RemoteBoot WOL vs Simple Wake On Lan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemoteBoot WOL
Remotely power on your Mac or PC from your iOS device using Wake-on-LAN technology. This utility also allows you to check if your computer is online with a ping function. Siri Shortcuts integration enables voice commands for launching your computer.
- Wake On LAN (WOL)
- Remote PC startup
- Ping network check
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Launch Mac/PC from iOS
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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.
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 ads: Simple Wake On Lan at none against RemoteBoot WOL's shown. Simple Wake On Lan also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 72%). RemoteBoot WOL's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 8) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for RemoteBoot WOL against 4.5 for Simple Wake On Lan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of RemoteBoot WOL's written reviews are positive against 96% of Simple Wake On Lan's.
RemoteBoot WOL ships an update every 11 months, Simple Wake On Lan every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RemoteBoot WOL | Simple Wake On Lan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takashi Tsuchiya | Henrik Herzig |
Customer experience
RemoteBoot WOL
Simple Wake On Lan
Bugs and requests
RemoteBoot WOL
Reported bugs
12 issues- App is broken from v4, always sends to broadcast address
- Apple Watch app is broken
- Does not send broadcast packets, only non-broadcast
- App crashes when configuring or adding servers
- Settings are sometimes removed
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- App crashes when entering IP/Hostname
- App crashes frequently during configuration
- App closes and removes settings
- App crashes when entering an IP address
- App crashes on iPad Pro
- Doesn't always work when computer is off
- Inconsistent results
Requested features
10 requests- Remove ads / Offer ad-free version
- Add automatic ping feature for status check
- Option to specify DNS name instead of IP
- Add confirmation that WOL packet was sent
- Ability to rearrange device list
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- Add PIN login or 2FA for security
- Improve UI/GUI design
- Add shutdown feature
- Add scheduling option for timed wake-ups
- Add Dyndns option for WAN usage
Simple Wake On Lan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RemoteBoot WOL
No in-app purchases
Simple Wake On Lan
No in-app purchases
