Comparison

Mote vs AI Limits

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

Head to head
About

Mote

Quickly capture and access essential notes directly from your device's lock screen. Organize thoughts, set reminders, and keep your mind clear with automatic saving and optional private mode.

Highlights
  • Lock screen notes
  • Automatic saving
  • Scheduled reminders
  • Private mode
  • Note history
  • Note sharing
Features
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Mote keeps the note you need right now close at hand. Capture a thought in seconds, edit it anytime, and move finished notes to History. Notes save automatically on your device. Mote Plus adds more contexts for different parts of life, Scheduled Notes, and Private Mode. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or unlock Plus with a one-time Lifetime purchase. Schedule a note for later with an optional reminder. On supported iPhones, you can choose to show it on the Lock Screen. Private Mode requires Face ID or your device passcode to open Mote. Mote needs no account and has no note sync. Device backups may include your notes. Share a note whenever you choose. Terms of Use (Mote): https://wenka93.github.io/mote-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://wenka93.github.io/mote-legal/privacy.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AI Limits

Features
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AI Limits shows how much of your AI subscriptions you have used and when each limit resets, so you don't get cut off in the middle of your work. Connect the AI services you pay for and see every limit in one place: session windows, weekly caps and monthly quotas, how much is left, and exactly when each one resets. Works with paid plans: Claude Pro/Max, ChatGPT Plus/Pro, Cursor Pro and others. Free accounts don't have usage limits to show. KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE LIMIT • Usage and reset times for every connected account • A forecast from your current pace: when you'll run out, and whether it happens before the reset • A timeline of the resets coming up in the next 24 hours ALERTS THAT COME IN TIME • Notifications at 75% and 90%, when a limit is reached and when it resets • With Pro: a heads-up before you run out at your current pace, and a threshold of your own ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN • Widgets for one service or for all of them • A Live Activity with a countdown to the next reset on iPhone MADE FOR IPAD TOO • A sidebar with all your services and a two-column detail view • Monitor: a full-screen dashboard that keeps the screen on, for an iPad next to your computer UNDERSTAND YOUR USAGE • Charts of your usage across the day, week and month • Insights into which services and days push you to the limit WORKS WITH Claude, ChatGPT and Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Grok, Gemini, GLM Coding Plan, MiniMax, Kimi Code and OpenCode Go. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • You sign in on each service's own page. AI Limits never sees your password. • Sign in with your email or phone. Most services don't allow Google sign-in inside apps. • Your sessions and usage history stay on your device. There is no AI Limits account or server. • No ads, no analytics, no tracking. AI LIMITS PRO The free version tracks one account of your choice. Pro adds all your services and accounts, widgets and the Live Activity, smart alerts, week and month history with insights, refresh every 15 minutes and accent colors. Get Pro as a monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers), or with a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in Settings. Try it first with demo data, no sign-in needed. AI Limits is not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, Anysphere, xAI, Google, GitHub, Z.ai, MiniMax, Moonshot AI, Perplexity AI or Anomaly. Service names are used only to identify them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stanleyappdev.github.io/ailimits/privacy.html

Screenshots

Mote4 screens
AI Limits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Limits at daily against Mote's every 3 days. AI Limits also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Mote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and AI Limits sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mote ships an update every 3 days, AI Limits daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mote versus AI Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoteAI Limits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan BorisovStanislav Kotlyarenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mote

Subscriptions2
  • Mote Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Mote Plus Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mote Plus Lifetime$9.99
6 purchases

AI Limits

Subscriptions4
  • AI Limits Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • AI Limits Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • AI Limits Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
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  • AI Limits Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • AI Limits Pro Lifetime$29.99
  • AI Limits Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Mote free?
Mote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Limits free?
AI Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mote or AI Limits have ads?
Neither Mote nor AI Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mote or AI Limits?
Mote ships an update every 3 days, and AI Limits daily. Most recently, Mote was updated on October 31, 2026 and AI Limits on November 13, 2026.

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