Limits vs MDViewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
MDViewer
Instantly view Markdown, Mermaid diagrams, and JSON files with this native iOS app. It offers syntax highlighting for over 180 languages, LaTeX math rendering, and PDF export. Your documents remain private and accessible offline.
- Markdown viewing with GFM support
- Mermaid diagram rendering
- Syntax highlighting for 180+ languages
- LaTeX math formula support
- Interactive JSON viewer
- PDF export
- Offline functionality
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MDViewer — Fast Markdown Viewer for iPhone & iPad Open Markdown (.md), Mermaid and JSON files instantly with a fast, native iOS app. MDViewer is a lightweight Markdown Viewer and Markdown Reader designed for developers, technical writers, students and anyone working with Markdown documents on the go. Preview Markdown files with GitHub Flavored Markdown support, render Mermaid diagrams, view JSON files, and export to PDF — all from your iPhone or iPad. ------ KEY FEATURES ------ Markdown Viewer & Reader • Open and preview Markdown (.md) files instantly • Full GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) support • Tables, task lists, code blocks, images, links and more • Fast native rendering optimized for iOS Syntax Highlighting • 180+ programming languages with automatic detection • Clean, readable code blocks with color themes Mermaid Diagrams • Render Mermaid diagrams inline: flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts and more • Tap to zoom and explore complex diagrams • Full Mermaid.js support Math Formulas (KaTeX) • Render LaTeX math formulas with KaTeX • Inline and display math support • Perfect for academic and scientific documents JSON Viewer • Interactive collapsible JSON tree view • Syntax highlighted JSON with formatting • Expand and collapse nested objects and arrays Additional Features • PDF export — share documents as beautifully formatted PDFs • Table of Contents — navigate long documents easily • Find in document — search text with match highlighting • YAML and plain text viewing • Dark and Light mode support • Works offline — no internet connection required • Universal app — optimized for iPhone and iPad ------ WHO IS IT FOR ------ • Developers previewing README files, documentation and code notes • Technical writers reviewing Markdown documents on the go • Students reading LaTeX-formatted notes and papers • Anyone who needs a fast, reliable Markdown viewer on iOS MDViewer reads your files locally. No cloud, no account, no tracking. Your documents stay on your device. Download MDViewer and start viewing Markdown files on your iPhone and iPad today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MDViewer at none against Limits's 3. MDViewer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Limits's advantage is chart position (#40 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Limits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MDViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Limits | MDViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pranav Karthik Mruthyunjayan | Crocopliers |
Customer experience
Limits
MDViewer
In-app purchases
Limits
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$6.991 Year
- Limits Pro$14.99
MDViewer
No in-app purchases









