Comparison

Deako vs Shore It Up

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

Head to head
About

Deako

Control your home's lighting from anywhere with this app. Set schedules, create custom scenes for any mood, and manage your entire home's lighting system with ease. Setup is simple, and integration with smart home platforms is seamless.

Highlights
  • Remote lighting control
  • Customizable schedules and timers
  • Create mood-setting scenes
  • Manage lighting by room/zone
  • Easy setup without hubs
  • Smart home platform integration
Features
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Smarter lighting, right at your fingertips. The Deako App makes smart lighting simple. Whether you’re setting the mood for movie night, waking up gently to a scheduled sunrise, or ensuring your home looks lived-in while you’re away, Deako adapts to the way you live. With the Deako App, you can: - CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE: Forgot to turn the lights off? No problem. The Deako App lets you control your lights from anywhere in the world using your smartphone. Whether you're upstairs or out of town, your lighting is always in your hands. - SET SCHEDULES & TIMERS: Create recurring schedules to automatically turn lights on or off at specific times. Wake up to a well-lit kitchen, or ensure the porch light is always on after sunset. - CREATE CUSTOM SCENES: Set the mood in seconds. With scenes, you can control multiple lights at once to match any activity or time of day — movie night, dinner, bedtime, and more. - MANAGE WHOLE-HOME LIGHTING: Organize your switches by room or zone for easier access. Turn off the whole house with a single tap or manage just the lights in one room or floor. - BREEZE THROUGH SETUP: Configure your Deako smart devices with just a few taps. The app walks you through every step, making installation fast and frustration-free — no hubs, no headaches. - INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY: Connect to your preferred smart home platform for voice and home automation control. To learn more, visit deako.com.

About

Shore It Up

Features
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Be part of the country's biggest community of divers and volunteers! - Get the latest updates on our events and meet other members who are committed to protecting the seas. Be proud to protect our seas! - Keep track of your active participation and contribution in protecting marine life. Get exclusive perks from our network of dive resort partners as an official Shore It Up! Member. - As a Shore It Up! Member, you'll gain access to discounts and promos from our partner establishments. Shore It Up! is an Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of Metro Pacific Investments Foundation and is the lead advocate for coastal community engagement of the MVP Group of Companies. It is actively involved in the sustainable development and restoration of our ocean's natural resources by closely working with the local government units of coastal communities in raising environmental awareness, providing alternate livelihood and promoting eco-tourism. The Shore It Up! App allows you to record and participate in Shore It Up's various environmental rescue, restoration, and revival activities such as underwater and coastal cleanups, mangrove planting, giant clam seeding, running for the mangroves, and many more. Learn more about Shore It Up! today! Visit our web site at: mpicfoundation.ph/environmental-awareness/ Like and follow our Facebook Page at: facebook.com/shoreitup Download now and let's Shore It Up!

Screenshots

Deako4 screens
Shore It Up2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Deako at every 2 weeks against Shore It Up's every 24 months. Shore It Up's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deako ships an update every 2 weeks, Shore It Up every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deako versus Shore It Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeakoShore It Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (137 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings137 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeakoMETRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS FOUNDATION, INC.

In-app purchases

None

Deako

No in-app purchases

None

Shore It Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deako free?
Deako is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shore It Up free?
Shore It Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deako or Shore It Up have ads?
Neither Deako nor Shore It Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deako or Shore It Up?
Deako ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shore It Up every 24 months. Most recently, Deako was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shore It Up on October 15, 2026.

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