Paws2Go vs AI Desktop 98
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paws2Go
This application works with a smart device to alert you when your pet needs to go outside. It plays a personalized message, lights up, and sends a notification to your phone. The device uses touch sensing technology and offers a modern alternative to traditional pet doorbells.
- Phone notifications
- Personalized audio recording
- LED light indicators
- Touch sensing technology
- Modern pet door alternative
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This app will send you notifications when it receives a signal from your Paws2Go device! Paws2Go is an electronic device that provides multiple ways for your pet to signal they need to go outside. * Phone notification. * 10 second personalized recording. * 4 sided blue LED indication. Place the device on the floor or hang it on a wall. It utilizes touch sensing technology and has no moving parts for your pet to push. It replaces the old method of hanging bells on a door with a new modern approach. Just train your pet to touch the device when they need to go outside. Once it is touched, the device will play back your personalized message, all four sides will light up and blink and it will send a notification to your mobile device using this free app.
AI Desktop 98
Experience a retro desktop interface powered by advanced AI. Interact with various AI models, manage conversations, and enjoy nostalgic features like a BIOS boot sequence and sound effects. It offers on-device processing for enhanced privacy.
- Interactive retro desktop interface
- Multiple AI backend options
- On-device and cloud AI support
- Conversation management and organization
- Retro web browser
- Customizable chat appearance
- Nostalgic sound effects and CRT overlay
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AI Desktop 98 wraps powerful AI assistants inside a fully interactive retro desktop, complete with a BIOS boot sequence, Start menu, taskbar, draggable windows, and authentic sound effects. Choose your AI: run Apple Intelligence on-device, load local MLX models, or connect to cloud providers like OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Groq, and more — all from the Control Panel. FEATURES - Full retro desktop — boot sequence, Start menu, taskbar, and windowed apps - Multiple AI backends: Apple Intelligence, local MLX models, or cloud APIs - 11 cloud providers supported, including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, and LM Studio - Save, rename, search, and organize conversations in My Documents - Recycle Bin with restore for deleted chats - Built-in retro web browser - Customizable chat fonts and text sizes - Export and share conversations as plain text or Markdown - Find dialog to search across all saved chats - Keyboard shortcuts for power users - CRT monitor overlay for maximum nostalgia - Authentic retro sound effects - Minesweeper PRIVACY On-device models run 100% locally — no internet required, no data collected, no accounts. Cloud API mode connects directly to your chosen provider using your own API key; nothing passes through our servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AI Desktop 98 at 80% against Paws2Go's 25%. AI Desktop 98 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 15 months). Paws2Go's advantage is iOS requirement (14.3 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AI Desktop 98 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Desktop 98 has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Paws2Go's written reviews are positive against 80% of AI Desktop 98's.
Paws2Go ships an update every 15 months, AI Desktop 98 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paws2Go | AI Desktop 98 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dustin Boley | Pritesh Desai |
Customer experience
Paws2Go
AI Desktop 98
In-app purchases
Paws2Go
No in-app purchases
AI Desktop 98
No in-app purchases









