Swol vs Simple Wake On Lan
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.
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 in-app purchases: Simple Wake On Lan at none against Swol's 1. Simple Wake On Lan also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Swol's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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. Simple Wake On Lan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Swol's written reviews are positive against 96% of Simple Wake On Lan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Swol ships an update monthly, Simple Wake On Lan every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swol | Simple Wake On Lan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Giuliano Farina | Henrik Herzig |
Customer experience
Swol
Simple Wake On Lan
In-app purchases
Swol
- Cup of Coffee$0.99
Simple Wake On Lan
No in-app purchases
