Comparison

Nimbalyst vs Paseo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nimbalyst

Monitor and interact with your desktop AI coding sessions from your phone. Receive instant notifications when your AI agent needs input and respond directly from your device, securely and in real-time.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI session sync
  • Remote prompt and message sending
  • Approve tool permissions and answer questions
  • Review code changes and git commits
  • Push notifications with deep-linking
  • Offline viewing of session transcripts
  • QR code desktop pairing
Features
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Nimbalyst brings your AI coding sessions to your pocket. Monitor, interact with, and respond to your desktop AI agent from anywhere -- no laptop required. STAY IN THE LOOP Your desktop AI sessions sync to your phone in real time. Control Claude Agent from your phone and track progress on the go from wherever you are. When your AI agent needs input -- a permission approval, a question answered, a plan reviewed -- respond right from your phone. INSTANT PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get notified the moment your AI agent needs your attention. Tap the notification to jump straight to the session that needs you. SECURE BY DEFAULT All session data is end-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM. Your code, prompts, and AI responses are encrypted before they ever leave your desktop. Not even the sync server can read your data. NATIVE iOS EXPERIENCE Built with SwiftUI from the ground up. Native navigation, pull-to-refresh, iPad split view, and instant offline access to previously viewed sessions. No web wrapper -- this is a real iOS app. KEY FEATURES Real-time sync of all AI sessions across your projects Send prompts and follow-up messages to active sessions Approve tool permissions, answer questions, review plans Review code changes and git commit proposals Push notifications with deep-linking to specific sessions Offline viewing of cached session transcripts iPad split view with sidebar navigation QR code pairing with your desktop in seconds Unread indicators so you never miss a message Nimbalyst for iOS is a companion to the Nimbalyst desktop app. A desktop installation is required. Pair your devices by scanning a QR code from Nimbalyst desktop, and your sessions sync automatically. Learn more at https://nimbalyst.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Nimbalyst4 screens
Paseo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paseo at every 4 days against Nimbalyst's every 2 months. Paseo also leads on ratings volume (98 vs 5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nimbalyst against 4.9 for Paseo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paseo has 98 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Nimbalyst's written reviews are positive against 98% of Paseo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nimbalyst ships an update every 2 months, Paseo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nimbalyst versus Paseo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNimbalystPaseo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better97.6% of reviews
Number of ratings598 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB75 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNimbalyst, Inc.Mohamed Boudra Ziani

Customer experience

Nimbalyst

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paseo

All ratings98 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%

In-app purchases

None

Nimbalyst

No in-app purchases

None

Paseo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nimbalyst free?
Nimbalyst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paseo free?
Paseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nimbalyst or Paseo?
Nimbalyst is rated higher. Nimbalyst averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Paseo averages 4.9 from 98 ratings.
Do Nimbalyst or Paseo have ads?
Neither Nimbalyst nor Paseo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nimbalyst or Paseo?
Nimbalyst ships an update every 2 months, and Paseo every 4 days. Most recently, Nimbalyst was updated on October 1, 2026 and Paseo on October 10, 2026.

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