Comparison

Usages vs Herdie

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

Head to head
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/

About

Herdie

Features
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Herdie brings your Herdr sessions to iPhone and iPad. Connect directly to your Mac or Linux host over SSH, check what your agents are doing, and send the next command. Your remote session keeps running when you leave the app. A terminal built for your phone Read terminal output behind floating controls, open the keyboard when you need it, or use the writing sheet for longer messages. Switch between running agents without leaving your session. Your hosts, one place Save SSH connections and reconnect with a tap. Use password authentication, an OpenSSH private key, or SSH none authentication for compatible hosts such as Tailscale SSH. Herdie asks you to verify new host keys and flags changes. Direct connections Terminal traffic travels directly between your device and your host. Passwords and private keys are stored in iOS Keychain. There is no Herdie account, terminal relay, or analytics SDK. Make it yours Choose a terminal theme and font size, customize the keyboard shortcuts, and use light or dark appearance. Herdie is free and open source. It requires a reachable SSH host with Herdr installed. It does not include a hosted computer or an AI subscription.

Screenshots

Usages4 screens
Herdie2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Herdie at none against Usages's 2. 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. Herdie asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Usages versus Herdie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUsagesHerdie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperZixi YangLucas Scariot

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Usages

Subscriptions2
  • Usages Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Usages Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Herdie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Usages free?
Usages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herdie free?
Herdie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Usages or Herdie have ads?
Neither Usages nor Herdie shows ads.

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