Comparison

Sleep Ride vs WakeMeThere

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Ride

Features
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Never miss your stop again — the commuter's nap guardian Ever wanted to close your eyes on the bus or train, but couldn't risk waking up three stops too late? Sleep Tight On Board exists for exactly that anxiety — and now there's a thoroughly jaded salted fish napping alongside you. Why this one? Location-precise wake-up. A high-accuracy geofence triggers a strong vibration and alarm the moment you enter your destination zone, with speed-aware early warning so fast stretches don't catch you out. Battery-smart tracking. GPS runs light while you're far out and only switches to high accuracy as you approach — long commutes included. Signal-loss protection. In tunnels and underground sections where GPS drops, it estimates from your last known speed. It would rather wake you early than let you overshoot. Raise a jaded salted fish. Waking up on time and getting off on time is how you feed it. It grows, changes expression, judges you, and reluctantly says something whenever you dismiss an alarm. Six moods with 120 lines each — 720 in total, written from scratch in all five languages, not translated. 76 accessories. One drawn automatically per level, across head, face, chest and hand, in five rarities. Draws are earned in-app for free only — never sold, never purchasable — and the odds are fully disclosed. Play with it, or be woken by it. Whack-a-fish, rock-paper-scissors, tic-tac-toe and gomoku, three games a day. Any of them can be set as your wake-up challenge: beat the fish or the alarm keeps ringing. Daily tarot. The full public-domain Rider-Waite deck. The fish comments based on the card and its own mood. The worst fortune grants the most EXP — your bad luck is its nutrition. Home screen widget & Dynamic Island. Start monitoring a saved place with one tap and watch the remaining distance live, without opening the app. Core features: Draw your wake-up radius directly on the map — works for metro, bus and rail Background monitoring with the screen off, so you can actually put the phone down Custom alarm sound from your own MP3s Long-press shortcuts, time alarms, white-noise sleep mode

About

WakeMeThere

Never miss your stop again with location-based alerts. Set custom GPS alarms for your destination and receive notifications as you approach. Ideal for commutes, travel, and any journey where timely reminders are essential.

Highlights
  • GPS-based destination alarms
  • Custom alert distance
  • Saved favorite destinations
  • Multiple active alarms
  • Background location monitoring
  • Snooze and stop controls
Features
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WakeMeThere helps you avoid missing your stop, station, or destination. Create a GPS alarm by choosing where you want to be alerted, set the distance radius, and start your trip. WakeMeThere monitors your location while the alarm is active and notifies you when you are close to your destination. Main features: - GPS-based destination alarms - Custom alert distance - Saved favorite destinations - Multiple active alarms - Snooze and stop controls - Background location monitoring while an alarm is active - Simple test alarm to check that notifications and sound work correctly WakeMeThere is useful for train rides, bus trips, long commutes, travel, and any situation where you want to be reminded before reaching a place. Location is used only to provide destination-based alarms. Background location is used only when an alarm is active. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sleep Ride4 screens
WakeMeThere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleep Ride at none against WakeMeThere's 3. Sleep Ride also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). WakeMeThere's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. WakeMeThere sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sleep Ride asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Ride ships an update every 3 days, WakeMeThere monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Sleep Ride versus WakeMeThere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep RideWakeMeThere
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLonghong ChiangGiacomo Petrioli

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Ride

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

WakeMeThere

Subscriptions2
  • WakeMeThere Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WakeMeThere Pro Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • WakeMeThere Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Sleep Ride free?
Sleep Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WakeMeThere free?
WakeMeThere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sleep Ride or WakeMeThere have ads?
Sleep Ride shows ads; WakeMeThere does not.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Ride or WakeMeThere?
Sleep Ride ships an update every 3 days, and WakeMeThere monthly. Most recently, Sleep Ride was updated on October 15, 2026 and WakeMeThere on October 12, 2026.

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