Comparison

PharoSmalltalk vs Ateam Go

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

Head to head
About

PharoSmalltalk

Experience the full Pharo Smalltalk programming environment on your Apple devices. Write, debug, and inspect code with native performance and touch-optimized gestures. Access your projects anywhere with this universal app.

Highlights
  • Full Pharo desktop environment
  • Touch-optimized gestures
  • Native performance with Metal rendering
  • Image library for managing projects
  • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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Pharo on iOS brings the complete Pharo 13 Smalltalk programming environment to your Apple devices. Browse classes, write code, inspect objects, and debug — all running natively with Metal-accelerated graphics. FULL PHARO DESKTOP Run unmodified official Pharo 13 images. The System Browser, Playground, Inspector, Debugger, and every tool you know from desktop Pharo works here. No special images required. BUILT FOR TOUCH Intuitive gesture mapping makes Pharo comfortable on a touchscreen. Tap for left-click, long-press for right-click, two-finger tap for middle-click. Pinch to zoom. Full hardware keyboard support with modifier keys on iPad. NATIVE PERFORMANCE A clean-room interpreter written in C++ with Metal GPU rendering. Smooth 30fps display, efficient memory management, and full foreign function interface support. IMAGE LIBRARY Download official Pharo 13 images directly from the app. Import your own .image files from the Files app. Keep multiple images organized and switch between projects easily. WORKS EVERYWHERE Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (via Mac Catalyst). Your Pharo environment goes wherever you do. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts, no telemetry, no data collection. Your code stays on your device. Period. OPEN SOURCE The VM is MIT-licensed and open source. Contributions welcome.

About

Ateam Go

Features
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Ateam Go puts your AI coding agents in your pocket. Run coding agents on your own machine, then check in, start new work, and unblock them from your phone — a live board where every task is an agent working in a real terminal. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See every task at a glance: Needs You, In Progress, Review, Backlog, Done • Start a task with a prompt and pick the agent (Claude Code, Codex) • Watch the agent work in a live terminal — reading, editing, running tests in real time • Step in when it needs you: answer a question, approve a step, or send a nudge • Open a preview of a dev server running on your machine, right in your browser PRIVATE BY DESIGN Ateam Go connects to the ateam server on your own computer over Tailscale. WireGuard is the encryption and the auth boundary, so nothing is exposed to the public internet — your repos, your keys, and the agents all stay on your machine. The phone is just a secure window into it. JUST LOOKING? Tap "Try the demo" to explore the whole experience with sample data — no machine, no setup required. REQUIREMENTS Ateam Go is a companion to the Ateam desktop app. You'll need a computer (macOS or Linux) running the ateam server, with Tailscale on both your computer and your phone.

Screenshots

PharoSmalltalk1 screens
Ateam Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ateam Go at every 2 days against PharoSmalltalk's weekly. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PharoSmalltalk ships an update weekly, Ateam Go every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PharoSmalltalk versus Ateam Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPharoSmalltalkAteam Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron WohlRiccardo Maria Pallaoro

In-app purchases

None

PharoSmalltalk

No in-app purchases

None

Ateam Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PharoSmalltalk free?
PharoSmalltalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ateam Go free?
Ateam Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PharoSmalltalk or Ateam Go have ads?
Neither PharoSmalltalk nor Ateam Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PharoSmalltalk or Ateam Go?
PharoSmalltalk ships an update weekly, and Ateam Go every 2 days. Most recently, PharoSmalltalk was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ateam Go on November 10, 2026.

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