RemoteBoot Pro vs WOL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemoteBoot Pro
Wake up your Mac or PC remotely from your iOS device. This utility requires some network configuration on your computer and router. It also supports Siri Shortcuts for voice-activated computer startup.
- Wake On Lan (WOL) support
- Remote computer startup
- Ping to check startup status
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Supports Mac/PC
- iOS device control
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A powerful WOL (Wake On Lan) application. You can launch your Mac/PC from iOS. (Your computer must support WOL and be properly configured.) You can also use ping to check the startup. A little network knowledge is required to use this app. The OS, BIOS, router, and this app must be configured correctly for it to work. Siri Shortcuts are also supported. You can use Siri to launch your computer by adding an action from the Shortcut app.
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: RemoteBoot Pro at 60% against WOL's 0%. RemoteBoot Pro also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months). WOL's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, 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
RemoteBoot Pro costs $1.99 and WOL $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RemoteBoot Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of RemoteBoot Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of WOL's.
RemoteBoot Pro ships an update every 6 months, WOL every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RemoteBoot Pro | WOL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takashi Tsuchiya | Marco Petrucci |
Customer experience
RemoteBoot Pro
WOL
In-app purchases
RemoteBoot Pro
No in-app purchases
WOL
No in-app purchases
