Josh vs WAKE Amp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Josh
Control your smart home with an AI-powered platform. Personalize your experience by adjusting settings, creating automations, and accessing devices from anywhere. Enjoy intuitive control through touch, text, and voice commands for the whole family.
- AI-powered smart home control
- Personalize home intelligence
- Create automations and alerts
- Access property from anywhere
- Intuitive touch, text, and voice commands
- Customizable dashboards and interfaces
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Josh.ai: AI powered smart home control. Powered by Josh.ai's award winning software platform AI OS, the Josh App provides seamless access to your connected devices and dynamic tools to personalize your home intelligence experience to the fullest. Refine administrative settings, adjust a home's floor plan, nickname devices, create automations and alerts, and add custom photos to your bespoke interface. Access your property from anywhere and easily navigate to what's important. Simply swipe from the Interactive Home Page to access custom dashboards, areas, devices, and scenes. The Josh.ai platform is designed to empower every member of the family with intuitive control and intelligent assistance through touch, text, and natural voice commands. Note: The Josh App requires a valid software plan and accompanies Josh hardware, which is exclusively available through certified home technology professionals. Visit www.josh.ai for more information.
WAKE Amp
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WAKE Amp is a small amplifier that fits into a single gang electrical box that provides hard buttons for direct control of your music, and pairs to voice assistants using commercial-grade Bluetooth for a strong signal and enhanced range. Once paired, everyone in the family can use their voice to start music with ease, reducing the complexity of living with a smarter audio system. Our partners can breathe life into older audio systems by simply replacing in-wall analog volume controls with the WAKE Amp - with its small form factor, it's easy to retrofit using existing wiring. And for new installs, the WAKE amp can be used to break down the barrier of an intimidating audio system, making customers feel more comfortable with their system and increasing satisfaction after the install.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Josh at every 11 days against WAKE Amp's every 25 months. WAKE Amp's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Josh ships an update every 11 days, WAKE Amp every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Josh | WAKE Amp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (115 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh.ai Inc | Wirepath Home Systems, LLC |
In-app purchases
Josh
No in-app purchases
WAKE Amp
No in-app purchases









