Keep Screen On vs Awake Assist
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
Awake Assist
This utility helps users stay alert by providing customizable timer intervals. It offers a vibrate-only mode for discreet use and supports Live Activities for convenient access without unlocking your device.
- Customizable timer intervals
- Preset timer options
- Vibrate-only mode
- Apple Watch companion app
- Live Activities support
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Features: • Choose from our one of the several preset timer intervals, or enter a custom timer duration • Use the vibrate-only mode (or the companion Apple Watch app!) for discrete usage in class, meetings, etc. • With Live Activities enabled, you can use the app without having to unlock your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awake Assist at 100% against Keep Screen On's 40%. Awake Assist also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Keep Screen On's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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
Awake Assist 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.
Awake Assist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Keep Screen On's written reviews are positive against 100% of Awake Assist's.
Keep Screen On ships an update every 5 months, Awake Assist every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keep Screen On | Awake Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duy Nguyen | Matthew Harries |
Customer experience
Keep Screen On
Awake Assist
In-app purchases
Keep Screen On
No in-app purchases
Awake Assist
No in-app purchases
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