Swol vs Dormilon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swol
This utility app allows you to remotely power on your devices using the Wake-On-LAN protocol. It features a minimalist design and Siri integration for simplified control over your network-connected computers and devices.
- Wake-On-LAN protocol support
- Minimalist and easy-to-use design
- Siri integration for voice control
- Remote device power-on
- LAN packet sending
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Using WOL(Wake-On-Lan) protocol, which sends a packet to your devices through LAN, Swol comes to simplify its use, relying on an easy to use and minimalist design and Siri Integration.
Dormilon
This utility allows you to remotely power on your computers and servers from your mobile device. It offers a simple and elegant interface for initiating Wake on LAN commands without physical interaction. The app is designed with user privacy in mind, ensuring no tracking or advertisements.
- Wake on LAN functionality
- Remote computer startup
- Simple and beautiful interface
- No user tracking
- Ad-free experience
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Dormilon is a beautiful and simple to use Wake on LAN client, which enables you to start your servers or computers without touching it. There will never be user tracking. There will never be an advertisement. This app only exists because of a lazy developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dormilon at none against Swol's 1. Dormilon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Swol's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Swol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dormilon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swol against 5.0 for Dormilon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Swol's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dormilon's.
Swol ships an update monthly, Dormilon weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swol | Dormilon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Giuliano Farina | Kevin Chromik |
Customer experience
Swol
Dormilon
In-app purchases
Swol
- Cup of Coffee$0.99
Dormilon
No in-app purchases
