Comparison

Computer Wake Up vs Scrolly

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

Head to head
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

About

Scrolly

Features
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Turn your phone into a glowing LED scroller. Type a message, pick a style, and Scrolly fills the whole screen with smooth, bright scrolling text β€” perfect for pickups at the airport, cheering at a game, a birthday shout-out, or just saying something big. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Type your message and see it live in preview β€’ Choose scroll direction β€” left, right, up, down, or hold it static β€’ Pick colors, glow, outline and an authentic LED-dot look β€’ Set your speed, loop it forever or a fixed number of times β€’ Go full-screen for a real LED-sign effect, with an optional screen brightness boost READY-MADE TEMPLATES Six built-in templates for common moments β€” airport pickup, concert, cheering on a team, a quiet message, a sale sign, a birthday β€” or save any banner you make as your own template. SAVE & EXPORT Keep your favorite banners, rename, duplicate or favorite them, and pick up right where you left off. Export any banner as an MP4 video or GIF to share anywhere. BUILT FOR EVERYONE β€’ Full support for larger text sizes and VoiceOver β€’ Reduce Motion and Reduce Flash options, with a safe blink-rate limit β€’ Works in portrait and landscape YOUR PRIVACY Scrolly works completely offline. There's no account, no sign-up, no ads, and no analytics. The only thing the app ever asks permission for is adding a saved video or GIF to your Photos library when you choose to export β€” and only at that moment. It never reads your existing photos. No internet connection required. No data ever leaves your device.

Screenshots

Computer Wake Up4 screens
Scrolly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Computer Wake Up at 4 against Scrolly's 1. Scrolly's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Computer Wake Up ships an update every 3 weeks, Scrolly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Computer Wake Up versus Scrolly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComputer Wake UpScrolly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCory BorgADELINA RAILEAN

In-app purchases

None

Computer Wake Up

No in-app purchases

None

Scrolly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Computer Wake Up free?
Computer Wake Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrolly free?
Scrolly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Computer Wake Up or Scrolly have ads?
Neither Computer Wake Up nor Scrolly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Computer Wake Up or Scrolly?
Computer Wake Up ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scrolly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Computer Wake Up was updated on October 11, 2026 and Scrolly on October 13, 2026.

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