Comparison

OpenShell vs Paigy AI

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

Head to head
About

OpenShell

Features
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OpenShell β€” a unified AI client for your iPhone: local LLMs, cloud APIs, and remote coding over SSH, all in one app. Chat with Ollama, MLX, and LM Studio local models; OpenAI, xAI Grok, and Nous Hermes cloud APIs; or drive Claude Code on a remote Mac over SSH. Pick the backend you want and work in the same app β€” from quick questions to code reviews, file edits, and builds, straight from your iPhone.

About

Paigy AI

Features
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You don't have to sit at your computer to keep your agents working. Hand off the work and walk away β€” take a walk, hit the gym, climb a mountain, be somewhere else entirely. Your agents keep going without you. When one actually needs a decision, or finishes what you asked, it reaches you the one way that doesn't pull you back to a screen: your phone rings. Answer by voice and keep moving, or dismiss it and it backs off on its own. Nothing waits on you that doesn't have to β€” and nothing interrupts you that isn't worth it. WHY PAIGY β€’ Off the desk, not off the work. Your agents run while you're away; you're pulled in only at the moments that need a human. β€’ Calls, not nags. Requests arrive as native incoming calls β€” easy to take, easy to dismiss. A dismissed call retries on a gentle schedule (10 min, then 30 min, then 2 hours, then it stops). β€’ Hands-free, by voice. Paigy reads the request aloud; reply out loud and get back to whatever you were doing. See an image or design when a choice is visual. β€’ Private by design. Paigy never listens in the background β€” audio is processed only during a call you choose to answer. A constraint, not a feature. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the Paigy integration to your agent and pair it β€” a quick approve step. 2. Ask your agents to call you (or Paige you) when they are done. 3. Go live your life. Your agent keeps working; when it needs you or finishes, it calls. 4. Answer to decide by voice, or dismiss to handle it later. YOU STAY IN CONTROL β€’ Connect or disconnect any agent at any time. β€’ Choose when messages can ring you, banner you, or stay quiet in your inbox. β€’ Erase any single notification from your history, or delete your entire account and all its data, whenever you want. Sign in with email, phone, Apple, Google, or GitHub. Questions or feedback: support@paigy.ai

Screenshots

OpenShell3 screens
Paigy AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenShell at every 3 days against Paigy AI's every 2 weeks. Paigy AI's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenShell ships an update every 3 days, Paigy AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
OpenShell versus Paigy AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenShellPaigy AI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerseungkoo leeMAURICIO URDANETAURIBE

In-app purchases

None

OpenShell

No in-app purchases

None

Paigy AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenShell free?
OpenShell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paigy AI free?
Paigy AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenShell or Paigy AI have ads?
Neither OpenShell nor Paigy AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenShell or Paigy AI?
OpenShell ships an update every 3 days, and Paigy AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, OpenShell was updated on September 20, 2026 and Paigy AI on September 10, 2026.

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