. • One-tap "Disconnect" in Settings wipes the key from Keychain. • Native SwiftUI, no web views for data, no bloated frameworks. WHAT YOU NEED TokenCounter reads from Anthropic's Admin API, which requires: 1. An organizational Anthropic account (admin keys aren't available on individual accounts). 2. An Admin API key. The onboarding flow walks you through creating both. If you already have them, it's about 30 seconds to be up and running. WHO IT'S FOR Developers, founders, and ML engineers who use Anthropic's API every day and want a fast way to check spend without logging into the Console on the web. Especially useful if you're testing prompts that could rack up cost quickly and you want a glanceable number on your home screen. PRIVACY See maximumimpact.studio/tokencounter/privacy for the full policy. TL;DR: we don't collect any data because we have nowhere to put it.

About

Skulk Operator

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Skulk Operator is the native remote control for a user-owned Skulk distributed AI cluster. Pair the app with a cluster to: • View cluster health, topology, memory utilization, and node status. • Browse the model catalog and the cluster’s canonical model store. • Inspect model availability across nodes and preview recommended placement. • Place models on compatible compute and stop running instances. • Chat with ready text models while keeping conversation history on this device. • Track downloads, placement, loading, and other operator activity. • Review connection status and paired devices. The normal remote path uses an end-to-end encrypted relay. Foxlight’s relay forwards encrypted traffic without access to operator commands, model details, prompts, or responses. Credentials use platform secure storage, and conversation history remains device-local. Skulk Operator does not download or run AI models on your iPhone or iPad. A separately installed and running Skulk cluster is required. Skulk is free and open-source software.

Screenshots

TokenCounter2 screens
Skulk Operator4 screens

Verdict

The call

TokenCounter and Skulk Operator are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TokenCounter versus Skulk Operator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTokenCounterSkulk Operator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArunjeet SinghFoxlightAI Inc.

In-app purchases

None

TokenCounter

No in-app purchases

None

Skulk Operator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TokenCounter free?
TokenCounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skulk Operator free?
Skulk Operator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TokenCounter or Skulk Operator have ads?
Neither TokenCounter nor Skulk Operator shows ads.

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