Comparison

Remote Wake Up Mobile vs Compress

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Video compression
  • Batch compression (up to 10 videos)
  • Customizable compression settings
  • On-device SRT caption generation
  • Offline transcription
  • SRT translation (23 languages)
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Remote Wake Up Mobile3 screens
Compress4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Wake Up Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Compress every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Remote Wake Up Mobile versus Compress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote Wake Up MobileCompress
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel WittCameron Banga

Customer experience

Remote Wake Up Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Compress

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Remote Wake Up Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Compress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Wake Up Mobile free?
Remote Wake Up Mobile costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compress free?
Compress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remote Wake Up Mobile or Compress?
Compress is rated higher. Remote Wake Up Mobile averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Compress averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Remote Wake Up Mobile or Compress have ads?
Neither Remote Wake Up Mobile nor Compress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Wake Up Mobile or Compress?
Remote Wake Up Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Compress every 2 weeks. Most recently, Remote Wake Up Mobile was updated on November 5, 2026 and Compress on November 5, 2026.

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