TheSlowWeb vs Awake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheSlowWeb
A straightforward application for managing your Pinboard.in bookmarks. Simply input your API key to begin organizing your saved links. Future updates will introduce additional functionalities.
- Pinboard.in integration
- API key authentication
- Bookmark management
- Simple user interface
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A super simple client for Pinboard.in. Just add your API key to start. More features to be added later.
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: TheSlowWeb at Free against Awake's $1.99. TheSlowWeb also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
TheSlowWeb is free to download; Awake costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TheSlowWeb holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TheSlowWeb's written reviews are positive against 29% of Awake's.
TheSlowWeb ships an update every 2 days, Awake every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | TheSlowWeb | Awake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | silas slack | Alex Kitcoff |
Customer experience
TheSlowWeb
Awake
In-app purchases
TheSlowWeb
No in-app purchases
Awake
No in-app purchases
