Comparison

Paseo vs Joeny Notes

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

Joeny Notes

A fast, native note-taking application for Apple devices that organizes your thoughts with notebooks and tags. It supports Markdown writing, powerful search, and syncs across your devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Notebooks and stacks
  • Nested tags
  • Markdown editor with formatting bar
  • Full-text search with operators
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • End-to-end encrypted notes
  • Share notebooks for collaboration
Features
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BetterNote is a fast, native notes app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It has notebooks, tags and powerful search, and your notes are stored as plain Markdown in your own iCloud account. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Notebooks and stacks • Nested tags, such as work/clients • Favorites, saved searches and a Trash you can restore from • A Home Screen widget for your favorite notes • Recent Activity, showing which notes changed and on which device WRITE IN MARKDOWN • An editor that styles Markdown as you type, with a formatting bar • Notes open in Read mode, which renders tables, code blocks and task lists • Read a note aloud with the current word highlighted • Full-screen reading that can keep the screen on while you cook • Dark mode and Dynamic Type, with VoiceOver support • Photo and file attachments, with Quick Look previews FIND ANYTHING • Instant full-text search with ranked, highlighted results • Evernote-style operators: notebook:, tag:, intitle:, created:day-7, todo:false, resource:image and more • Text inside images and PDFs is recognized on your device and included in search SYNC AND SHARE WITH iCLOUD • Syncs across all your devices through your iCloud account • Note text is end-to-end encrypted • Share a notebook with other people to read or edit BRING YOUR NOTES WITH YOU • Import .enex exports from Evernote • Export everything as Markdown files at any time PRIVATE BY DESIGN BetterNote has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no servers of its own. Your notes stay on your devices and in your iCloud.

Screenshots

Paseo3 screens
Joeny Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Paseo at 98 against Joeny Notes's 1. Paseo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Paseo against 5.0 for Joeny Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paseo has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paseo ships an update every 4 days, Joeny Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paseo versus Joeny Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaseoJoeny Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (98 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed Boudra ZianiJoeny Bui

Customer experience

Paseo

All ratings98 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%

Joeny Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paseo

No in-app purchases

None

Joeny Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paseo free?
Paseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Joeny Notes free?
Joeny Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paseo or Joeny Notes?
Joeny Notes is rated higher. Paseo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Joeny Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paseo or Joeny Notes have ads?
Neither Paseo nor Joeny Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paseo or Joeny Notes?
Paseo ships an update every 4 days, and Joeny Notes every 5 days. Most recently, Paseo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Joeny Notes on October 8, 2026.

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