Comparison

Swol vs Computer Wake Up

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

Head to head
About

Swol

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A quick tool to setup your wake on lan devices. Fully compatible with Siri and iCloud, wake up your devices with less complications.

About

Computer Wake Up

Features
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Computer Wake Up! This first release gives you a fast, calm way to wake and sleep your computers from across your Apple devices. Save multiple computers, servers, NAS boxes, and Macs Send Wake-on-LAN and Sleep-on-LAN magic packets from Watch, iPhone, and iPad Customize each computer with names, icons, colors, notes, ports, and addresses Wake computers from Home Screen widgets, Control Center, Siri, Shortcuts, and Apple Watch Use the Mac menu bar companion to scan your network, import discovered computers, edit saved devices, reorder them, and sync them through iCloud Keep saved computers in sync across iPhone, widgets, Watch, and Mac companion Schedule wake reminders and trigger wake actions from notifications Enjoy a focused, card-based interface built for quick everyday use Thank you for trying the first version of Computer Wake Up! I built it to make waking my own machines less fiddly, and I hope it earns a useful little spot in your setup too. Shorter β€œWhat’s New” Version

Screenshots

Swol4 screens
Computer Wake Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

Swol and Computer Wake Up are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Swol versus Computer Wake Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwolComputer Wake Up
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.0 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro Giuliano FarinaCory Borg

In-app purchases

None

Swol

No in-app purchases

None

Computer Wake Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swol free?
Swol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Computer Wake Up free?
Computer Wake Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swol or Computer Wake Up have ads?
Neither Swol nor Computer Wake Up shows ads.

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