Comparison

Charge vs AI Usage Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Charge

Track your AI coding usage and costs across various providers directly from your iPhone. Monitor your remaining time, weekly caps, and daily spending with at-a-glance widgets and detailed dashboards. Setup is quick, and privacy is prioritized with no access to your code or conversations.

Highlights
  • Rate-limit gauges per provider
  • Burn-rate forecasts
  • Cost dashboard (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Plan badges and account separation
  • Multi-computer support
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Streak heatmap and cost trend
Features
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Charge shows your AI coding usage and cost on your iPhone. "How much of my 5-hour window is left?", "Am I close to the weekly cap?", "What did I spend today?" Check it away from your desk, or from Windows, in a glance. Setup takes two minutes. Sign in with Apple, paste the one-line command the app shows you into your computer's terminal, and a lightweight collector securely uploads your usage every five minutes. (Node.js 18+, macOS / Windows / Linux) WHAT YOU GET β€’ Rate-limit gauges per provider: Claude and Codex out of the box, plus Gemini, Cursor, Copilot, OpenRouter and more through the macOS CodexBar bridge. Reset countdowns included. β€’ Burn-rate forecasts that warn before you hit a wall: "at this pace you'll run out in about 4 hours." β€’ Cost dashboard: today / 7-day / 30-day spend and tokens, a daily chart, and a per-model cost ranking. β€’ Plan badges and account separation: your plan (Max 20x, Education, ...) is detected automatically, and machines signed in with different accounts get their own cards. β€’ Multi-computer support: see which machine last reported and when, get a heads-up when one stops collecting, swipe to unpair. β€’ Limit-reset notifications and custom gauge thresholds. β€’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, with per-provider and per-account layouts. β€’ Streak heatmap and 14-day cost trend. PRIVACY Charge never sees your prompts, code, or conversations. The collector reads only usage counters and cost data from your local tools and uploads them under your own Apple ID. Unpair a computer any time and its token is revoked immediately. Charge is open source: github.com/baekdusan/charge

About

AI Usage Tracker

Features
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Keep track of your AI limits before they interrupt your flow. AI Usage brings your connected AI accounts into one dashboard, so you can see your remaining allowance, check upcoming resets, and plan your next session. Connect Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Grok, and Gemini CLI to keep your usage in view. β€’ Your usage at a glance: See usage, remaining allowance, and available limits for each connected provider. β€’ Reset countdowns: Check when your allowance is expected to refresh. β€’ Home Screen widgets: Follow all your connected providers together, or focus on one. β€’ Usage history and forecasts: Explore readings saved on your device and estimate how long your allowance may last based on recent activity. β€’ Optional reminders: Choose alerts at 75%, 90%, or 95% usage, plus reminders for expected resets. Your usage history stays on your device, and sign-in credentials are stored securely. Disconnecting a provider removes its saved session, history, and reminders from the app. Whether you’re coding, researching, or creating, AI Usage helps you decide when to keep going, switch tools, or take a break. Requires an account with a supported provider. Available usage details vary by provider and plan. Gemini support tracks Gemini CLI allowance. Refresh timing depends on provider availability and your device; forecasts and reset times are estimates. AI Usage is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the supported providers.

Screenshots

Charge3 screens
AI Usage Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Charge and AI Usage Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Charge versus AI Usage Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChargeAI Usage Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDusan BaekPibardos LLC

In-app purchases

None

Charge

No in-app purchases

None

AI Usage Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charge free?
Charge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Usage Tracker free?
AI Usage Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Charge or AI Usage Tracker have ads?
Neither Charge nor AI Usage Tracker shows ads.

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