Comparison

Zcode Mobile vs UsageNow

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

Head to head
About

Zcode Mobile

This app allows you to connect to your ZCode desktop workspace from your iPhone or iPad within the same local network. It enables viewing and operating your development environment remotely, offering features like QR code scanning and automatic network discovery.

Highlights
  • Connect to ZCode desktop workspace
  • Scan mobile connection QR code
  • Import connection codes from photo library
  • Discover compatible services on local network
  • Auto-save and verify last connection
  • Hide unnecessary web bars for more screen space
Features
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Zcode Mobile 是面向 ZCode 桌面工作区的第三方移动连接工具,让你在同一局域网内通过 iPhone 或 iPad 继续查看和操作开发工作区。 核心功能: • 扫描电脑端 ZCode 显示的移动连接二维码 • 从系统相册直接导入连接码 • 自动发现局域网内可用的兼容服务 • 保存上次连接,并在下次启动时自动验证 • 只有确认工作区真实可用后才进入主界面 • 一键刷新、重新扫码或断开当前连接 • 连接后尽可能隐藏移动端不需要的网页栏,为工作区保留更多屏幕空间 本应用需要配合桌面端 ZCode 的移动端远程控制功能使用。Zcode Mobile 为独立开发的第三方移动客户端,并非 ZCode 官方产品。

About

UsageNow

Features
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Hit your AI limit halfway through a task? UsageNow shows how much of each AI plan you have left and exactly when it resets, right on your Home Screen, and warns you before you run out. Built for developers who code with AI agents every day. EVERY LIMIT AT A GLANCE Claude: the 5-hour session and weekly limits, including per-model weekly caps ChatGPT Codex: the 5-hour and weekly windows GitHub Copilot: premium requests, chat and code completions Gemini: daily request quotas for each model A live countdown to every reset, plus the exact reset time in your local format ALERTS BEFORE YOU HIT THE WALL Make your own alerts: choose the 5-hour limit, the weekly limit or all limits, then type the percentage that matters to you, like 90 or 98. Add as many as you like. Each alert comes once per limit and cycle, so your lock screen stays quiet. Turn on a reset alert to know the moment a limit is back. WIDGETS THAT DO MORE Flip through all of your accounts right on the widget Tap to refresh a widget whenever you want the latest numbers Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size, plus Apple Watch complications ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS, IN YOUR ORDER Work and personal, Pro and Max, side by side. Sort by 5-hour reset, weekly reset, highest or lowest usage, name or service, or drag accounts into your own order. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. PRIVATE BY DESIGN You sign in on each service's own login page. Your sign-in stays in your device's Keychain, and UsageNow talks only to the services themselves. There is no UsageNow server, no account to create and no tracking. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into 50 languages, with dates and times written the way your region writes them. Pick a language in Settings anytime. TRY EVERYTHING FIRST Start a free 24-hour trial in the app and use every feature, widgets included. To keep using UsageNow and its widgets after the trial, unlock UsageNow Pro with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. UsageNow is an independent app and is not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, GitHub, Microsoft or Google. Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, GitHub Copilot and Gemini are trademarks of their respective owners. Questions or ideas? hourstag.app@gmail.com

Screenshots

Zcode Mobile2 screens
UsageNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zcode Mobile at none against UsageNow's 2. Zcode Mobile also leads on chart position (#129 vs unranked). 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. UsageNow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Zcode Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zcode Mobile versus UsageNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZcode MobileUsageNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer越 王Guan Feng Lai

In-app purchases

None

Zcode Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

UsageNow

One-time2
  • 1-Day TrialFree
  • UsageNow Pro$8.99

Questions

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

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