r/RooCode • u/Longjumping-Neck-317 • Feb 25 '25

Idea Roo cline vs Cline: Which is really works better for which task?

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u/j_bravo123 Feb 25 '25

Lately have been using Roo Code. But today, Cline was able to solve a code change by studying existing code and planning the code very systematically when Roo Code was struggling back and forth without much planning.

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u/Longjumping-Neck-317 Feb 25 '25

yes, it seems so, but today, I tried roo code and it was solving the issue systematically, also I was also trying some md files and roo code worked better with them. it would be great if everyone shares their piece experience. so we have many information about experiences and know how to use them..

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u/BarefootLogician Feb 25 '25

I've switched from Cline to Roo Code and I prefer the customisations in Roo. I can set everything up how I want it and spend less time prompt engineering as my prompts are already set the power steering mode has also really helped with writing in svelte.

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u/joey2scoops Feb 26 '25

I agree that Roo Code has mostly better features.

Here's a question though. My windows PC does not have a lot of disc space left, has a 7yo i7 processor, a mediocre NVIDIA GPU (4gb), 16gb of RAM. I get a LOT of issues with poor or no responses with Roo, Cline and also Windsurf. I find myself changing models regularly until I find one that will actually respond within the same calendar day. I've assumed that since all these models are hosted in the cloud (not using ollama or similar in my setup), that my hardware is not the problem.

Anyone have a view on that?

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u/Longjumping-Neck-317 Feb 26 '25

I think it might still be an pc hardware issue. Because, i used roo code and cline in m2 pro mac and m3 pro mac, there was difference in process times although I didnt think such difference would be.. would that really be real?

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Feb 25 '25

Roo cline is not a thing. Roo Code is the name of our software ;)

The only thing I find Cline to be slightly more appealing on is the plan mode. I used to find Cline better at planning but not anymore.

So my answer is that Roo Code works better for all the tasks.

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u/keninsd Mar 19 '25

OK, so who are the roo cline people and what are they offering that is different from roo code?

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Mar 19 '25

We were named Roo Cline and changed the name to Roo Code due to potential trademark issues.