Nidus Notes vs Paseo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nidus Notes
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Nidus Notes is a spatial- and time-aware note-taking application. It allows users to create and organize notes linked to specific locations, times, and channels. Notes can include text content, categories, and tags, with support for recurring and range-based time contexts. The app operates offline-first and synchronizes when connectivity is available. Users can view notes in a list ordered by relevance to current time and location. Notes are versioned, preserving a history of edits. Nidus Notes is designed for fieldwork and data collection, providing structured, contextualized information capture.
Paseo
This app allows you to run advanced AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Codex directly on your local machine. It provides hands-free voice control and integrates with your development workflow, keeping your code secure and private.
- Run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode locally
- Voice control for hands-free operation
- Git worktree integration for isolated branches
- Real-time output streaming and notifications
- Self-hosted for enhanced privacy
- Remote access via encrypted relay
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Run Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode on your machine from your phone. Paseo is a self-hosted app that connects to your local dev environment so your agents run with full access to your actual setup - not a cloud sandbox. Key features: - Voice support: talk to your agents hands-free with on-device speech processing - Multi-provider: use Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode from one interface - Git worktrees: agents work in isolated branches, review diffs and ship from the app - Real-time streaming: live agent output and push notifications when tasks complete - Self-hosted: runs on your laptop, home server, or VPS. Your code stays on your machine - Remote access: optional end-to-end encrypted relay for connecting from anywhere - Open source and free Requires a running Paseo server on your machine. See paseo.sh/docs for setup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Paseo at 15.1 against Nidus Notes's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Nidus Notes ships an update every 2 days, Paseo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nidus Notes | Paseo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 97.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gleipnir LLC | Mohamed Boudra Ziani |
In-app purchases
Nidus Notes
No in-app purchases
Paseo
No in-app purchases
