Wake vs Awake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wake
Remotely power on your Mac or PC from your iPhone or iPad. This app utilizes the Wake-on-LAN networking standard to send network messages that awaken your computers.
- Remote computer power on
- Wake-on-LAN support
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
- Network message sending
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This is a application use Wake-on-LAN. You can turn on your Mac or PC by remote using your iPhone or iPad. Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an Ethernet or token ring computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened by a network message.
Awake
This utility allows you to remotely power on and wake up your PC over a local network. Its open-source nature encourages community contributions and improvements.
- Remotely wake PC
- Turn on PC
- Local network control
- Open-source code
- Community contributions
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Awake is the tool, which allows to turn on and wake up a PC over local network. Our sources are available on GitHub, so everyone is able to help us improve this product, or to practice in development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awake at 83% against Wake's 31%. Awake also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 19 months). Wake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. Awake sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Wake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awake holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Wake's written reviews are positive against 83% of Awake's.
Wake ships an update every 19 months, Awake every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wake | Awake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SWEETSOFT D.O.O. | Vladislav Lisianskii |
Customer experience
Wake
Awake
In-app purchases
Wake
No in-app purchases
Awake
- Donate for tea$0.99
- Donate for coffee$2.99
- Donate for lunch$4.99
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- Donate for dinner$9.99
- Donate for development$19.99
- Donate for party$49.99
- Donate for equipment$99.99
- Significant donate$1000.00
