Paseo vs OpenDisplay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paseo
Control multiple AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex directly from your phone. This self-hosted application integrates with your local development environment, ensuring your code remains secure and accessible on your own machine. Features include voice commands, real-time output streaming, and Git worktree management.
- Voice control for hands-free operation
- Support for multiple AI coding providers
- Git worktree integration for isolated branches
- Real-time output streaming and notifications
- Self-hosted for enhanced security
- 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.
OpenDisplay
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a genuine second display for your Mac. This open-source solution allows you to extend your screen space for multitasking, keeping important information visible. Connect via USB for minimal latency or Wi-Fi for easy setup.
- Real extended display functionality
- USB and Wi-Fi connectivity
- Retina-sharp rendering
- Touch and scroll support
- Portrait and landscape orientation
- Private by design, no tracking
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OpenDisplay turns your iPhone or iPad into a second display for your Mac. It's the open-source way to put your spare Apple device to work as a real extended monitor — drag windows onto it, keep chat, notes, or logs in view, and gain screen space anywhere you go. It's not a mirror: it's a genuine additional display your Mac treats like any other monitor. • Real extended display — arrange it in your Mac's Display settings and drag windows across • Connect over USB for the lowest latency, or over Wi-Fi with zero setup • Retina-sharp, pixel-for-pixel rendering • Touch and scroll — tap, drag, and two-finger scroll to control your Mac • Works in portrait or landscape • Private by design — a direct connection between your own devices, with no accounts, no servers, and no tracking IMPORTANT: OpenDisplay requires the companion OpenDisplay app for Mac, running on your computer on the same cable or Wi-Fi network. Get it at opendisplay.app — without it, this app has nothing to connect to. OpenDisplay is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. Read the code, report issues, or contribute at https://github.com/peetzweg/opendisplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paseo at every 3 days against OpenDisplay's every 8 days. Paseo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (109 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Paseo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paseo has 109 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Paseo's written reviews are positive against 92% of OpenDisplay's.
Paseo ships an update every 3 days, OpenDisplay every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paseo | OpenDisplay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (109 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Boudra Ziani | Philip Poloczek |
Customer experience
Paseo
OpenDisplay
In-app purchases
Paseo
No in-app purchases
OpenDisplay
No in-app purchases
