Coca vs Optim Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coca
Monitor your Mac's system status and app activity remotely from your iPhone. Keep your Mac awake for presentations, downloads, or AI tasks, even with the lid closed. Receive notifications about battery levels and sleep states for uninterrupted workflow.
- Remote Mac system monitoring
- Keep Mac awake
- Closed lid mode for laptops
- Battery and thermal status
- Notifications for battery/sleep
- Override macOS energy settings
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A companion app for Coca's macOS version, in order to check in on your Mac that is kept awake with Coca at any time. Check device battery, thermals, charging state, deep control, lapsed time and more from your iPhone, while your Mac is working. All using local connectivity, absolute private and no third party involved. Get notified if your MacBook is running out of battery or whether it went to sleep while your work was running! Coca is commonly used to override macOS energy saving settings and keep your Mac running during presentations, long downloads, backups and many more such scenarios. A brand new addition to such workflows is the use of AI agents with a closed MacBook. Coca on macOS can allow your MacBook to keep running while it has the lid closed, no power cable or external monitor needed. Just one checkbox in Coca settings and it keeps running with closed lid. Together with the iOS app a perfect combination to stay in control of your setup with maximum flexibility. Key Features • Prevent your system from sleeping • Stop the display from dimming or starting screen savers • Quickly enable or disable from the menu bar • Optional timers to automatically turn Coca off • Focus Filters and Shortcuts support • Closed Lid Mode for laptops Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.cammalleri.dev/
Optim Home
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Easily manage your Actiontec router. Run speed tests, view your network map, edit settings, reboot your router, and share your Wi-Fi password with family and friends. Visualize your entire network with interactive topology maps. See all connected devices, monitor signal strength, and identify connectivity issues at a glance. Manage your Optim account. Access support resources, find answers to common questions, and get help when you need it. Control advanced features like port forwarding and security settings - all from your phone. Note: To use this app you must have Actiontec-produced equipment. The app is included at no additional cost.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Optim Home at none against Coca's 5. Optim Home also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Coca's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (6 vs 3). On price 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. Coca sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Optim Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coca ships an update every 3 weeks, Optim Home every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coca | Optim Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Angelo Cammalleri | Actiontec Electronics, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Coca
- Patron Monthly$2.991 Month
- Patron Yearly$12.991 Year
- Coca ExtrasFree
- Coca Coffee$3.99
- Patron Lifetime$49.99
Optim Home
No in-app purchases
