A Friend Asks vs Lowake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Friend Asks
Learn how to recognize and respond to a friend who may be considering suicide. Access warning signs, helpful actions, and immediate contact information for support.
- Recognize suicide warning signs
- Learn do's and don'ts
- Access National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Support for friends and self
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Would you know how to respond if you recognized your friend may be thinking about suicide? Here you will have access to the warning signs, do’s and don’ts, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a click away. Don’t be afraid to ask for help…for a friend or yourself.
Lowake
This app provides a remote-triggered alarm for individuals with type 1 diabetes who may sleep through their continuous glucose monitor alerts. A trusted caregiver can activate a loud, full-screen alarm on the user's iPhone to ensure they wake up during dangerous low glucose events.
- Remote-triggered alarm
- Full-screen, loud alarm
- Bypasses Silent mode and Do Not Disturb
- Plays through iPhone speaker
- No account or ads
- Customizable alarm sound
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Lowake is a remote-trigger alarm for people with type 1 diabetes who sleep through their CGM. When a continuous glucose monitor flags a dangerous low at 3 a.m., and CGM alerts and phone calls don't wake them up. Lowake gives someone you trust a way to cut through. HOW IT WORKS • You install Lowake and share a private wake link with the people you trust. • When it matters, a caregiver opens the link, enters their name, and taps "Send alarm." • Within seconds your iPhone sounds a full-screen alarm at full volume — through the built-in speaker. WHY IT WAKES YOU Lowake uses the same system alarm capability as the Clock app, so the alarm: • plays through the iPhone speaker even when AirPods or wired headphones are connected • bypasses Silent mode, Focus, and Do Not Disturb • fires even if the app has been closed SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • No account, no password, no ads, no tracking. • You choose the alarm sound. • Revoke access anytime — it instantly invalidates the old link and clears everyone. IMPORTANT Lowake is not a medical device. It does not monitor glucose and is not a substitute for your CGM, its alerts, or medical care. It is a supplementary alarm that a caregiver triggers manually. Always follow your diabetes care plan. Requires iPhone on iOS 26.2+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lowake at 5.0 against A Friend Asks's 4.5. Lowake also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 27 months). A Friend Asks's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lowake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
A Friend Asks ships an update every 27 months, Lowake monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Friend Asks | Lowake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Jason Foundation, Inc. | Growth Metrics LLC |
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A Friend Asks
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In-app purchases
A Friend Asks
No in-app purchases
Lowake
No in-app purchases
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