Keep Screen On vs Come On Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keep Screen On
This utility prevents your device from entering sleep mode while running specific tasks, such as waiting for code builds to finish. It offers customizable timeout settings and an alarm notification upon completion.
- Prevents device sleep mode
- Useful for code builds
- Customizable timeout
- Alarm notification
- Runs in background
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Very important : This application doesn't modify phone's setting to increase screen auto-lock time. It is just a small trick to keep screen on when running. Tip: Pin to dock bar for best experience. This app has the main function is to prevent your device from going to sleep mode, which is convenient for you while waiting for the xcode build is finished. Step 1: Run the app (on your device). Step 2: Use Xcode to build and deploy your application onto the device. Step 3: App will prevent your device from falling into sleep mode and hide in the background when your application is deployed. You can set the maximum timeout to avoid the case when your application fails to deploy , make the app stuck on waiting. You can also set an alarm when your application has been deployed
Come On Back
This utility app serves as a pager system for Air Traffic Controllers. It is designed for facilities that have adopted the specific Come On Back ATC Pager system.
- ATC Pager functionality
- Facility-specific implementation
- Designed for Air Traffic Controllers
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This app is intended for Air Traffic Controllers who work at facilities that have implemented Come On Back, the ATC Pager.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Come On Back at Free against Keep Screen On's $0.99. Come On Back also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Keep Screen On's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Come On Back is free to download; Keep Screen On costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Come On Back holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively.
Keep Screen On ships an update every 5 months, Come On Back every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keep Screen On | Come On Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duy Nguyen | Amalgamated Bitpushers LLC |
Customer experience
Keep Screen On
Come On Back
In-app purchases
Keep Screen On
No in-app purchases
Come On Back
No in-app purchases
Questions
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