Paseo vs Niàn
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.
Niàn
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If you regularly find yourself struggling to read Chinese in daily life, Niàn was made for you. When you use Niàn to scan Chinese text, it only shows you the pinyin and definitions for words you don't already know, exercising your reading skills instead of atrophying them like a translator does. If you need more help, simply tap again to get additional annotations, including a full English translation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Paseo at Free against Niàn's $4.99. Paseo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On update cadence, 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
Paseo is free to download; Niàn costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paseo ships an update every 4 days, Niàn every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paseo | Niàn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (103 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Boudra Ziani | Tangential Technologies, LLC |
In-app purchases
Paseo
No in-app purchases
Niàn
No in-app purchases









