Mocha WOL vs CEL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mocha WOL
Remotely power on your Mac or PC from your iPhone or iPad. This app sends a special UDP data frame to wake up sleeping computers on your local network or even from other networks with proper router configuration.
- Local computer detection
- Computer ping for readiness check
- LAN broadcast
- Remote network access (3G/WiFi)
- Save up to 30 computer configurations
- Built-in help guides
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Wake-on-LAN for easy wake up calls. Use your iPhone or iPad to power up a sleeping Mac or PC on your network. FEATURES: - Easy detection of local computers with Bonjour and NETBIOS lookup. - Can ping your computer to check, when it it is ready. - Broadcast on a LAN. - Works from other networks as 3G and WIFI. - Can keep 30 configurations for computers to WOL. - Build in help guides. HOW IT WORKS: When you select a computer to wake, a special UDP data frame is broadcast on the LAN. When the sleeping computer see the data frame, it will wake up. If the iPhone or iPad is on another network, such as 3G, you must first configure the HOME router to forward the special UDP package.
CEL
Easily set up and manage your smart signal booster. Monitor performance, troubleshoot coverage issues, and update software. Configure advanced settings like network selection and antenna aiming for improved indoor mobile service.
- Booster registration
- Performance monitoring and optimization
- Coverage issue troubleshooting
- Software updates
- External antenna aiming
- Network operator selection
- Advanced settings configuration
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The CEL-FI WAVE app allows you to easily set up and manage your CEL-FI Smart Signal Booster (sold separately). The app does not work with any other manufacturer’s equipment. CEL-FI products supported by the app are CEL-FI CONNECT, CEL-FI GO, CEL-FI PRO, CEL-FI PRIME, CEL-FI ROAM, and CEL-FI SOLO. WAVE features: - Register your booster (required by some network operators) - Monitor and optimize the booster’s performance - Troubleshoot any coverage issues - Update the booster software - External antenna aiming The app can also be used to configure advanced settings (check the specific product), these include: - Select a network operator to boost - Antenna settings - Bands to relay - Switch between Mobile and Stationary mode (GO G31 & GO G32) CEL-FI is the safest, most advanced, smart signal booster available, designed to eliminate in-building dead zones and improve indoor mobile 3G, 4G and 5G service. For more information and troubleshooting help, go to https://nextivityinc.com/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mocha WOL at 86% against CEL's 17%. Mocha WOL also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.4). CEL's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Mocha WOL holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Mocha WOL's written reviews are positive against 17% of CEL's.
Mocha WOL ships an update every 24 months, CEL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mocha WOL | CEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (39 ratings) — better | 3.4 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 17.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | Nextivity, Inc |
Customer experience
Mocha WOL
CEL
User reviews
Mocha WOL
From 39 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Works reliably for waking computers on LAN
- 🆓 Free with no ads or paywalls
- ⚡ Simple and straightforward setup
- 🎯 Does exactly what it's supposed to do
- 🌐 Supports Wake-on-WAN functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable with certain HP models (HP-G6)
- 🔘 Too many taps required to wake a computer
- 🎨 Outdated/basic user interface design
- 📱 Not optimized for newer iPhone screen sizes
- ⚙️ Defaults to configure screen instead of wake screen
CEL
From 44 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for some users
- 🚀 Boosts signal effectively (when it works)
- 💡 Useful for initial setup
- 🤝 Responsive customer support (mentioned by one user)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 App crashes often
- 🐛 Slow performance and lag
- 🐛 Outdated user interface
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
Bugs and requests
Mocha WOL
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes when returning from multitasking
- Does not work with HP-G6 models
- Fails to work over internet without proper router configuration
- Configuration saving issues on older iOS versions
- Does not detect VPN connections
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- Incompatible with iOS 12 after SDK updates
- Crashes on iOS 6.1.2
- GUI occasionally buggy
- Does not support wireless/encrypted connections
Requested features
12 requests- Quick wake button on home screen for favorite/recent computers
- Ability to reorder saved computer list
- Shutdown/sleep computer function
- Siri Shortcuts integration for voice commands
- Network scanning to auto-discover MAC addresses
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- Dynamic DNS support for changing IP addresses
- Auto-wake on joining specific WiFi network
- DNS lookup on every connection for dynamic IPs
- Larger wake button with single-tap access
- Computer status display on main screen
- Force Touch menu for quick wake
- Default to wake screen on app launch
CEL
Reported bugs
143 issues- App does not work
- Multiple units displayed with same name
- Will not connect to units without hours of closing & reopening
- Cannot flash LED on displayed device before connecting
- App is cumbersome to navigate
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- Legacy Bluetooth 4.2 hardware stack causes delays
- App could work much better when offline
- Latest 'Update' rendered the product useless
- Support webform errors
- App implies system is configured but no signal strength increase
- Rarely connects after last update
- Hard to connect without jumping through hoops
