Comparison

Paseo vs Chalk

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

Chalk

Features
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Chalk is a counter for the small things you pay for in batches. Therapy sessions, padel matches, lessons, coffees owed to the person who always gets them. Tap a counter to add one. That is the whole interaction. Give a counter a price and it does the arithmetic: four sessions at 90 euro reads as 360 euro owed. When you settle up, tap Settle. The count goes back to zero and the cycle is filed away with its total and its dates, so you can look back at what you paid and when. Settling is not deleting. Nothing you count is ever thrown away. • Tally marks, the way you would actually keep score • Home Screen widgets that count without opening the app • Lock Screen widgets and an Apple Watch app • Siri and Shortcuts: "tick therapy" • Undo, in case of a fat finger • Everything on your device, synced through your own iCloud No account. No server. Nothing collected.

Screenshots

Paseo3 screens
Chalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Paseo at 15.1 against Chalk's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Paseo versus Chalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaseoChalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (103 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings103 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed Boudra ZianiSepehr Mohammadi

In-app purchases

None

Paseo

No in-app purchases

None

Chalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paseo free?
Paseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chalk free?
Chalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paseo or Chalk have ads?
Neither Paseo nor Chalk shows ads.

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