Comparison

Awake vs VÁNA

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

Head to head
About

Awake

This app is a smart alarm clock designed to help heavy sleepers wake up fully. It uses interactive missions, both physical and mental, to ensure you're out of bed and alert. It also provides a morning briefing with weather, calendar events, and task integration to start your day organized.

Highlights
  • Wake-up missions (physical & mental)
  • Morning briefing (weather, calendar, tasks)
  • Customizable alarms
  • Sleep schedule planning
  • Adjustable snooze settings
  • Social media distraction blocking integration
Features
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Wake up with a mission, then see what your day holds. Awake combines a customizable alarm clock with physical and mental wake-up tasks and a personal Morning Briefing. WAKE-UP MISSIONS Complete a task when your alarm rings: • Walk a set number of steps • Do push-ups • Solve math challenges • Complete puzzles Wake-Up Check can ask you to confirm that you are still awake and ring again if needed. YOUR MORNING BRIEFING See useful information in one place: • Weather • Calendar events • Upcoming tasks from Structured • Sleep timing, duration, and interruptions when Apple Health data is available • one sec integration for blocking social media distractions ALARMS FOR YOUR ROUTINE • Loud sounds or gentle tones • Import and trim custom alarm sounds • Recurring alarms and sleep schedules • Adjustable snooze • Bedtime and alarm reminders • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Control Center, Shortcuts, and Siri support Some features require Awake Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://awake.unorderly.io/privacy

About

VÁNA

Features
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How much of the year has truly passed? Not what the calendar says - how much you've actually felt. VÁNA displays your year's progress through an elegant ring that shifts color with the seasons. But its true soul is Slow Perception: mathematical curves inspired by real research in psychology and neuroscience that transform linear progress into something that mirrors how your brain perceives time - slow at the start, fast at the end. PERCEPTION CURVES • Logarithmic - inspired by the Weber-Fechner law (1860) • Slow - inspired by Janet and Lemlich's proportional theory • Very Slow - for those who want to savor every week • Custom - adjust the intensity with a slider WIDGETS FOR EVERY OCCASION • Home Screen: small, medium, and large • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, and inline • Dedicated widgets for the current month and week • They follow the period and curve you choose in the app FLEXIBLE TIME FRAMES • Calendar, academic, or fiscal year • Current month or week • Or choose your own start and end dates MILESTONE NOTIFICATIONS • At 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, and 99% of the period, with Slow Perception if it's on • A countdown to the end of the year: 100 days, 10 days, 1 day left • Optional, and you can turn them off at any time SHORTCUTS APP ACTIONS Check your progress, change the period, or turn on Slow Perception from a shortcut, the Action button, or an automation. SEASONAL COLORS The ring changes color following the seasons, inspired by the Elvish calendar of Imladris - from icy blue in winter to spring green, from summer gold to autumn rust. TOTAL PRIVACY No data collected. No network connections. Zero tracking. Everything stays on your device. VÁNA is named after the Valië of Spring in Tolkien's Silmarillion - "the Ever-young", in whose gardens time is forever young.

Screenshots

Awake4 screens
VÁNA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VÁNA at every 10 days against Awake's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Awake sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month and VÁNA sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awake ships an update every 3 weeks, VÁNA every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Awake versus VÁNA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwakeVÁNA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerunorderly GmbHSergio Ferraresi

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Awake

Subscriptions3
  • Awake Pro$6.491 Month
  • Awake Pro$19.991 Year
  • Awake Pro$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Awake Pro (Lifetime)$59.99
  • Awake Pro (Lifetime)$79.99
3 purchases

VÁNA

One-time3
  • Lembas$0.99
  • Miruvor$2.99
  • Silmaril$3.99

Questions

Is Awake free?
Awake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VÁNA free?
VÁNA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Awake or VÁNA have ads?
Neither Awake nor VÁNA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awake or VÁNA?
Awake ships an update every 3 weeks, and VÁNA every 10 days. Most recently, Awake was updated on October 25, 2026 and VÁNA on October 24, 2026.

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