Comparison

Deako vs InOfficeDays

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

InOfficeDays

Effortlessly manage your hybrid work policy compliance. This app automatically tracks your in-office days, calculates your monthly targets, and provides clear insights into your progress, all without manual check-ins or cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Automatic office day tracking
  • Smart goal calculation
  • On-device geofencing
  • Visual progress charts
  • Distraction-free interface
  • No account or cloud sync required
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Stay compliant with your company’s hybrid work policy — without spreadsheets. InOfficeDays automatically tracks your in-office days, calculates your monthly goals, and shows exactly where you stand. Whether your company requires 2 days per week, 8 days per month, or a custom policy, InOfficeDays keeps you aligned and stress-free. Smart Goal Tracking • Auto-calculate monthly targets • Adjust for holidays and PTO • See remaining required office days instantly Automatic Office Detection • Uses secure on-device geofencing • Detects arrival and departure automatically • No manual check-ins required Clear Monthly Insights • Visual progress charts • Goal tracking by month • Simple, distraction-free interface Your data stays private and local to your device. No accounts. No cloud sync. No tracking.

Screenshots

Deako4 screens
InOfficeDays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: InOfficeDays at 100% against Deako's 33%. InOfficeDays also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Deako's advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

InOfficeDays holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deako has 137 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Deako's written reviews are positive against 100% of InOfficeDays's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deako ships an update every 2 weeks, InOfficeDays every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deako versus InOfficeDays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeakoInOfficeDays
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (137 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeakoLuis Pineda

Customer experience

Deako

All ratings137 ratings
Positive33.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative63.5%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive32.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative64.5%

InOfficeDays

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Deako

No in-app purchases

None

InOfficeDays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deako free?
Deako is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InOfficeDays free?
InOfficeDays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deako or InOfficeDays?
InOfficeDays is rated higher. Deako averages 2.5 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while InOfficeDays averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Deako or InOfficeDays have ads?
Neither Deako nor InOfficeDays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deako or InOfficeDays?
Deako ships an update every 2 weeks, and InOfficeDays every 3 weeks. Most recently, Deako was updated on November 2, 2026 and InOfficeDays on November 5, 2026.

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