Surplife vs Dekar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surplife
Control your smart lighting devices with ease. Add and manage multiple lights from a single application, allowing you to adjust settings remotely from any location.
- Add multiple devices
- Control multiple devices
- Remote device control
- Easy device management
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Surplife is a smart lighting control APP. Add and control multiple devices to the App so easy. Remotely control devices from anywhere.
Dekar
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Birthdays are easy to remember and surprisingly hard to get right. Dekar is not another app that shouts "it's someone's birthday!" and leaves you to guess what to do about it. It helps you remember people the way they actually want to be remembered. ADD A BIRTHDAY ONCE Dekar counts the days and reminds you three times: in time to plan, in time to prepare, and on the morning itself. STOP GUESSING People say how they would like to be celebrated - a message, time together, an act of service, a donation to a cause, or no gift at all. You stop buying candles for someone who wanted a phone call. WRITE SOMETHING WORTH READING Dekar drafts a message from what you already know about a person, shows you what it drew on, and hands it to you to edit. It never sends anything on your behalf. TOGETHER, ONLY IF YOU WANT A Smara Circle can be you and one other person. Nothing here needs a big group, and nothing is shared until you choose to share it. Your private notes stay private. Dekar does not sell personal data, does not use celebration information for advertising, and does not read your address book - if you import birthdays, it reads only the names and birthdays of the contacts you pick. Dekar Plus is an optional subscription that removes the limits on people and circles and adds photos and voice notes. Monthly and yearly options are available, and it is not required to use Dekar. Dekar Plus Monthly is a 1-month auto-renewable subscription and Dekar Plus Yearly is a 1-year auto-renewable subscription. The price for your region is shown in the app before you confirm, and payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends; you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Dekar Terms of Use: https://dekarcommunity.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://dekarcommunity.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Surplife at none against Dekar's 2. Surplife also leads on chart position (#129 vs unranked). Dekar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dekar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Surplife asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surplife ships an update fortnightly, Dekar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surplife | Dekar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Stephen Oni |
Bugs and requests
Surplife
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lights turning on/off randomly
- Inability to save custom settings
- App crashing or not opening
- Lights not responding to app commands
- Scheduling feature not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More holiday and theme options
- Ability to save custom scenes
- Improved app UI and navigation
- Multi-device syncing and control
- Integration with smart home platforms
Dekar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
Dekar
- Dekar Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Dekar Plus Yearly$34.991 Year









