Desk Control vs Brompton Electric
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desk Control
This app helps you improve your health and work habits by encouraging you to stand at your desk. Set personal challenges, track your progress with statistics, and receive reminders to stand. It also allows you to control your adjustable desk via Bluetooth to set favorite positions.
- Personalized standing challenges
- Progress tracking with statistics
- Stand reminders
- Bluetooth desk control
- Set favorite sit/stand positions
- Automatic drive to favorite positions
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Pick your personal challenge for standing at your desk and improve your health and work habits over time. Choose between 3 challenges (or create your own) and follow your progress on your smartphone through elaborate statistics. Let the app remind you when to stand. Pairing via Bluetooth® wireless technology allows you to drive the desk up/down and set your favourite position. The LINAK® Desk Control™ App works with LINAK desk systems using either of the DPG Desk Panels: DPG1M, DPG1B, or DPG1C. Also LINAK systems with a Bluetooth® Adaptor (BLE2LIN002) apply. Features: - Easy pairing of desk and mobile device through Bluetooth® wireless technology - Fast onboarding with intuitive built-in guide - Set favourite sit and stand positions - Set your own goal – time standing, etc. - Display your statistics - Automatic drive to favourite positions - Stand reminders based upon your chosen challenge - Auto-connect when you arrive at your desk
Brompton Electric
This app enhances your electric bike experience with a refreshed dashboard, battery level display, and mileage-based service reminders. It offers easy booking for maintenance or DIY options, along with improved connection stability for smoother rides.
- Refreshed dashboard
- Battery level display
- Mileage-based service reminders
- Easy service booking
- DIY maintenance options
- Improved connection stability
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We’ve rolled out key updates to make your Brompton Electric app smarter and easier to use. Enjoy a refreshed dashboard matching the Handlebar Control, a new home screen showing your level of battery, and mileage-based servicing reminders with easy booking or DIY options. Improved connection stability and performance tweaks keep your rides smoother than ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brompton Electric at 3.5 against Desk Control's 2.3. Brompton Electric also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 3). Desk Control's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brompton Electric holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brompton Electric has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Desk Control's written reviews are positive against 26% of Brompton Electric's.
Desk Control ships an update every 4 months, Brompton Electric every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Desk Control | Brompton Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.5 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.4% of reviews | 26.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINAK | Brompton Bicycle LTD |
Customer experience
Desk Control
Brompton Electric
Bugs and requests
Desk Control
Reported bugs
5 issues- Favorite positions not working
- App crashes on connection
- Desk height not syncing correctly
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Saved settings getting lost
Requested features
7 requests- One-tap favorite position adjustment
- Siri/Shortcuts integration
- iOS widget support
- More than 3 favorite positions
- Ability to remove favorite positions
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- Default to control tab instead of challenges
- Language selection option
Brompton Electric
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Desk Control
No in-app purchases
Brompton Electric
No in-app purchases
Questions
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