- Tech help suggests basic troubleshooting
- Never connects to the app
- Unit fails to boost signal
- Refuses to connect to Bluetooth after app update
- App becomes extremely laggy with low signal
- App takes an eternity to make a connection
- Regularly fails to achieve a connection
- Humorous messages during connection attempts
- App crashing
- App screen goes white
- Hangs during 'downloading settings'
- Cutesy messages when app doesn't work
- Blank settings screen after update
- Antenna aiming function doesn't work
- Cannot register the cell booster
- Features that worked well now don't work
- Slow and frustrating system for antenna separation and signal quality
- Taken away ability to swap between roaming and stationary
- Cannot connect to unit even though it is functioning
- No interface with the unit
- App hangs at looking for a booster with no option
- App does not agree with tech/customer support
- App continues to tell you to register device
- App only scans for one device
- Need to restart phone to pick up a different device
- Majority of the time app cannot connect to stationary booster unit via Bluetooth
- App cannot maintain a connection
- Bluetooth connection error
- Out of range apparently
- Always disconnects from Bluetooth
- Sometimes cannot find a connection to the signal booster
- Only connects about 1 out of 10 tries
- No information on what screens mean
- App stops working
- Still says 'gathering information'
- App won't connect by Bluetooth even when next to unit
- Slow, inaccurate rubbish app
- App shows nothing once connected
- Clunky
- Fails to connect to the Celfi Go
- States it's 'gathering data' forever
- Connection lost
- Phone shows 3G when app shows 4G
- Phone does not find booster after update
- Web site is useless
- Cannot contact support
- Waste of money
- Constantly disconnects from the cellfi
- Slow to connect and gather data
- Sometimes cannot find the booster
- Wants to update booster software frequently with no improvement
- Slow and outdated app
- Most of the time app can't find the booster
- App shows zeros for incoming signal strength until restarted
- App freezes and requires phone restart
- Lost blue tooth connection
- App freezes and requires booster restart
- App needs UI update for iPhone 12 Pro Max
- UI looks small on iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Stationary to mobile setting removed
- App works in portrait mode only
- Major accuracy and performance doubts
- Forgets the Go and doesn't find it again
- Rebooting Go and going through registration process again
- Keeps showing need for firmware update but says up to date
- Interface doesn't support iPhone X/XS/XR
- App crashes a lot
- Uninstall and reinstall app to reconnect
- Continually says update available but will not update
- App keeps going into offline mode
- Only supports one device and locks to it
- Reset each device and reinstall app to change config
- Latest update makes app useless
- App sits at 'installing operator configurations' 0%
- App keeps crashing
- Update available but will not update
- Does not work if you live in Australia (US addresses only)
- App always searches, never connects
- Latest software doesn't help
- Never stops searching
- App says it is not boosting but phone has full signal
- App doesn't function properly
- Latest update breaks access to cel-fi device
- Cannot take readings
- Screen needs optimization for iPhone X
- Latest update made connection slower
- Drops out on Hands Free
- Boosters defaulting to band 2 over band 12 or 4 and not releasing it
- App shows basic networking statistics
- Little information on functionality features
- App still not working after July 2016 update
- Keeps saying booster update required
- App is garbage
- Cannot see any information from the device
- Constantly searching but never finds anything
- App always searches, never connects
- Never stops searching
- App says it is not boosting but phone has full signal
- App doesn't function properly
- Latest update breaks access to cel-fi device
- Cannot take readings
- Screen needs optimization for iPhone X
- Latest update made connection slower
- Drops out on Hands Free
- Boosters defaulting to band 2 over band 12 or 4 and not releasing it
- App shows basic networking statistics
- Little information on functionality features
- App still not working after July 2016 update
- Keeps saying booster update required
- App is garbage
- Cannot see any information from the device
- Constantly searching but never finds anything
- App always searches, never connects
- Never stops searching
- App says it is not boosting but phone has full signal
- App doesn't function properly
- Latest update breaks access to cel-fi device
- Cannot take readings
- Screen needs optimization for iPhone X
- Latest update made connection slower
- Drops out on Hands Free
- Boosters defaulting to band 2 over band 12 or 4 and not releasing it
- App shows basic networking statistics
- Little information on functionality features
- App still not working after July 2016 update
- Keeps saying booster update required
- App is garbage
- Cannot see any information from the device
- Constantly searching but never finds anything
- App always searches, never connects
- Never stops searching
Requested features
15 requests- Allow users to see phone's cell signal strength while app is running
- Auto-login feature
- More descriptive device state (booting up, scanning, service detected)
- Faster signal strength meters
- Instruction manual detailing settings/features
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- Ability to increase Maximum Uplink and Downlink dB's power per carrier
- Real-time Donor antenna optimal placement location
- Option to swap between roaming and stationary
- Password protection for settings
- Block certain traffic
- More flexibility with settings, e.g., specific WiFi band
- Landscape mode support
- UI update for newer iPhones
- Explanation of indicators and settings
- Ability to lock to specific LTE bands
In-app purchases
Mocha WOL
No in-app purchases
CEL
No in-app purchases
