Comparison

Cooldown vs Usages

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

Head to head
About

Cooldown

Features
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Cooldown shows how much of your AI subscriptions you've used before you hit the wall. Link your accounts and see every usage window, credit balance, and reset timer at a glance - in the app and in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Stop getting cut off mid-task because you didn't know you were almost out. SUPPORTS 8 PROVIDERS Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, OpenRouter, Antigravity, Cursor, and Grok. Link more than one account per provider. WIDGET-FIRST Pick from a gallery of designs - rings, gauges, bars, battery, countdowns, and multi-account boards - sized for Small, Medium, Large, and the Lock Screen. Choose the design by name; every widget updates on its own. SMART ALERTS (all optional, all on-device) Get a heads-up at your usage thresholds, when a window resets, or when your burn rate says you'll run out before the reset. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account to create. You sign in directly with each provider using their own secure sign-in; the tokens stay in your iPhone's Keychain and your usage is fetched straight from the provider to your device. We never see your tokens, your email, or your usage. The only data we collect is anonymous crash reports and product analytics to keep the app working - never your personal information. Independent app. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic, OpenAI, GitHub, Google, OpenRouter, Anysphere, or xAI. Cooldown offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions: - Plus: $3.99/month or $24.99/year (7-day free trial on annual) - Pro: $6.99/month or $49.99/year (7-day free trial on annual) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cooldown.soloship.io/privacy

About

Usages

This app consolidates usage data from various AI coding services into a single, private dashboard. It helps users track quotas, reset times, token activity, and costs, with optional alerts and focus tools.

Highlights
  • Consolidated AI service dashboard
  • Quota and reset time tracking
  • Token and cost history review
  • Personal daily token goals
  • Optional usage alerts
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Focus timer and breathing exercises
Features
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Usages brings AI coding-tool usage into one private dashboard. Connect supported AI coding services and see the usage information each provider makes available, including quota windows, reset times, token activity, cost summaries, and account status. FEATURES • View multiple providers in one dashboard • Track remaining quota and reset times • Review daily token and cost history when the provider supplies it • Set a personal daily token goal • Get usage alerts and a daily reminder at a time you pick, on time even when the app is closed • Add Home Screen widgets for quick status checks • Use Usages on iPad, with a sidebar and two-column screens • Focus with a countdown or Pomodoro timer, focus sounds, focus stats, and a breathing pause before distracting apps • Import supported local usage logs for on-device summaries USAGES PRO The free plan includes two providers and one quota alert. Usages Pro, an auto-renewable subscription, connects every provider and turns on every alert: thresholds you choose, window resets, run-out forecasts, pace, budget and your daily goal. Yearly or monthly; manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Usages has no accounts. OAuth tokens and Admin API keys are stored in the iOS Keychain and never leave your device. Usage history, settings, and imported summaries stay on your device, and can optionally sync through your own private iCloud. Server alerts upload only the numbers those alerts need, under a random install ID that is not linked to you, and can be turned off in Settings. Crash reports and anonymous product analytics never include credentials, emails, account names or usage figures, are not used for tracking, and can be turned off in Settings. No advertising. Usages is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any supported service provider. Available metrics vary by provider and account type. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usages.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Cooldown4 screens
Usages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cooldown at none against Usages's 2. Cooldown also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). 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. Usages sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cooldown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooldown ships an update every 2 days, Usages every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cooldown versus Usages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooldownUsages
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB27 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAlwaleed AlfayezZixi Yang

In-app purchases

None

Cooldown

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Usages

Subscriptions2
  • Usages Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Usages Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Cooldown free?
Cooldown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Usages free?
Usages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cooldown or Usages have ads?
Neither Cooldown nor Usages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cooldown or Usages?
Cooldown ships an update every 2 days, and Usages every 6 days. Most recently, Cooldown was updated on November 5, 2026 and Usages on November 2, 2026.

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