Comparison

QuotaKit vs Model Pulse

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

Head to head
About

QuotaKit

Monitor your AI tool usage, reset times, and spending directly from your iPhone. This companion app syncs data from your Mac to provide a clear mobile dashboard for your AI quotas. Get alerts when your quota is low or resets, and stay on track with your usage.

Highlights
  • Multi-provider AI quota tracking
  • Reset windows and provider status
  • Daily spend and renewal-cycle progress
  • iCloud sync from Mac to iPhone
  • Alerts for quota status
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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QuotaKit is the iPhone companion for tracking AI quota, reset windows, and spend across the tools you use. Install QuotaKit on your Mac, enable the providers you care about, turn on iCloud Sync, and your iPhone becomes a clean mobile dashboard for your AI usage. See what is left, when limits reset, how much you have spent, and whether you are on pace for the current usage window. Built for AI power users, developers, and anyone juggling multiple AI tools, QuotaKit helps you stop guessing before a long coding session. Track what matters: - Multi-provider AI quota tracking - Reset windows and provider status - Daily spend and renewal-cycle progress - iCloud sync from Mac to iPhone - Alerts when quota runs out or becomes available again - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with QuotaKit Pro - Share cards for usage and cost views - Local collection with private iCloud sync QuotaKit for iPhone requires QuotaKit for Mac. The Mac app gathers provider data locally for the providers you enable, then syncs quota snapshots through your iCloud account so your iPhone can show status, alerts, widgets, and dashboards.

About

Model Pulse

Features
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Model Pulse puts your AI subscriptions and API spend on your iPhone Home Screen, so you always know how much runway you have left. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Small, medium, and large widgets - See 5-hour and weekly plan windows, monthly spend, and token burn at a glance - Bar, dot, or dash limit styles to match your setup SUBSCRIPTIONS - Track plan usage for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more - 5-hour and weekly rate-limit windows with reset times - Sign in securely — tokens are stored in the iOS Keychain and never leave your device except to talk to the provider API SPEND - Month-to-date spend for OpenAI and Anthropic organization accounts - 24-hour token and request tracking - Optional monthly budgets to pace prepaid credits USAGE ALERTS - Optional notifications when a rate-limit window or API budget crosses thresholds you choose - Alerts keep working in the background — no need to keep the app open YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Model Pulse has no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Keys live in the iOS Keychain. Requests go straight from your device to the providers you connect — there is no Model Pulse server.

Screenshots

QuotaKit4 screens
Model Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Model Pulse at none against QuotaKit's 1. Model Pulse also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. QuotaKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Model Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuotaKit ships an update every 3 weeks, Model Pulse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QuotaKit versus Model Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuotaKitModel Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColumbus Labs LLCMICHAEL EDWARD POTTER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuotaKit

One-time1
  • QuotaKit Pro$4.99
None

Model Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuotaKit free?
QuotaKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Model Pulse free?
Model Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuotaKit or Model Pulse have ads?
Neither QuotaKit nor Model Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuotaKit or Model Pulse?
QuotaKit ships an update every 3 weeks, and Model Pulse every 4 days. Most recently, QuotaKit was updated on September 27, 2026 and Model Pulse on September 18, 2026.

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