Cavemode: AI Usage Meter

AI usage tracker that dies

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

NEW: a burndown forecast that calls your limit, plus a multi-account dashboard and a 7-day usage history. The AI usage tracker that dies. An AI usage tracker for macOS that monitors your claude.ai session, forecasts when you will hit your limit, and devolves into a minigame. For Claude Pro / Max / Team users whose rate limit interrupts flow state. Every feature included, nothing locked. How it works: • Install in 30 seconds — Drop Cavemode into /Applications. 4 MB, notarised, universal binary. No installer, no agent, no extra permissions. • Paste your session cookie — Guided walk-through grabs the session key from claude.ai. Stored in the macOS Keychain. Never touches our servers — there are no servers. • Start burning through tokens — Watch the menubar character slide from robot to grunting caveman. Die dramatically at 100%. Slap a Mac until reset. Repeat. Six devolution stages: • CLAUDE-9000 (0–19%) — Omniscient robot. Slightly smug. • Dr. Claudius (20–39%) — Brilliant scientist. Increasingly nervous. • Claude the Intern (40–59%) — Trying his best. Failing. • Clod (60–79%) — Barely functional brute. • Ooga (80–99%) — Full caveman. Afraid of the screen. • UGH (100%) — Dead. Funeral included. Everything that ships: TRACKING • Live Claude usage: Session % + weekly % + reset countdown polled every 60s • Multiple accounts: Track several accounts side by side — each gets its own menu-bar mark; switch with ⌘1, ⌘2, ⌘3. • Six-stage devolution: Menu-bar character regresses from CLAUDE-9000 to UGH • Stage transition alerts: macOS notifications + stage-specific sound effects DEATH • Funeral sequence: 8–10s animated death scene at 100% usage • Death certificate PNG: Shareable cert with time alive, stage reached, cost per minute MINIGAME • Slap Attack: 60s minigame with crack meter, combo ladder, jackpot windows • Slap Receipt: End-of-run share card with score, combo peak, jackpots hit SHARING • Share-card tiers: Bronze → Silver → Gold → Foil, earned by lifetime deaths (0 / 3 / 10 / 25) REPORTS • Weekly devolution report: Per-week summary screen + share template • Burndown forecast: Projects the moment you hit your limit from your recent burn rate — a live ETA per account, so you know before you run out. • 7-day usage history: A rolling hour-by-hour heatmap of the last seven days so you can see exactly when you run hottest. • Multi-account dashboard: A dedicated window — cross-account Overview plus per-account Forecast, History, and Setup lenses. CUSTOMIZATION • Floating desktop widget: Stage character + session % + reset countdown floating on the desktop. Toggleable, resizable, vertical or horizontal layout, position remembered across monitors. • Notification Center widget: WidgetKit widget (small + medium) with stage character + usage % + reset countdown — separate from the floating desktop widget. • Character + sound packs: Swap the cavemen for the Cat pack and more — character and sound packs (Classic Grunts + Mewl), all included, with more on the way. • Menu-bar display modes: Seven modes from icon-only to character + bar • Refresh interval: 30s–300s, settable in Preferences ACCESSIBILITY • Light + dark mode: System-aware with manual override • Reduce motion + VoiceOver: Honors macOS reduce-motion + announces stage changes PRIVACY • On-device data: Session key in Keychain. Usage history in Application Support. No servers. • Opt-in diagnostics: Anonymous crash reports (Sentry US) + product analytics (PostHog US) — off by default DISTRIBUTION • Universal binary: Apple Silicon + Intel, macOS 14+ • Everything included: Every feature and every released pack ships in the app Privacy by default. Crash reports + product analytics ship OFF — toggle on in Settings if you want to help. Your Claude session never leaves your Mac. Every feature included, every pack unlocked — more character and sound packs on the way. Not affiliated with Anthropic. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic PBC.

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v2.2.1 — what's new: • Even lighter on your Mac — big CPU and memory savings across the menu-bar icon, usage polling, and sound effects, especially when you track several accounts at once • Fixed a rare bug where cost history could be lost when tracking multiple accounts side by side

Version 2.2.1

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    Seller
    Pichet Itngam
    Size
    15.9 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 5 more
    • English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Devpon
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