Paseo vs HermesPilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HermesPilot
Manage AI interactions and tasks on the go. This app acts as a mobile command center for AI agents, allowing users to start conversations, send files, and manage AI profiles and skills. It offers a secure personal AI control panel for efficient AI management.
- Start and manage AI conversations
- Send attachments and voice messages
- Read streaming responses and Markdown
- Secure personal AI control panel
- Manage AI profiles, models, and skills
- Schedule AI tasks
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HermesPilot is the mobile command center built for Hermes Agent. Start conversations anytime, pick up instantly, and keep the context flowing without friction. Send attachments or voice, read streaming responses and Markdown, and move fast through every interaction. Pair with Hermes Link to turn your phone into a secure personal AI control panel, where you can manage profiles, models, permissions, skills, memory, and scheduled tasks in one place, and make AI actually work for you. Privacy Policy: https://hermes-site.clawpilot.me/en/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paseo at none against HermesPilot's 1. Paseo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (97% vs 88%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. HermesPilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paseo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paseo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Paseo's written reviews are positive against 88% of HermesPilot's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paseo | HermesPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (83 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.7% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Boudra Ziani | Yang Hangbin |
Customer experience
Paseo
HermesPilot
In-app purchases
Paseo
No in-app purchases
HermesPilot
- Lifetime Access$9.99
