Magic Packet vs Simple Wake On Lan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Packet
Remotely power on, off, or restart your computer from your local network or the internet. Ideal for accessing your PC for remote control, managing servers, or ensuring devices are ready when needed.
- Wake, turn off, and restart computers
- Remote control over internet
- Siri commands support
- Interactive widgets
- Host availability check
- Apple Watch support
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Magic Packet is an app for remote computer management over local network and the Internet. Wake, shut down, restart, and monitor your computers from iPhone, Apple Watch, widgets, and Siri. USE CASES: - Wake your home NAS before watching movies - Connect to your home PC via RDP, VNC, or TeamViewer - Prevent your computer from sleeping during downloads, streaming, or rendering - Remotely reboot frozen PCs - Shut down and restart computers over the Internet WAKE ON LAN: - Instant magic packet sending - Works over local network and the Internet - Custom UDP port for each host - SecureON support - Support for broadcast, IP addresses, and domain names REMOTE MANAGEMENT: - Shutdown, restart, sleep, hibernate, and lock - Works through Magic Packet Server for Windows, macOS, and Linux - Automatic server discovery in local network STATUS AND MONITORING: - Availability checks via ping or HTTP - Online / offline status with auto refresh - Laptop battery level monitoring - Quick host status checks SIRI, SHORTCUTS, AND WIDGETS: - Siri voice commands - Automations through Shortcuts - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Control Center controls (iOS 18) APPLE WATCH: - Control hosts directly from Apple Watch - Media and volume controls - Complications for quick access - iCloud sync MEDIA: - Play and pause - Next and previous track - Volume and mute controls - “Keep Awake” mode with timer HOST CUSTOMIZATION: - Unlimited hosts - Icons, SF Symbols, emoji, and letters - Custom colors - Custom action order - iCloud sync CONVENIENCE: - Dark mode support - Step-by-step Wake-on-LAN setup guides - Optimized for iPhone and iPad
Simple Wake On Lan
Remotely power on your computers and other network devices from your smartphone. Discover devices automatically and manage their online/offline status with a simple interface. Export and import your device data for complete control.
- Automatic device discovery
- Send Wake On Lan packets
- Export/import user data
- Device online/offline status
- Available source code
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Features: - Automatic device discovery - Simple interface to send Wake On Lan packets - Export and import user data as a json file for full data control - See state of devices (Online/Offline) easily on the dashboard - SourceCode is available on GitHub
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple Wake On Lan at Free against Magic Packet's $2.29. Simple Wake On Lan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (96% vs 72%). Magic Packet's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 8). On rating, 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
Simple Wake On Lan is free to download; Magic Packet costs $2.29 up front. Magic Packet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Wake On Lan asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Magic Packet against 4.5 for Simple Wake On Lan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Packet has 104 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Magic Packet's written reviews are positive against 96% of Simple Wake On Lan's.
Magic Packet ships an update every 6 days, Simple Wake On Lan every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Packet | Simple Wake On Lan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.29 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (104 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikita Somenkov | Henrik Herzig |
Customer experience
Magic Packet
Simple Wake On Lan
In-app purchases
Magic Packet
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Buy me a dinner$19.99
Simple Wake On Lan
No in-app purchases
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