MagicSQL vs Wake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicSQL
A professional mobile SQL client and editor for managing multiple database types on the go. It offers secure connections via SSH tunneling, a multi-tab data browser, and a powerful SQL editor with syntax highlighting and autocomplete. Visually design tables, manage users, and work with views, functions, and triggers.
- Manage five database types in one interface
- Secure SSH tunneling with key or password
- Multi-tab data browser with split view
- Professional SQL editor with syntax highlighting and autocomplete
- Visual table designer
- User management and privilege assignment
- Auto-reconnect for uninterrupted sessions
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Manage your databases on the go — like a pro. MagicSQL is the first mobile SQL client that brings together MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MariaDB and SQLite with SSH tunneling, a full-featured editor and a multi-tab interface. Not a stripped-down viewer — a real professional tool for your phone and tablet. ▸ FIVE DATABASES, ONE INTERFACE MySQL · MariaDB · PostgreSQL · MS SQL Server · SQLite Switch between servers without leaving the app. ▸ CONNECT SECURELY - SSH tunneling with password OR private key - SSL/TLS encryption - Live status: green dot + ping time in ms show instantly which servers are reachable - Connection test with clear diagnostics: SSH, DB, or network errors are reported separately ▸ MULTI-TAB DATA BROWSER - Open multiple tables simultaneously in tabs — like on the desktop - Split View: compare two tables side by side - Inline cell editing with double-tap - Column filters, full-text search, pagination - Duplicate, delete, or export rows as JSON - Column sorting and adjustable column widths ▸ PRO SQL EDITOR - Syntax highlighting for keywords, strings, numbers, comments - Context-aware autocomplete (knows your tables and columns) - Live error detection with wavy-underline markers - Snippet toolbar for common statements - Query history with copy & re-run ▸ TABLE DESIGNER WITHOUT SQL Create tables visually with every professional property included: - Primary key, Auto-Increment, Unique - UNSIGNED for numeric types (MySQL) - ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP for updated_at columns - Default value with quick picks: NULL, NOW(), 0, '', UUID() - Comment, charset, collation, engine ▸ VIEWS, FUNCTIONS AND TRIGGERS Beginner-friendly builders with templates, or full SQL code control. Create views, stored functions and triggers without spending hours in the docs. ▸ USER MANAGEMENT Create MySQL users and assign privileges through three clear tabs: Account, Privileges, Password. ▸ AUTO-RECONNECT App went to background? No problem. MagicSQL keeps the connection alive with keep-alive pings and reconnects automatically when needed — no data loss, no need to re-enter anything. ▸ DARK THEME, CODING FONT Eye-friendly design with a professional monospaced font built for code. No distracting animations, no ads, no tracking — just tools that work. ▸ WHAT MAKES MAGICSQL DIFFERENT? Other mobile SQL apps often just display data. MagicSQL is a real mobile IDE: SSH tunneling for secure remote connections, multiple tables in tabs at once, an editor with live assistance, a visual designer — and all of it for five database systems. Optimized for fast thumb input, uncompromising on professional features. ▸ PRIVACY Your server credentials stay exclusively on your device. No cloud, no tracking, no ads. MagicSQL talks directly to your servers — nothing goes through third parties. ▸ SETTINGS Adapt to your workflow: connection timeout, keep-alive, auto-reconnect, default row limit, text size, NULL highlighting, syntax highlighting, query history, destructive-action confirmation — everything is respected. For developers, DBAs, DevOps and anyone who wants their databases under control everywhere. Download MagicSQL and work like a pro — from your couch, on the train, or in the server room.
Wake
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Your sessions live on your own machine, inside tmux. Close Wake, lose signal, reboot the phone — they keep running, and Wake reattaches exactly where they were. Built for the way people work with coding agents: several long-running sessions on a Mac or Linux box, checked on from a phone. THE DASHBOARD One row per session, with the state you actually want to know: producing output, quiet and probably waiting for you, or idle — plus the last line each one printed. Tap to attach. A REAL TERMINAL, NOT A CHAT Full xterm emulation with one-finger scroll and native selection. Search inside the session. A snippet bar above the keyboard with {{placeholders}} you fill in as you insert. Paste without the system prompt. Nerd Font glyphs, so prompts and TUIs look right. Light and dark themes. On iPad, two sessions side by side. HISTORY THAT DOES NOT EVAPORATE Every byte your sessions print is appended to a log on your own server, then synced to the phone and indexed. Search across sessions and across days, read it on the train with no connection, export a whole transcript to a file. Nothing is lost to a scrollback limit — and the list of what you were doing, and where, outlives the machine that ran it. PROJECTS, NOT CONNECTIONS Every git repo under the folders you choose, with dirty and unpushed badges so you can see where the work is. Launch templates turn one tap into the right command in the right directory. Browse files over SFTP with Quick Look, upload, rename, make folders. Read git status, log and diff; commit and push. WAKE THE MACHINE Your Mac is allowed to sleep. Tap the server and Wake sends a magic packet through another machine on that network, waits for SSH to answer, and puts you back into your sessions. WHAT IT NEEDS ON THE SERVER sshd, tmux 3.3 or newer, and git. Nothing else. No agent to install, no daemon, no account, no cloud service in the middle. A guided preflight checks every requirement and shows you the exact command to paste for anything missing. KEYS AND ACCESS Import an existing private key in any container: OpenSSH (encrypted too), PKCS#8, PEM, PuTTY .ppk. Ed25519 and ECDSA P-256/384/521 — RSA is not supported, generate an Ed25519 key instead. Keys live in the Keychain, host keys are pinned on first connection and a change blocks the connection. Face ID can lock the whole app. WAKE PRO Wake is free with one server and two live sessions, and every reading feature — history, search, export — is included. Wake Pro — monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase — unlocks unlimited servers and sessions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Nothing you created is ever taken away: if a subscription lapses, extra servers stay in the list and existing sessions remain attachable. PRIVACY No account, no telemetry, no tracking. Your logs stay on your server and on your phone, kept out of iCloud backup. Known secrets — API tokens, private keys — are masked in the search index. Retention is yours to set, on both sides. FROM ANYWHERE, NO OPEN PORTS Wake talks plain SSH, directly or through a Cloudflare Tunnel: pick "Cloudflare Tunnel", type your tunnel's hostname, and Wake opens the same connection cloudflared would — nothing to install on the phone, no port open on your router, service tokens supported for hostnames behind Cloudflare Access. WireGuard and Tailscale work too. Nothing is relayed through us, because there is no us in the path. Wake is not affiliated with or endorsed by any coding agent or service; their names are used only to describe what runs inside your terminal sessions. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://marcotini.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://marcotini.com/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MagicSQL at none against Wake's 3. Wake's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Wake sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MagicSQL asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MagicSQL | Wake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fatih Yesilbas | Marco Tini |
In-app purchases
MagicSQL
No in-app purchases
Wake
- Wake Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Wake Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
- Wake Pro Lifetime$29.99









