Remote Wake Up Mobile vs Compress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Wake Up Mobile
Control your devices remotely using SSH, AppleScript, or Wake-on-LAN. Discover devices on your network, run commands, and manage hosts with custom labels. Sync your setup across devices and trigger actions via widgets or Siri Shortcuts.
- SSH and AppleScript command execution
- Wake-on-LAN and Internet Wake support
- Built-in network device browser
- Reusable command definitions
- Host labeling and sorting
- iCloud synchronization
- Widget and Shortcuts integration
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Wake your computer before you sit down. Run maintenance from your phone. Keep your everyday commands a tap away. Remote Wake Up puts compatible computers and network devices within reach from your iPhone and iPad. Manage your workstation, home server or lab over your local network or the internet. KEY FEATURES • Wake Devices with Wake-on-LAN Wake compatible computers and network devices locally or over the internet with the appropriate network setup. • Run Commands Remotely Execute shell commands over SSH or run AppleScripts on Macs. View command output and error logs to see what happened. • Start with Built-In Examples Use practical command examples for macOS, Linux and Windows to check system status, troubleshoot networks and manage devices—or create your own. • Create Once, Reuse Often Save commands and assign them to multiple compatible devices. Spend less time repeating the same setup. • Keep Favorites Close Mark frequently used devices as favorites for quick access. Organize your devices with labels, icons, search and sorting. • Discover Local Devices Find devices on your network with the built-in network browser and add them without manually entering every IP address. • Sync with iCloud Keep your saved devices and commands synchronized across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. • Use Widgets and Shortcuts Run saved commands from your Home Screen widgets or through Shortcuts and Siri. APPLE WATCH Browse your devices and favorites, run saved commands and read the results from your wrist. Commands run through your paired iPhone, which must be nearby and connected. MADE FOR YOUR EVERYDAY TASKS Wake your workstation before connecting remotely, check your server’s status, run maintenance scripts or put a Mac to sleep when you’re finished. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese, including regional language variants. REQUIREMENTS Wake-on-LAN requires compatible devices and network settings. Remote commands require SSH access on the target device. Access over the internet requires appropriate network configuration. Remote Wake Up for macOS is sold separately and shares your devices and commands through iCloud.
Compress
Easily reduce video file sizes on your iPhone or iPad. This app also generates SRT caption files using on-device transcription and offers translation into 23 languages, all while keeping your data private.
- Video compression
- Batch compression (up to 10 videos)
- Customizable compression settings
- On-device SRT caption generation
- Offline transcription
- SRT translation (23 languages)
- Privacy-focused
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Compress-san is the easiest way to compress videos on your iPhone or iPad. Just select a video from your photo library, and queue up your video for compression. Select up to 10 videos for compression at once and add them to the queue. In the application settings, you can choose your desired compression settings, compressing video to sizes as low as low quality 480p. Compress-san also will use local on-device transcription models to create caption SRT files for your videos. Create subtitle text files locally and privately, with no audio or video leaving your device for creation of the SRTs. After an SRT is generated, you can also translate it into 23 different languages using local translation services. Compress-san is the simple and private way to cut your video sizes and create SRT subtitle transcription text files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Compress at Free against Remote Wake Up Mobile's $9.99. Compress also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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
Compress is free to download; Remote Wake Up Mobile costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compress holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Remote Wake Up Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Compress's.
Remote Wake Up Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Compress every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Remote Wake Up Mobile | Compress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Witt | Cameron Banga |
Customer experience
Remote Wake Up Mobile
Compress
In-app purchases
Remote Wake Up Mobile
No in-app purchases
Compress
No in-app purchases






