DALI Update Tool vs Awake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DALI Update Tool
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The DALI Update Tool is designed to provide firmware updates for select DALI products. Currently supported product is: DALI IO-12.
Awake
This utility app prevents your device's screen from automatically locking, ensuring uninterrupted access. It's particularly useful for time-sensitive online queues and events where you need to maintain your position without interruption.
- Prevents screen auto-lock
- Uses Picture-in-Picture
- One-tap start/stop
- Lightweight floating window
- Fast and reliable sessions
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Keep your screen on when it matters most. Awake starts a lightweight Picture-in-Picture session that helps prevent Auto-Lock on iPhone and iPad. Tap Start to keep your display awake while you wait, read, cook, monitor, or hold your place in a time-sensitive queue. Useful for: - ticket drops and preorder queues - recipes, instructions, timers, and checklists - reference pages, dashboards, and monitoring screens Important: Awake uses iOS Picture in Picture/media playback. While it is active, other audio or video may pause. Simple one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No account. No data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DALI Update Tool at Free against Awake's $1.99. DALI Update Tool also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
DALI Update Tool is free to download; Awake costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DALI Update Tool ships an update monthly, Awake every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DALI Update Tool | Awake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | — | 28.6% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DALI AS | Alex Kitcoff |
In-app purchases
DALI Update Tool
No in-app purchases
Awake
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DALI Update Tool free?
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Do DALI Update Tool or Awake have ads?
Which is updated more often, DALI Update Tool or Awake?
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