Paseo vs pi pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paseo
Control AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex directly from your phone. This self-hosted app integrates with your local development environment, allowing agents to access your setup without cloud sandboxes. Features include voice control, multi-provider support, Git worktree management, and real-time output streaming.
- Voice control for hands-free operation
- Support for multiple AI coding providers
- Git worktree management for isolated branches
- Real-time agent output streaming
- Self-hosted for local code security
- Remote access with end-to-end encryption
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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.
pi pulse
Monitor and message your Pi agents remotely with this mobile companion app. View live agent status, engage in detailed chats, and send/reply to messages directly from your device. Securely connect via QR code or remote access.
- Live agent status list
- Detailed chat view
- Send and reply to messages
- Quick Connect via QR code
- Secure remote access
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pi pulse lets you monitor and message your Pi agents on the go. - Live agent status list with clear activity chips - Detailed per-agent chat view with rich rendered output - Send and reply to messages directly from iPhone/iPad - Quick Connect via QR code (base URL, token, TLS pin) - Secure remote access over LAN/tailscale with bearer auth + certificate pinning Designed as the iOS companion for the pi-statusbar ecosystem, pi pulse keeps your agent fleet visible and controllable wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Paseo at 113 against pi pulse's 1. Paseo also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Paseo against 5.0 for pi pulse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paseo has 113 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Paseo | pi pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Boudra Ziani | Jademind GmbH |
In-app purchases
Paseo
No in-app purchases
pi pulse
No in-app purchases
