Comparison

Josh vs WAKE Amp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

WAKE Amp

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Josh4 screens
WAKE Amp4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Josh versus WAKE Amp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoshWAKE Amp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1814.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh.ai IncWirepath Home Systems, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Josh

No in-app purchases

None

WAKE Amp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Josh free?
Josh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WAKE Amp free?
WAKE Amp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Josh or WAKE Amp have ads?
Neither Josh nor WAKE Amp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Josh or WAKE Amp?
Josh ships an update every 11 days, and WAKE Amp every 25 months. Most recently, Josh was updated on October 21, 2026 and WAKE Amp on October 13, 2026.

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