Comparison

Limits vs Can I Work Yet?

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

Head to head
About

Limits

Monitor your AI coding rate limits across multiple providers in one convenient dashboard. View session usage, weekly quotas, and reset timers with customizable widgets for at-a-glance updates. This app prioritizes privacy with on-device token storage and no tracking.

Highlights
  • AI rate limit monitoring
  • Session usage tracking
  • Weekly quota display
  • Reset countdown timers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • On-device token storage
  • Supports Codex, Claude, Cursor
Features
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Limits shows your AI coding rate limits at a glance. See session usage, weekly quotas, and reset timers for the providers you connect, all in one place. Connect with secure sign in. Limits never sends your tokens to a server. Your tokens stay on your device in the Keychain, and your usage is cached on device so the widgets can read it. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your limits visible without opening the app. Live countdowns keep ticking between refreshes, so you always know how much you have left and when it resets. Supported providers: - Codex (ChatGPT) - Claude Code - Cursor - Grok - Antigravity Why you will like it: - One dashboard for every limit you care about - Ring and bar gauges that stay readable at a glance - Reset countdowns on your Home Screen and Lock Screen - Private by design, with no account required for Limits itself - No ads, no tracking, and no analytics Limits is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, Anysphere, Google, xAI, or any other provider. Provider names are used only to identify the services you choose to connect. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/stdeula/ Questions or feedback: hi@pranavkarthik.com

About

Can I Work Yet?

Features
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Waiting for a surprise Codex reset? Can I Work Yet? keeps an eye on Tibo's public posts and Codex reset announcements so you don't have to keep checking manually. See hints of possible upcoming resets, announced reset times, and confirmed updates in one place. When a time is announced, see it in your phone's local timezone, so you know when it applies to you. Know when more quota might be coming Extra and banked resets can sometimes be announced before they happen. Knowing about them ahead of time can help you decide whether to use your remaining quota or save a banked reset. Already hit your Codex usage limit? Check whether an additional reset has been announced before your normal usage window resets. What you can track • Tibo's reset-related hints and announcements • Possible upcoming and confirmed resets • Banked and additional reset information • Usage boosts and limit changes • Reset times in your local timezone • Recent reset history and public updates Get notified with Pro Upgrade to Pro for push notifications about surprise Codex resets, Tibo's reset-related posts, and other important updates. When a new reset is announced or confirmed, your iPhone can let you know. No account required. No ads. Use your quota. Know when more is coming. Can I Work Yet? is an independent, unofficial app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI. Reset availability and timing depend on OpenAI; the app does not grant resets or guarantee future ones. Terms of Use: https://caniworkyet.netlify.app/terms-privacy.html#terms Privacy Policy: https://caniworkyet.netlify.app/terms-privacy.html#privacy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Limits4 screens
Can I Work Yet?3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Limits at #125 against Can I Work Yet?'s unranked. Can I Work Yet?'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Limits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Can I Work Yet? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Limits ships an update every 3 days, Can I Work Yet? every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Limits versus Can I Work Yet?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimitsCan I Work Yet?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPranav Karthik MruthyunjayanDavid Pintaric

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Limits

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Limits Pro$14.99
2 purchases

Can I Work Yet?

Subscriptions2
  • Can I Work Yet Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Can I Work Yet Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Limits free?
Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Can I Work Yet? free?
Can I Work Yet? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Limits or Can I Work Yet? have ads?
Neither Limits nor Can I Work Yet? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Limits or Can I Work Yet??
Limits ships an update every 3 days, and Can I Work Yet? every 2 days. Most recently, Limits was updated on October 13, 2026 and Can I Work Yet? on September 28, 2026.

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