Comparison

Paseo vs Buzz

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

Head to head
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.

About

Buzz

Collaborate with both humans and AI agents in shared workspaces. Every interaction is logged for a transparent audit trail, ensuring a unified identity model for all participants. Agents can actively participate in channels, not just communicate.

Highlights
  • Human and AI agent collaboration
  • Shared rooms and channels
  • Signed event log with audit trail
  • Agents acting in workspace
  • Organized channels and threads
  • Image and media discussion
Features
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Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message, reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit trail whether the author is a person or a process. Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys, their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not permission flags. • Organized channels and readable threads • Attach and discuss images and media • Real-time messaging on a relay you control • Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.

Screenshots

Paseo3 screens
Buzz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paseo at 4.9 against Buzz's 4.3. Paseo also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 66%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Paseo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Paseo's written reviews are positive against 66% of Buzz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paseo versus Buzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaseoBuzz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (83 ratings) — better4.3 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews96.7% of reviews — better65.6% of reviews
Number of ratings83 — better55
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMohamed Boudra ZianiBlock, Inc.

Customer experience

Paseo

All ratings83 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

Buzz

All ratings55 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral15.6%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

Paseo

No in-app purchases

None

Buzz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paseo free?
Paseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buzz free?
Buzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paseo or Buzz?
Paseo is rated higher. Paseo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Buzz averages 4.3 from 55 ratings.
Do Paseo or Buzz have ads?
Neither Paseo nor Buzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paseo or Buzz?
Paseo ships an update every 3 days, and Buzz every 3 days. Most recently, Paseo was updated on September 22, 2026 and Buzz on September 23, 2026.

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