Swol vs WOL
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.
WOL
Remotely power on network devices and verify their status with a ping. This utility is designed for both IT professionals managing servers and home users needing to access devices like NAS.
- Wake up devices on a LAN
- Ping devices to check status
- Export/import backups
- Supports iCloud backups
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Wake up hosts on your network and ping them to check if they are booted up. Useful for the professional to wake up servers as for the casual user who wants to wake up a home nas. Main features: • wake up devices on a lan • ping devices to check if the are alive • export a backup to local files, iCloud or other apps • import a backup files from local files, iCloud or other apps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swol at 71% against WOL's 0%. Swol also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). WOL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Swol is free to download; WOL costs $0.99 up front. Swol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WOL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swol has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Swol's written reviews are positive against 0% of WOL's.
Swol ships an update monthly, WOL every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swol | WOL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Giuliano Farina | Marco Petrucci |
Customer experience
Swol
WOL
In-app purchases
Swol
- Cup of Coffee$0.99
WOL
No in-app purchases
