# Wolow - Wake on LAN — user reviews > 446 indexed App Store user reviews of Wolow by Jack Baker, rated 4.30/5 from 1,329 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wolow-wake-on-lan/id1500970060/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wolow-wake-on-lan/id1500970060.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,023 · 4★ 82 · 3★ 40 · 2★ 32 · 1★ 152 ## What do users think of Wolow? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Works exactly as advertised - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 💡 Convenient for gaming/home server - 👍 Affordable premium option **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent issues with turning on - 🐛 Inconsistent performance - 🔒 Privacy concerns - 🐛 Doesn't work as expected **Commonly reported bugs** - Widgets not working after update - Premium features not functioning - Companion app not launching - Inconsistent wake-on-LAN behavior **Most requested features** - Add home screen widget - Add control center action - Implement Siri/Alexa integration - Improve status tracking and reporting - Add automatic separation for MAC address ## Newest reviews (13 of 446) ### 2/5 — Stopped working over vpn *2026-06-04, version 2.16.1* I’m not sure exactly when it started but I used to be able to send shut down and restart commands remotely while connected over a VPN. That has stopped working. Everything works fine when connected to my local network but everything stopped working over the VPN connection and nothing changed with the VPN connection or settings on my home PC. ### 4/5 — Status is broken? *2026-04-18, version 2.14.1* App works really well but after the most recent update the status feature appears to be broken. ### 3/5 — IP주소 대신 DDNS 주소 *2026-03-21* IP주소 대신 DDNS 주소를 적을 수 있게 바뀌면 좋겠습니다 **Developer response:** Hi, you can use DDNS address in the device configuration. Just type the domain in the IP address field. ### 4/5 — Hibernation *2026-02-17, version 2.13.6* It would be a great feature to add ### 3/5 — Hit or Miss *2026-01-18, version 2.13.6* Wake function works half the time. ### 4/5 — 이거 생각보다 괜찮네요 *2026-01-12* 저번에도 해보다가 지웠는데 다시깔고 해보니 가끔씩이라도 제 컴퓨터가 켜졌습니다! 솔직히 여행 갔을때 진짜 좋네요. 깨어나지 않는 소소한 버그를 고쳐주면 인생을 동반해주는 좋은 앱일 것 같네요. 더 좋은 앱 환경울 위해 버그 픽스 부탁합니다! ### 3/5 — 좀 지나면 켜지질 않음 *2025-12-30* 혹시몰라 다른 앱으로도 해봤는데 그거론 됨 ### 4/5 — Ist gut *2025-12-25, version 2.13.6* Die App an sich funktionieren einwandfrei, ich wünsche mir nur, das es bei Windows 11 auch so gut laufen würde, da ich zwar das Programm öffnen kann und im Hintergrund irgendwas passiert, aber ich bekomme da kein Fenster. ### 5/5 — It works exactly as advertised! *2025-12-08, version 2.13.6* Great simple little app! ### 5/5 — Работает всё *2025-12-06, version 2.13.6* Спасибо большое ### 5/5 — It does what it says *2025-11-25, version 2.13.6* Not much to add, it does exactly what I want it to do, no more, no less. Absolutely worth the premium purchase. ### 3/5 — Widget is not working as attendent *2025-11-11, version 2.13.6* I tested Wolow extensively using all the features available in the free plan. On iOS, you can create a shortcut that lets you start your device. However, the shortcut doesn’t work unless you add an action that opens the Wolow app. Without this action, the shortcut won’t function as intended and your device won’t boot. Once this issue is fixed, I’ll definitely purchase the Pro version, as it allows me to control all my devices easily through simple shortcuts. ### 5/5 — Needs a widget and control center button. *2025-10-28, version 2.13.6* Please add ability to add home screen widget and a control center action to control pc. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — It’s only function requires premium *2026-04-11, version 2.13.6* Misleading ### 1/5 — Stuck on pending *2026-03-05, version 2.13.6* I paid for premium and I can’t get the app to work. I’ve connected my pc, I’ve followed the youtube videos. I’ve done all the steps I’ve needed to take but my pc is still stuck in pending. I’ve tried the CMD command but nothing is working… ### 1/5 — 1 volta funziona e 20 volte no *2026-02-27, version 2.13.6* 1 volta funziona e 20 volte no non capisco cosa succede ### 1/5 — Can turn off but not on *2026-01-06, version 2.13.6* Bought the premium and can’t get it to turn on from sleep. Have tried all the troubleshooting steps and configurations recommended. ### 1/5 — المملكة *2026-01-02, version 2.13.6* لا يعمل ### 1/5 — Does NOTHING *2025-12-21, version 2.13.6* Might as well be a paid app. You download it here, and on your pc, set it up. Just for you to see you cant do anything. At least its a one time buy. But i will never understands why this app has a "free" version. ### 1/5 — Frequent issue *2025-11-23, version 2.13.6* Frequently the pc won’t turn on using wolow but then it starts working again and idky ### 1/5 — Perdi el premium *2025-09-14, version 2.13.6* Compré el premium hace mucho tiempo y cuando lo usaba iba bien pero después de mucho tiempo sin utilizarlo, cuando vuelvo a entrar en la app dice que no tengo premium, intento restaurar sale un mensaje que se restauró con suceso pero al intentar utilizar las funcionalidades de premium no deja y te sale para volver a comprar. Yo solo quería que volviera a funcionar normal. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-08-28, version 2.13.5* It will work like maybe 1/30 tries, and that’s only if I manually boot the pc and try to turn it back on within 30 minutes of shut down. Don’t pay for premium or download the app. I appreciate the response however I did disable that. I found a new app that works 100% of the time. ### 1/5 — Scam app, missing promised features *2025-08-14, version 2.13.3* The Wolow app claims it can wake up a PC remotely over the internet using a domain name (DNS). However, after installing, there is no option to enter a DNS hostname at all. I even paid for the premium version, but it still can’t be used for the advertised purpose. This is misleading and feels like a scam. Beware before you purchase to avoid wasting your money. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It works *2026-08-18, version 2.16.3* It works great and the UI is nice ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-06-01, version 2.15.1* Works great for me! Have no issues with any of the functions and appreciate the companion app for additional functionality. One nitpick is when using widgets: I’d like a confirmation dialogue because it’s easy to click on something and accidentally fire off a command. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-05-26, version 2.15.1* Works exceptionally well, and worth paying the premium to aid in further development :) ### 5/5 — WAS a great app *2026-05-19, version 2.15.1* This app used to be amazing. So convenient to be able to put my computer to sleep or wake it up from my phone. But this most recent update literally made the app useless. You can’t use any of the features (that I PAID to be able to use) that were previously available. Please revert this update or make these features available again!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ### 5/5 — Great for iOS shortcuts *2026-05-08, version 2.15.1* I rarely leave reviews on apps. The additional $5.99 is extremely worth it. I’m not sure if it’s absolutely necessary for Shortcuts but being able to say “Hey Siri, turn on computer” is extremely useful. It’s a small quality of life improvement and worth it in my opinion. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Problems with the functionality of the premium version *2026-05-03, version 2.15.1* I have lost the functionality of the premium version. I can't restart or shut down my computer using the app ### 5/5 — Add layer 3 capability *2026-04-15, version 2.14.1* Add layer 3. It would be so awesome to be able to turn on my PC from an outside network. I realize it’s a security risk so just make a splash screen to make the end user aware. ### 5/5 — Wonderful app *2026-04-02, version 2.13.6* It’s best Wol app ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-03-08, version 2.13.6* Make life easier ### 5/5 — Watch App *2026-01-04, version 2.13.6* Need a watch app asap --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*