Keep Screen On vs Awake
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
This utility app prevents your device's screen from automatically locking, ensuring uninterrupted access. It's particularly useful for time-sensitive online queues and events where you need to maintain your position without interruption.
- Prevents screen auto-lock
- Uses Picture-in-Picture
- One-tap start/stop
- Lightweight floating window
- Fast and reliable sessions
Read full descriptionHide full description
Keep your screen on when it matters most. Awake starts a lightweight Picture-in-Picture session that helps prevent Auto-Lock on iPhone and iPad. Tap Start to keep your display awake while you wait, read, cook, monitor, or hold your place in a time-sensitive queue. Useful for: - ticket drops and preorder queues - recipes, instructions, timers, and checklists - reference pages, dashboards, and monitoring screens Important: Awake uses iOS Picture in Picture/media playback. While it is active, other audio or video may pause. Simple one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No account. No data collected.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Awake at every 2 months against Keep Screen On's every 5 months. Keep Screen On's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 29%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Keep Screen On costs $0.99 and Awake $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keep Screen On ships an update every 5 months, Awake every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keep Screen On | Awake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duy Nguyen | Alex Kitcoff |
Customer experience
Keep Screen On
Awake
In-app purchases
Keep Screen On
No in-app purchases
Awake
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Keep Screen On free?
Is Awake free?
Do Keep Screen On or Awake have ads?
Which is updated more often, Keep Screen On or Awake?
Other comparisons
