Continuum vs Codex Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Continuum
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Continuum turns your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a remote control for the command-line coding agents running on your own Mac. CODE - drive your agents from anywhere Start, monitor, and steer coding sessions running on your paired Mac. Review diffs and pull requests, approve plans, watch live terminals, and reply by voice. Step away from your desk without losing the thread. ANALYTICS - never get surprised by a limit Live rate-limit gauges show how much of your 5-hour and weekly allowances you have used. Historical token and cost analytics break your spend down by project and by model, with Apple Watch complications that put it on your wrist. WHY CONTINUUM - Pairs with your Mac. The Continuum Mac app does the heavy lifting and streams securely to your iPhone and Watch over your own network. - Local-first. Your prompts, code, and logs stay on your devices. - Built for developers who live in the terminal. HOW IT WORKS Continuum is a client. It does not host or resell any AI model. It reads the session and usage files that the developer tools already installed on your Mac write to disk, and it relays your input to those tools. You sign in to each tool with your own account or API key, obtained and paid for directly from that provider. Continuum shows you what you are already running. ACCOUNTS Continuum is free to download and free to use with your own provider accounts. An optional Continuum account keeps your workspace in sync across your devices. CONTINUUM PLUS SUBSCRIPTION Continuum Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription that includes $25 of hosted AI usage every week, on every device. Every feature described above works without it. - Continuum Plus - $19.99 per month, 1 month duration, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://continuumcode.ai/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Continuum is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, or Anysphere. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC. ChatGPT and Codex are trademarks of OpenAI. Gemini is a trademark of Google LLC. Grok is a trademark of X.AI Corp. Cursor is a trademark of Anysphere Inc. These names are used only to state which tools Continuum is compatible with.
Codex Meter
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Codex Meter shows Codex GPT-5.5 usage at a glance. Sign in with Codex to retrieve live 5-hour and weekly usage windows, refresh from the app, and keep the same numbers visible in a Home Screen widget. The widget supports scheduled timeline refreshes and a manual refresh button, so you can check remaining usage quickly without opening ChatGPT or Codex.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codex Meter at none against Continuum's 1. Codex Meter also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 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
Both are free to download. Continuum sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Codex Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Continuum | Codex Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Montauk Analytics Inc. | Tom Fadial |
In-app purchases
Continuum
- Continuum Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Month
Codex Meter
No in-app purchases






