OpenShell vs Paigy AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
OpenShell
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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.
Paigy AI
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | OpenShell | Paigy AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | seungkoo lee | MAURICIO URDANETAURIBE |
In-app purchases
OpenShell
No in-app purchases
Paigy AI
No in-app purchases









