Wakoon vs Mouse@Work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wakoon
Prevent your computer from going to sleep by using your phone to simulate mouse movement. It offers various patterns and vibration options to keep your screen active without any extra hardware or software.
- Simulates mouse movement with phone
- Multiple scrolling patterns
- Adjustable brightness
- Vibration mode (iPhone only)
- Power-saving and undetectable modes
- No desktop software required
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Stop your computer from locking — no dongles, no desktop software, no trace. Rest your phone face-up under your optical mouse. Wakoon moves on-screen content, adjusts brightness and can vibrate, so the mouse sensor registers motion and your screen never locks. MAIN FEATURES • Scrolling mode — scrolls a high-contrast pattern and pulses brightness to move the cursor. Choose from 5 movement patterns (Bars, Diagonal, Grid, Wave, Random drift), or auto-rotate them to stay undetectable. • Vibration mode — vibrates your phone at intervals (iPhone only). • Power-saving mode — gentler, dimmer cycles that respect Low Power Mode. • Undetectable mode — random intervals between animations. ADVANCED SETTINGS • Vibration on/off and duration • Pause duration • Brightness level • Compact or expanded surface WHY Wakoon • No extra hardware — just your phone and mouse. • Private — leaves no trace on your computer. • Free — remove ads with a one-time purchase, or support us. COMPATIBILITY Officially compatible with mice using a VISIBLE RED optical sensor. Laser/infrared sensors are not supported. DISCLAIMER Do not use this app if it conflicts with your employer's policies. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY https://apps.raxoon.com/apps/wakoon/privacy SUBSCRIPTIONS Support (Monthly) — EUR 2.99 per month, auto-renewing. Support (Yearly) — EUR 49.99 per year, auto-renewing. Both also remove ads. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
Mouse@Work
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mouse@work keeps a computer awake without installing anything on it. Rest an optical mouse on your iPhone screen: a black and white pattern scrolls under its sensor, which reads it as movement. The cursor moves, the session stays active. No Bluetooth, no network, no account. Everything happens on the phone. THE CHEAT, OWNED Let's be honest: nobody installs this for the beauty of the checkerboard. Long enough for a coffee, a parcel at the door or a call in the other room, the session stays open and the cursor keeps living its own life. No judgement here. HOW IT WORKS 1. Lay the iPhone flat on the desk, screen facing up. 2. Place the optical mouse on the screen, sensor over the pattern. 3. Press play. The iPhone will not go to sleep while the app runs. TUNED TO YOUR MOUSE Every optical sensor reads a screen differently. A tuning screen lets you adjust the pattern size, its speed and its frame rate with the mouse sitting on the screen, until the cursor starts moving. Two indicators tell you whether a setting stands a chance. NATURAL MOVEMENT The pattern alternates bursts and pauses of random length, within bounds you set. Perfectly regular movement stands out; this looks more like a hand letting go of the mouse now and then. AUTOMATIC STOP Set a time to stop, or a battery threshold below which the app shuts itself off. DISCREET Stealth mode dims the screen while keeping the pattern readable by the sensor. Vibration is available as a backup but stays off by default: it is audible in an open space, and the pattern is usually enough once tuned. PUT AN OLD IPHONE BACK TO WORK Works from iOS 15, so from the iPhone 6s onwards. A retired phone on the desk does the job without tying up the one you actually use. FREE AND PREMIUM The jiggler, both patterns, vibration and brightness are free, with no ads. A single purchase unlocks sensor tuning, the automatic stops, the pause bounds and stealth mode. The first three days unlock everything, so you can fit the app to your own mouse before deciding. Settings found during the trial stay active afterwards: the controls lock, the result does not. GOOD TO KNOW • The app must stay in the foreground with the screen on: iOS suspends background apps, that is a system limitation. • Results depend on your mouse. Recent sensors follow the pattern easily, some older models need tuning, a few never manage it. • No data is collected or transmitted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mouse@Work at none against Wakoon's shown. Mouse@Work also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Wakoon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mouse@Work sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Wakoon | Mouse@Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STUDIOS RAXOON INC | Antoine Leroux |
In-app purchases
Wakoon
- Monthly support$2.991 Month
- Yearly supporter$44.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
Mouse@Work
- Premium$3.99








