WakeUp vs IP Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WakeUp
Remotely power on, sleep, or shut down your computers from your iPhone or iPad. Easily discover devices on your local network or manage them over the internet. Supports multiple computers and groups for convenient control.
- Wake/sleep/shutdown computers remotely
- Automatic local network discovery
- LAN broadcast/DNS/IP support
- Add unlimited computers and groups
- Springboard wake (iOS 7/8 incompatible)
- iCloud sync
- Shake to wake all devices
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WakeUp is a "Wake on LAN" tool that allows your iPhone/iPod/iPad to wake up a computer via a local network or internet. --- Features: --- • Wake / sleep* / shutdown* computer on the local network or via internet** • Automatically finds computers on the local network (easy setup!) • LAN broadcast/DNS/IP address support • SecureOn support • Add as many computers as you want • Add group of computers for one-touch wake • Wake your computers directly from springboard (not compatible with iOS 7 and iOS 8) • iCloud sync • Shake'n'wake all devices • Check if your devices are turned on (only under wifi) • 6 languages: English, Italian, German, Chinese, Spanish and French (*) Linux is not supported. Sleep/Shutdown for Windows requires "WakeUp Server" installed on your pc. Download it at www.tommasomadonia.com/wakeup/server/ (**) Your router may not compatible with 'wake over internet'. --- Typical Uses: --- • Power on a computer remotely and then use VNC to view files • Power on your computer to stream files --- Wake on LAN requisites: --- • The iPad/iPhone/iPod has to be connected to the same network of your computer • The computer has to be connected to the router via ethernet cable • The network cards must support 'Magic Packets' and the computer must be configured correctly --- Wake over Internet requisites: --- • Wake on LAN requisites • The network must be reachable via internet • The router and the firewall must be configured correctly for the forwarding of 'Magic Packets' • The router must be capable of forwarding 'Magic Packets' to turned off computers --- Sleep/Shutdown requisites: --- Mac OSX. • 'Remote Login' enabled. (System Preferences > Sharing) Windows: • WakeUp Server (tommasomadonia.com/wakeup/server/) • Java 7+ Linux: (require manual configuration) • SSH server • Manual configuration of sleep/shutdown SSH commands Note: To remotely power on a computer when turned off often requires enabling "Wake on LAN" in BIOS. Mac OSX only support "Wake on LAN" and "Wake over internet" when sleeping.
IP Test
Measure your mobile device's internet speed and IP connectivity. Test download and upload rates with customizable payload sizes and loop modes. Supports TCP and UDP traffic for comprehensive network analysis.
- Test IP connectivity
- Measure download rates
- Measure upload rates
- Customizable payload size
- Loop mode testing
- TCP and UDP traffic support
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This app allows you to test IP connectivity and rates from your mobile device and a remote host. == User guide == --- Download test --- Enter the http url to download from --- Upload Test --- 1/ on the destination launch an app accepting tcp and udp traffic on a given port (4242 for instance). This app should discard data to ensure the bandwidth is not limited by cpu processing on target. eg: on target you can launch # while :; do nc -l -p 4242 > /dev/null; done 2/ launch the app and fill the correct destination (eg: 192.168.1.254:4242) and press connect 3/ the device will start sending data to the destination target. == Options == - You can specify the payload size: 5MB, 20MB, 50MB ..., or random size (max: 500MB) - You can run the test in loop mode - You can wait some time between each test - You can get UDP rates reporting on port + 1 (for instance 192.168.1.254:4243) - The device can vibrate on transfer failure (rate of 0 bytes/s) - You can send UDP traffic in parallel of TCP traffic (you can choose the number of packets / seconds to send)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WakeUp at 3.4 against IP Test's 1.0. WakeUp also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (35 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
WakeUp costs $0.99 and IP Test $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WakeUp holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WakeUp has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of WakeUp's written reviews are positive against 50% of IP Test's.
WakeUp ships an update every 6 weeks, IP Test every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WakeUp | IP Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (35 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tommaso Madonia | Romain Fliedel |
Customer experience
WakeUp
IP Test
Bugs and requests
WakeUp
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on startup
- Fields are grayed out or don't work
- Sleep function no longer working
- Shutdown/sleep issues on Windows 8.1
- Cannot wake MacBooks
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- Server not working anymore
- Cannot get SecureOn password to work
Requested features
7 requests- Add support for sending to a specific subnet
- Improve instructions for WAN setup
- Add Mac support
- Add tutorial for PC configuration
- Allow shutdown/sleep on PC
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- Add VPN support over cellular network
- Make sleep server client minimize to system tray
IP Test
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WakeUp
No in-app purchases
IP Test
No in-app purchases









