Comparison

AWAKE vs StudentHub

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

Head to head
About

AWAKE

Features
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Meet Jim. He doesn't sleep. AWAKE is a stay-on-task alarm built around one simple idea: an eye that watches you so you don't drift off. Set an interval — every 30 seconds, every hour, anywhere in between — and Jim quietly waits. When the timer runs out, you get a few seconds to prove you're still here. Miss the window and the full alarm hits, loud, even when the app isn't open. Built for: • Late-night work sessions • Studying for exams • Deep-focus reading • Any task where drifting off costs you time What's inside: • Set any interval you want, down to the second • Quick presets: 30m / 1h / 2h / 3h / 4h • A draining bar warns you before the full alarm fires • Loud, looping wake-up alarm that plays even when your phone is silenced (when allowed by iOS) • Custom alarm sounds — use any audio file on your device • A log that tracks every check Jim makes so you can see your focus pattern over time • Onboarding that introduces Jim and walks you through everything • Pure black + gold design that doesn't drain your battery What it isn't: • A medical device • A sleep tracker • A driving aid — never use it as one • Anything that talks to a server. No accounts. No tracking. Everything stays on your phone. A word from the developer: AWAKE is built by one person. It's not a sleep replacement. Get rest when you need it. Use Jim when you're well-rested and just need to stay sharp. Tap the eye to start. Jim is watching.

About

StudentHub

This app consolidates your academic life, including timetables, notes, tasks, files, and lecture recordings. It offers tools for creating flashcards, quizzes, and summaries, with features like on-device transcription and iCloud syncing across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Integrated timetable and calendar
  • Organized note-taking with formatting
  • Task management by subject
  • Infinite canvas for brainstorming
  • On-device lecture recording and transcription
  • Flashcard and quiz creation
  • Automated study material generation
Features
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Everything for school, in one place. StudentHub keeps your timetable, notes, tasks, files, flashcards, lecture recordings and study sessions in one app, so you stop jumping between five of them. No account. No sign-up. No ads. Open it and start. What's inside: Calendar: paste the iCal link from your school and the timetable fills itself. Notes: organised by subject, with formatting and highlights. Tasks: see what is due, and for which subject. Boards: an infinite canvas for sketching, images and sticky notes. Recordings: record lectures and turn them into text on your device. Flashcards and quizzes: build decks by hand, or from your own material. Studio: turn notes, files and lectures into summaries, flashcards and study questions. Focus, grades and files: timed sessions, your average with a goal calculator, and PDFs and scans kept with the right subject. From lecture to study material: Record the class. StudentHub transcribes it on your device, so it works without a connection and your audio never leaves your phone. Then use the transcript in Studio to make a summary, a set of flashcards or exam questions. Scan a page or photograph a slide, and Studio can use that too. What is free: Everything you make yourself: notes, tasks, decks, cards, quizzes, boards, focus sessions, grades and recording. No limits, no account, no ads. Two things use a study action: transcribing a recording, and one run in Studio. You get 3 free every month, and you can earn around 11 more by setting the app up. You can also buy 15 as a one time purchase. StudentHub Pro: Unlimited transcription, and unlimited generation of flashcards, quizzes, summaries and study questions. Everything else in the app is free for everyone. Works on all your Apple devices: iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced through your own private iCloud. One subscription covers every device signed in with the same Apple Account. Subscription: StudentHub Pro comes as 6 months or 12 months. Your local price is shown in the App Store before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. If you cancel, nothing you made is lost. Your notes, recordings and decks stay yours and stay readable. You only lose the Pro features until you subscribe again. Privacy: Your content lives on your device and in your own private iCloud. We have no server that receives it, and no ads. Transcription and generation run entirely on your device. We measure anonymous usage events, such as how many people record a lecture, and they never include your content. Terms of Use: https://getstudenthub.app/documents/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://getstudenthub.app/documents/privacy-policy Made by one person. Questions: hello@contact.getstudenthub.app

Screenshots

AWAKE4 screens
StudentHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AWAKE at none against StudentHub's 5. AWAKE also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. StudentHub sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. AWAKE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AWAKE ships an update weekly, StudentHub every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AWAKE versus StudentHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAWAKEStudentHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZion SellersAleksander Kjølberg

In-app purchases

None

AWAKE

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

StudentHub

Subscriptions2
  • Semester Pro$19.996 Months
  • Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 2 Credits$1.99
  • 5 Credits$2.99
  • 15 Credits$3.99

Questions

Is AWAKE free?
AWAKE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StudentHub free?
StudentHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AWAKE or StudentHub have ads?
Neither AWAKE nor StudentHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AWAKE or StudentHub?
AWAKE ships an update weekly, and StudentHub every 9 days. Most recently, AWAKE was updated on October 1, 2026 and StudentHub on October 16, 2026.

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