JP the Cat vs Altseat

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JP the Cat compared with Altseat
Detail	JP the Cat	Altseat
What it does	Track token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac	Run multiple Claude Code, Codex and Kimi Code accounts on one Mac with automatic usage tracking and handoff
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Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts.	Free for up to 2 accounts total across all three tools. Lifetime license USD 12 one-time (launch price through 30 November 2026, then USD 19), allowing up to 10 accounts per tool on one Mac. One payment, no subscription.
Key features	Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed Local-first design with no data upload to servers	Menu bar usage display for Claude Code and Codex accounts Automatic account switching when limits reached Automatic handoff for Claude Code sessions Shared settings and sessions across accounts MCP server synchronization across Claude accounts Support for up to 10 accounts per tool Signed and notarized by Apple In-app updates from the menu bar 14-day refund guarantee
What makes it different	Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac	Automatic handoff continues conversations seamlessly between accounts without interruption Never handles passwords or refreshes tokens, keeping credentials secure Only switches between processes, never changes login of running session Real-time usage visibility for multiple Claude Code and Codex accounts in one place One-time lifetime license with no subscription required
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	5 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	4
Referring domains (Majestic)	29	1

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