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To warn me if I am about to go over.

Unless iOS already does this too?

If so how?
To my knowledge, no.

Does your cellular provider not have an app that does this? Verizon allows me to customize when I get alerts for certain amounts consumed.
 
I use My Data Manager. It handles data from my phone and my wife’s phone, we are on a shared plan.
 
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