Comparison

Awake vs FlareDNS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Prevents screen auto-lock
  • Uses Picture-in-Picture
  • One-tap start/stop
  • Lightweight floating window
  • Fast and reliable sessions
Features
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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.

About

FlareDNS

This app provides comprehensive management for Cloudflare domains and DNS records, allowing users to edit records, configure tunnels, and monitor analytics. It offers secure credential storage and supports multiple accounts for efficient administration on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage zones and DNS records
  • Flexible DNS editing
  • Tunnel management
  • Analytics monitoring
  • Account management
  • Secure credential storage
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FlareDNS is a powerful Cloudflare management app built for professionals who need fast, secure control over domains and DNS from anywhere. • Manage zones and DNS records — list domains, view nameservers, and edit records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SRV, CAA, PTR, SPF, HTTPS/SVCB, URI, NAPTR). • Flexible DNS editing — create, update, and delete records with validation, TTL handling, and proxy toggle support. • Tunnel management — configure and inspect tunnels and routes with ease. • Analytics at a glance — view traffic charts and time-range filters to monitor performance. • Account management — secure in device credential storage and support for multiple accounts. • Security-first design — encrypted local storage for credentials and optional analytics/error reporting. FlareDNS streamlines Cloudflare administration for power users, offering a focused, efficient workflow for DNS and zone management on the go.

Screenshots

Awake2 screens
FlareDNS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlareDNS at 5.0 against Awake's 2.0. FlareDNS also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Awake's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Awake costs $1.99 and FlareDNS $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlareDNS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Awake's written reviews are positive against 50% of FlareDNS's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Awake versus FlareDNS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwakeFlareDNS
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlex KitcoffReena Singh

Customer experience

Awake

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

FlareDNS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Awake

No in-app purchases

None

FlareDNS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Awake free?
Awake costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlareDNS free?
FlareDNS costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Awake or FlareDNS?
FlareDNS is rated higher. Awake averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FlareDNS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Awake or FlareDNS have ads?
Neither Awake nor FlareDNS shows ads.

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