Comparison

Lantern Phish vs WakeYa

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lantern Phish

Features
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Scammers can now clone a voice from a few seconds of audio, and write a thousand versions of the same text before breakfast. The message that reaches your mom won't look like a scam. It will sound like you. LanternPhish prepares your family for that moment โ€” so it isn't the first time they've seen it. WHY FILTERS AREN'T ENOUGH ANYMORE Spam filters and bank fraud alerts catch what they've already seen. AI lets a scammer generate endless new versions that nothing has seen before โ€” so the share that slips through keeps growing. And every scam ends the same way: a person decides to tap the link, enter the password, or send the money. That decision can't be automated away, because that decision is the whole point of the attack. So the only defense that keeps up is a person who has practiced. A filter fails against a scam it doesn't recognize. A trained instinct doesn't. HOW IT WORKS You add the people you want to protect โ€” your kids, your spouse, your aging parents. LanternPhish sends them safe, realistic scam texts and emails written by cybersecurity professionals. Nothing harmful is ever sent, and no real details are ever collected. When they click, they get instant, friendly feedback explaining exactly what they missed and how to catch it next time. When they don't click, that counts too. You see a simple report of who's getting sharper and who needs more practice. It's the same training Fortune 500 security teams run on their staff, rebuilt for families. WHO IT'S FOR โ€ข Adult children who worry about a parent falling for a scam โ€ข Parents who want their kids to handle the internet safely โ€ข Anyone who's ever clicked something they shouldn't have โ€ข Schools, youth groups, and community organizations WHAT'S INCLUDED โ€ข Realistic scam text and email simulations, including the AI-era ones โ€ข Age-appropriate scenarios for children, teens, adults and seniors โ€ข Instant, plain-English feedback after every test โ€ข A family safety score and per-person progress reports โ€ข Short lessons on the scams doing the most damage right now โ€ข Safe for ages 8+ PLANS โ€ข Free: 1 family member, email simulations, 7-day premium trial โ€ข Family ($12.99/month or $99.99/year): unlimited members, email + text simulations, full reports โ€ข Cancel anytime, no questions asked WHY PRACTICE, NOT WARNINGS Everyone already knows scams exist. Knowing is not the same as catching one while you're distracted, in a hurry, and it appears to come from your bank. That gap is why security teams stopped relying on annual training videos and switched to short, repeated, realistic practice with immediate feedback. It's the difference between being told about a scam and having already seen one just like it. LanternPhish brings that approach home. WHY IT MATTERS NOW Americans reported more than $16.6 billion in losses to internet crime in 2024 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center), and people over 60 lost more than any other age group. Scammers target older adults deliberately โ€” grandparent calls, tech support, romance. AI has made all of it cheaper and far more convincing. You can try to monitor everything your family does online. Or you can teach them to recognize the trick and walk away on their own. LanternPhish does the second one. --- LanternPhish is built by a family of two, for families like yours. We don't sell your data, we don't show ads, and we never share simulation results with anyone outside your account. Privacy policy: https://lanternphish.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://lanternphish.com/termsofservice/ Support: support@lanternphish.com

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WakeYa

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Your alarm doesn't just beep. It calls you โ€” and keeps talking until you have proven you're awake. Made for heavy sleepers and chronic snoozers. When WakeYa rings, an AI voice starts a conversation: it can greet you by name, it asks you something your brain has to wake up to answer, and a mumbled "okay" won't get you out. Try every feature free for 7 days โ€” no card, no login. SIX CALLERS โ€ข The Skeptic โ€” dry, unhurried, wants proof โ€ข Gentle Coach โ€” warm, patient, never harsh โ€ข Drill Sergeant โ€” loud, and zero negotiation โ€ข The Commentator โ€” your wake-up, commentated live like a cup final โ€ข The Butler โ€” impeccably polite, utterly immovable โ€ข The Boss โ€” strict, brisk, all business On a live call, each one reacts to what you say. Hear every voice first, or let WakeYa surprise you each morning. YOUR COLLECTION AND THE STARTER PASS Every morning earns up to three stars โ€” awake, quick, still up โ€” that raise your level and seven badges. The starter pass gives a reward at every level up to 25: titles, frames, pieces for your collection, moving backgrounds and scenes for the wake-up call; a few come with Premium. Nothing is random, and nothing is taken away. HOW YOU PROVE IT Choose the wake-up test yourself, or let the caller surprise you: solve a small math problem out loud, repeat a phrase word for word, count backwards in threes or sevens, say what you're getting up for, or hold three words through the whole call and give them back at the end. THREE DIFFICULTY LEVELS None of them has a snooze button โ€” the alarm ends when you are up. The level decides how soon you may give up: Gentle at any time, Standard after a minute, Relentless only after three. THE GET-UP PROOF Five or ten minutes after the alarm โ€” you choose, or switch it off โ€” WakeYa comes back and checks that you stayed up. Run a tap and let your phone hear it (on the device, offline), or solve a math problem on the number pad. QUIET WAKE-UP Sharing a room? Wake to a soft tone and vibration instead of a voice โ€” three tones, each at its own volume. The proof is your only way out, and if it hasn't come within five minutes, the alarm gets loud. BUILT SO IT ALWAYS RINGS If the network, the AI or anything on our side fails, WakeYa falls back to a classic alarm tone. FAJR PRAYER MODE WakeYa follows your local Fajr time, recalculated daily, with an optional offset for suhoor. Pick your city from 34,000 built in, or enter coordinates โ€” no location permission, and your location never leaves your phone. Four respectful Fajr callers, from gentle to strict: never mocking, and the AI never recites religious texts. Quiet reminders for all five daily prayers, a month view of the times and the last third of the night for Tahajjud. A prayer tracker lets you tick off the five prayers and look back over 30 days, kept only on your phone. No recorded adhan โ€” WakeYa is the voice that keeps going until you are up for it. ALSO IN THE APP Wake profiles for work, weekend and Ramadan, a gentle volume ramp, skip an alarm once, bedside clock mode, timers, a stopwatch, one-off events, habit reminders, and eight ready-made looks in light and dark. The app speaks 76 languages, and the live call 97. PRIVACY IS THE PRODUCT No account, no sign-up, no ad tracking, no analytics SDK. There is no database with your name in it, because there is no database. Your wake-up history stays on your phone. FREE AND PREMIUM Everything is free for 7 days. After that, WakeYa stays a complete alarm clock for free โ€” alarms, get-up proof, profiles, prayer times and tools โ€” and your caller's voice reads pre-recorded lines. Premium unlocks the live AI: it knows your name and your recent mornings, and talks back. Live calls run on Google Gemini, Google's AI for real-time conversation. Premium includes 3 live wake-up calls a day, up to 5 minutes each; beyond that, the recorded voice takes over. Terms of Use (EULA): https://wakeya.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://wakeya.app/privacy

Screenshots

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WakeYa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WakeYa at every 4 days against Lantern Phish's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lantern Phish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and WakeYa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern Phish ships an update fortnightly, WakeYa every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Lantern Phish versus WakeYa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLantern PhishWakeYa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB111 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperLantern PhishInan Software OG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lantern Phish

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

WakeYa

Subscriptions2
  • WakeYa Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • WakeYa Premium$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Lantern Phish free?
Lantern Phish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WakeYa free?
WakeYa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lantern Phish or WakeYa have ads?
Neither Lantern Phish nor WakeYa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lantern Phish or WakeYa?
Lantern Phish ships an update fortnightly, and WakeYa every 4 days. Most recently, Lantern Phish was updated on October 24, 2026 and WakeYa on October 31, 2026.

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