Wake Me Up vs Awake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wake Me Up
Remotely power on your computer, Mac, NAS, or server by sending a Wake-on-LAN magic packet. Manage multiple devices with customizable icons and names. Integrate with Siri and Shortcuts for easy access.
- Wake multiple devices
- Customizable device names and icons
- Home screen widgets
- Control Center integration
- Siri integration
- Shortcuts support
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Start your computer remotely by sending a Wake-on-LAN request. Wake Me Up allows you to manage multiple devices (PC, Mac, NAS, servers, etc.) and wake them up on demand. The app sends a magic Wake-on-LAN network packet which is recognized by your device, and it automatically starts up. * MULTIPLE DEVICES Manage multiple devices at once and wake them independently from the app’s main screen. Customize the name, colors, and icons of your devices. * WIDGETS AND CONTROL CENTER Add widgets directly to your home screen to wake your devices faster. You can also add widgets on your Mac, your Apple Watch, in the Control Center, as well as on the action button. * SIRI AND SHORTCUTS The app integrates with Siri, allowing you to ask it at any time to wake your device. The app also works with Shortcuts for even more control and customization. * UPDATED FOR LIQUID GLASS The app has been updated to fully take advantage of the new Liquid Glass design. Note: Wake-on-LAN is a network protocol supported by most Ethernet cards on the market. Make sure to properly configure your device to enable Wake-on-LAN support (in the BIOS and system settings) and to use the MAC address of your Ethernet card, not the MAC address of your Wi-Fi card. Refer to your device’s documentation for more information.
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 in-app purchases: Wake Me Up at none against Awake's 8. Wake Me Up also leads on ratings volume (162 vs 11). Awake's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 Me Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awake holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wake Me Up has 162 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Wake Me Up ships an update every 3 weeks, Awake every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wake Me Up | Awake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (162 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Di Meco | Vladislav Lisianskii |
Customer experience
Wake Me Up
Awake
Bugs and requests
Wake Me Up
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stopped working after recent update
- Inconsistent behavior on different networks
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for multiple devices
- Include a widget for quick access
- Allow remote wake-up over the internet
- Add shutdown/sleep functionality
Awake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wake Me Up
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
