Comparison

Red Shield VPN vs Wake

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Red Shield VPN

Secure your online activity and access your favorite content with this VPN service. Protect your data from third parties and hide your IP address across multiple devices. The service is funded by subscriptions, ensuring user privacy.

Highlights
  • Access favorite resources
  • Protect data and online activity
  • Hide IP address
  • Use on up to 10 devices
  • Subscription-based privacy
Features
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Simple applications for all platforms will help you: • Access your favorite resources • Protect your data and online activity from third parties • Hide your IP address Our business model allows us to be honest with users by paying the costs of the service from subscriptions, rather than selling your traffic or access to your Internet channel. You can use one subscription on up to 10 devices simultaneously. EULA: https://redshieldvpn.com/tos

About

Wake

This app helps you build a personalized sleep routine by combining bedtime, morning alarms, and app blocking. It offers guided breathing exercises and sleep reports, with optional Apple Health integration. Customize your experience and manage permissions within the app.

Highlights
  • Create sleep routines
  • Set native iPhone alarms
  • App blocking during sleep
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Sleep reports with Apple Health
  • Customizable permissions
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Build your perfect sleep routine. Wake brings your bedtime, morning alarms and app-blocking schedule together in one place. • Create sleep routines and set native iPhone alarms. • Choose apps to pause during wind-down, overnight and in the morning with Screen Time access. • Use guided breathing before a temporary break from a flexible app block. • Explore sleep reports using optional Apple Health access. Sample reports are labeled when your sleep data is unavailable. • Adjust your routine, permissions and optional analytics choices in the app. Wake Pro requires an active subscription. The annual plan is $40 in the United States and includes a three-day free trial for eligible customers. Apple displays the current price and eligibility before purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account. No Wake account is required. Requires iOS 26 or later. Alarm, Screen Time and Health features depend on the permissions you choose. Privacy: https://wake.magentic.bid/privacy Terms: https://wake.magentic.bid/terms

Screenshots

Red Shield VPN4 screens
Wake3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Wake at free with in-app purchases against Red Shield VPN's subscription. Wake also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Red Shield VPN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Red Shield VPN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Wake sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Shield VPN has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Red Shield VPN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wake's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Red Shield VPN versus Wake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Shield VPNWake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrivate Network Labs LLCGrow Labs LLC

Customer experience

Red Shield VPN

All ratings2,592 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative21.2%

Wake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Red Shield VPN

Subscriptions3
  • VPN subscription 1 month$11.991 Month
  • VPN subscription 6 months$53.996 Months
  • VPN subscription 12 months$71.901 Year
1 purchases

Wake

Subscriptions1
  • Wake Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Red Shield VPN free?
Red Shield VPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wake free?
Wake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Red Shield VPN or Wake?
Wake is rated higher. Red Shield VPN averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Wake averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Red Shield VPN or Wake have ads?
Wake shows ads; Red Shield VPN does not.

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