Comparison

Paseo vs Dotway

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

Head to head
About

Paseo

Control AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex directly from your phone. This self-hosted app integrates with your local development environment, offering hands-free voice commands and real-time output. Manage code, review diffs, and ship directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Voice control for AI agents
  • Support for multiple AI providers
  • Git worktree integration
  • Real-time output streaming
  • Self-hosted and secure
  • 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

Dotway

A personal space to save and organize your favorite web pages, photos, videos, and places. Easily find saved content with tags and search, and sync across devices with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Save links, text, and media
  • Organize inspiration on a canvas
  • Mark and record places to visit
  • Search saved content by text and tags
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Apple Watch integration for saved places
Features
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Keep your favorite web pages, photos, videos, and places together. Dotway is your personal space for things worth saving. Save content using the share sheet, import a link, or find the original post from a screenshot. Organize it with tags and personal notes, then find it again with search. • Save your favorites: Keep links, text, and media in one place. • Explore your ideas: Browse photos and arrange inspiration on a canvas. • Make it happen: Mark places to visit and things to try, then keep a record when you do them. • Find it again: Search saved titles, text, tags, and recognized text. • Sync with iCloud: Sync supported data across devices using the same iCloud account. • Apple Watch: View saved places and check in from your wrist. No Dotway account is required. AI screenshot recognition and content analysis use DeepSeek through a hosted service. Relevant screenshots or content are sent to external services, and you do not need to provide your own API key. Saving and browsing content do not require AI. Some source platforms may require sign-in. Content retrieval depends on the original website's availability and access rules. Find the privacy policy under Permissions & Privacy in Settings. Visit the support page for help and contact information.

Screenshots

Paseo4 screens
Dotway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Paseo at 110 against Dotway's 1. Paseo also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Dotway's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Paseo against 5.0 for Dotway. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paseo has 110 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Paseo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dotway's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paseo ships an update every 4 days, Dotway every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paseo versus Dotway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaseoDotway
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (110 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMohamed Boudra ZianiYou Tu

Customer experience

Paseo

All ratings110 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%

Dotway

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paseo

No in-app purchases

None

Dotway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paseo free?
Paseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotway free?
Dotway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paseo or Dotway?
Dotway is rated higher. Paseo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Dotway averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paseo or Dotway have ads?
Neither Paseo nor Dotway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paseo or Dotway?
Paseo ships an update every 4 days, and Dotway every 5 days. Most recently, Paseo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dotway on November 6, 2026.

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