Starchive vs Wake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starchive
This cloud-based digital asset management solution helps businesses and creators preserve, organize, and access their files. It offers instant organization with auto-tags, curated collections, and secure cloud storage.
- Cloud digital asset management
- Auto-tagging for organization
- Curated collections
- Easy file sharing
- Fast browser uploads
- Secure cloud storage
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Starchive is a new digital asset management solution in the cloud, built for the pocket and priced for the everyday business or creator to help them preserve, organize, access, share, and leverage their files in one central place. Way more than an online file storage system, Starchive offers its users instant organization through auto-tags, the ability to curate media into collections without duplicating files, easy sharing functionality, the fastest browser upload in the market, secure cloud storage with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and more.
Wake
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Wake is the marketplace for real, limited-time content. Every photo or video on Wake is captured live through your camera — never uploaded from a gallery — making each moment authentic and exclusive. Content lives for only 24 hours, adding instant value and urgency. Create & Sell – Capture live content and set your price. Other users can buy copies before time runs out. Buy & Collect – Discover rare moments from around the world. Each piece is limited and downloadable only within 24 hours. Live & Limited – No reposts, no recycling. Just raw, real experiences. Wake is where moments turn into collectibles. Be there, or miss out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starchive at none against Wake's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Wake sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Starchive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starchive ships an update monthly, Wake every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starchive | Wake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (182 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Digital Relab | Aspenet ltd |
Bugs and requests
Starchive
Reported bugs
8 issues- Uploads fail
- Videos take 15+ minutes to play
- Auto-upload not functioning
- Cannot upload pictures
- App crashes when uploading
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- No synchronization or backup
- Account creation errors ('no account associated')
- Photos deleted after upload
Requested features
3 requests- iPad version needed
- Better backup options (whole phone)
- Desktop app
Wake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Starchive
No in-app purchases
Wake
- Starter$4.99
- Standard$9.99
- Premium$19.99
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- Pro$49.90
- Ultimate$99.99









