Awake vs Countdown widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Countdown widgets
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Pebble is a clean and simple way to track your upcoming events. Features: - Home Screen Widgets: View your events at a glance. - Quick & Easy: Simple interface to create and manage dates. - Custom Backgrounds: Use your own photos or choose from solid colors. - Repeating Events: Weekly, monthly, and yearly options. - Flexible Tracking: Count down to future events or track time passed. - Privacy Focused: No data collection or sign-ups.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Countdown widgets at Free against Awake's $1.99. Awake's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked). 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
Countdown widgets is free to download; Awake costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Awake | Countdown widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Kitcoff | Marcus Gunn |
In-app purchases
Awake
No in-app purchases
Countdown widgets
No in-app purchases
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