Wake vs Tagtory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wake
Simulate natural sunrises with your Philips Hue lights. Program custom wake-up routines with adjustable colors, durations, and specific lights for different rooms. Wake-ups are stored on your Hue bridge for independent operation.
- Simulate sunrises with Philips Hue lights
- Program custom wake-up times and days
- Select light colors and transition durations
- Assign specific lights and rooms
- Set lights to turn off automatically
- Enable/disable wake-ups with a switch
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This application allows you to easily program your Philips Hue bridge in order to simulate sunrises in your house. Lights turn on when desired at low intensity and evolve towards higher intensity and daylight colours. For each wake-up that you program, you can: - Set the time at which the lights will turn on at low intensity. - Select the days of the week for which the wake-up must be repeated. - Choose between different colours when the lights turn on (natural, red, orange and blue). - Select the duration of the transition towards high intensity (30, 10 and 5 minutes) - Select the lights to use, this allows you to do sunrises at different times in different rooms of the house. - Set when the lights must turn off so that you do not have to do so manually. Each wake-up can be easily enabled or disable with a switch. Wake-ups are programmed in the Hue bridge. This make their execution totally independent from the app. Take note of the following limitations: - This app only works with Extended Color Lights and Color Temperature Lights. It will NOT work with Color Lights, Dimmable Lights and On/Off Lights. - The app uses five schedules and one light group per wake-up. Since the bridge is limited to 100 schedules and 16 groups, the number of wake-ups that can be created depends on the available space on the bridge.
Tagtory
Easily organize physical items using NFC tags. Tap your phone to a tag to see what's inside, write custom data to tags, and link them to detailed item records with photos and notes. Features iCloud backup and offline functionality.
- Scan NFC tags to view item details
- Register custom data on NFC tags
- Link tags to item records with photos/notes
- Group items with custom icons/colors
- Track scan locations with GPS
- iCloud backup and restore
- Peer-to-peer item sharing
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Tagtory is the easiest way to organize your physical belongings using NFC tags. SCAN & ORGANIZE Simply tap your iPhone on an NFC tag to instantly see what's inside that box, drawer, or container. No more guessing or opening every bin to find what you need. REGISTER CUSTOM TAGS Write NFC tags with your own data. Label storage containers, tool boxes, moving boxes, and more. Each tag links to a detailed item record with photos, notes, and location. SMART ORGANIZATION • Group items into categories with custom icons and colors • Add photos to remember what things look like • Track scan locations on a map with GPS • Drag and drop to reorder items and groups • Search across all your items instantly ICLOUD BACKUP & RESTORE Back up your entire organization system to iCloud and restore it anytime. Choose from three restore modes — keep local data, use iCloud data, or do a full restore. Your data is always safe in your private iCloud account. SHARE WITH OTHERS Share items with family members or roommates using peer-to-peer sharing — including photos. Perfect for shared storage spaces. No internet required. BUILT FOR YOU • Guided onboarding to get started in seconds • Light and dark mode support • NFC sticker buying guide with product recommendations • Works completely offline — no account or internet needed PERFECT FOR • Home organization and decluttering • Moving and packing • Garage and workshop storage • Craft and hobby supplies • Seasonal decoration storage • Office supply management FREE TO START Get started with up to 10 NFC tags, 3 groups, and 1 photo per item — free forever. Upgrade to Tagtory Pro for unlimited tags, groups, photos, and iCloud backup. PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud account. We don't operate servers, run analytics, or track you. Your information is yours alone. Download Tagtory today and finally know exactly where everything is! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tagtory.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wake at none against Tagtory's 3. Wake also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Tagtory's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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. Tagtory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wake asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Wake against 5.0 for Tagtory. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wake has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wake ships an update every 4 months, Tagtory every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wake | Tagtory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Francois Hamel | ZEYI YAN |
In-app purchases
Wake
No in-app purchases
Tagtory
- Tagtory Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Tagtory Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Tagtory Pro Lifetime$39.99









