Indie Developer Launches Nekot: iPhone App for Monitoring Claude Code and Codex Usage

On November 5, 2026, an independent developer posted on V2EX about Nekot, a new iPhone and iPad app he built to monitor API usage for Claude Code and Codex in real time. In the post, he explained that while using Claude Code for coding, he had run into situations where a task hit the 5-hour limit halfway through, and because usage could only be checked in the terminal or on a web page, it became invisible once he stepped away from the computer. That experience prompted him to build a small mobile tool for checking usage anytime. According to his introduction, the app's home screen shows every usage window for Claude Code and Codex, including the 5-hour and weekly windows, with reset countdowns, and the window burning fastest is ranked at the top. Below sits a reset timeline for the next 7 days, so recovery times are clear at a glance. Reminders fire at 80% and 95% usage, once per crossing, plus a notice when a window resets, avoiding notification spam. The app provides usage statistics over 24 hours and 7 days, and home screen widgets can display gauges, the 7-day timeline, and a small cat that moves around with usage. There is no server, no account registration, and credentials are stored only in the phone's keychain, with traffic going straight to each platform over HTTPS. Usage is read from the same interfaces the platforms' own clients use, so any change on the platform side requires the app to adapt. Basic features are free, while consumption prediction, longer history, and multiple accounts are unlocked through in-app purchases. The app requires iOS 17 or later and is listed on the App Store, with a link provided in the post. So far, this is the only published information about the app, and no further developments have been reported.