Maude vs Claudia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maude
This app allows developers to remotely access and code on their own servers using an AI assistant. It enables real-time code execution, debugging, and feature shipping directly from a mobile device, ensuring privacy and no extra AI costs.
- Remote development from phone
- Real-time code streaming
- Push notifications for task completion
- Tool use visibility
- Persistent sessions
- Multiple server management
- GitHub integration
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Maude runs AI coding agents on a server you own — around the clock — and puts them in your pocket. Start a task from your phone, close the app, and come back to finished work, a question, or a command waiting for your approval. It works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok Build and Antigravity. Pick the agent for each session, and hand a task from one to another when you want a second opinion — the next agent gets the plan, the files touched and the git state. NOTHING TO INSTALL BY HAND Add any Linux or macOS machine you can reach over SSH — a VPS, a home server, a Mac mini — by typing its address, pasting an ssh command, or scanning a setup code. Maude deploys its own small daemon, installs each agent at a tested version, and keeps everything up to date. APPROVE FROM ANYWHERE • An inbox for everything that needs you: permission prompts, questions, finished work and failures • Push notifications with Allow and Deny — answer a permission prompt in one tap • Sessions keep running on your server when the app is closed A REAL WORKSPACE, ONE TAB AWAY • Chat with live tool calls, diffs and plans • Files: browse the project and read any file • Git: review changes hunk by hunk, commit, push and open a pull request • Terminal: a full shell on the same server • iPad and tablet layout with sessions, chat and git side by side FAST AND PRIVATE • Your code stays on your server — Maude is the remote control • Connects in under a second through an end-to-end encrypted relay, even behind a firewall or on a private network; SSH is the fallback • SSH keys and passwords stay in your device's secure storage • Sign in to each agent with the account you already have — no API keys resold, no usage metered on top EVERY SESSION, YOUR WAY • Model, effort and permission mode per session — from asking before every command to letting the agent run • Several sessions at once, across several servers • Git worktrees, attachments, /compact and /goal where the agent supports them A Maude subscription unlocks the app (7 days free on the annual plan). Each agent needs its own account or API key with its provider. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://maude.pilotdev.fr/terms Privacy: https://maude.pilotdev.fr/privacy Maude is an independent app by Pilot Dev and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI or Google. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC; Codex and ChatGPT of OpenAI; Grok of xAI; Antigravity of Google LLC.
Claudia
This private AI assistant runs on your device, remembering your conversations and facts. It integrates with AI providers you already use, offering a secure and personalized experience without data collection.
- On-device memory for conversations
- Voice and text interaction
- Uses your existing AI provider keys
- No accounts or logins required
- Private, serverless architecture
- Demo mode available
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Claudia is a calm, private AI assistant for your phone. She talks like a person. She remembers what you ask her to remember. She runs on the AI providers you already pay for, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and others, with no extra subscription on top. No accounts. No login. No servers holding your conversations. Your chats live on your device. What Claudia does Talk by voice or text. Tap the mic and speak, or type. Claudia replies in a natural voice or on screen, whichever you prefer. Remembers what matters. Tell Claudia a fact about yourself and she keeps it in on-device memory. She recalls it later, even in a new conversation. Everything lives in a local database on your phone. Your voice, your choice. Use the built-in iOS voice at no cost, or bring your own ElevenLabs key for premium voice quality. See it before you connect anything. A built-in demo mode runs a short sample conversation right on your device, so you can feel how Claudia works first. What makes Claudia different Bring your own AI key. No monthly Claudia subscription. Use the API key you already have with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, or OpenRouter. You pay the provider directly for what you use. No middleman markup. Built for privacy. Your conversations do not pass through a Claudia server, because there is no Claudia server for them to pass through. The app talks directly to the AI provider you choose, and only after you give explicit consent for anything to leave your device. Your keys stay yours. API keys are stored in the iOS Keychain. They are never sent anywhere except the provider you picked. Nothing tracked. Our App Store privacy label is Data Not Collected. We do not run ads and we do not sell data, because we never collect it in the first place. Built by an indie team Claudia is built by PrentusAI, a small, independent shop. You bring your own AI key, the app stays out of your way, and that is the whole deal. Privacy policy and full terms at prentusai.com/claudia. Requires an API key from a supported AI provider. iPhone only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Claudia at none against Maude's 2. Maude's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Maude sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Claudia asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Maude against 5.0 for Claudia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Maude ships an update every 4 days, Claudia every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maude | Claudia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lucas Jean-Jacques Emile BASTIEN | PrentusAI |
Customer experience
Maude
Claudia
In-app purchases
Maude
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Claudia
No in-app purchases









