PLACE home solutions vs DeckScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PLACE home solutions
This app connects to smart home sensors to provide room-specific alerts for smoke, CO, and other environmental changes. It allows remote testing, hush false alarms, and offers features like motion detection and temperature monitoring for comprehensive home safety and peace of mind.
- Room-tailored sensing technology
- Motion detection alerts
- Temperature and humidity monitoring
- Hush false alarms remotely
- Caution alerts for potential dangers
- Remote unit testing
- Smart night light functionality
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There are more dangers within your home than just fires. That’s why we re-imagined standard alarms with PLACE, a family of smart smoke and CO alarms with room tailored sensing technology connected to one mobile app. Each unit is crafted for specific areas in your home, empowering families with room-to-room protection from seen and unseen disasters- all connected through the mobile app. At PLACE, we believe you deserve tailored protection that goes beyond the standard providing total peace of mind. All-in-one. Know your space in any place with alarms with motion detection alerts, temperature, and humidity monitoring, all in the PLACE app. Stop waiting for false alarms to stop on their own. Hush false alarms with a touch of the button directly from the PLACE mobile app. Stop danger before it starts with caution alerts. Receive total piece of mind knowing PLACE will send friendly reminder if smoke and CO change unexpectedly within your space.. Remote testing. Know your space is safe and test your units directly from the PLACE app. Receive a status report after testing to know your units are protecting you in every place. Rays your way. Motion-activated smart night light with customizable color and brightness personalized for every space. Privacy when needed. Adjustable motion sensitivity provides flexibility on when you want to be notified if someone or something enters your space. Stay connected. Wi-Fi connectivity allows you to take control with real-time monitoring and alerts anytime and anywhere. Home hazard awareness. Monitor space conditions to maintain optimal temperature and humidity levels - helping prevent issues like mold. *Available features within the PLACE app depend upon units purchased.
DeckScore
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Keep the score. Enjoy the table. DeckScore brings 13 card, tile, word, and dice games together in one colorful scorekeeper for iPhone and iPad. Play with your physical games while DeckScore handles the running totals. NEW FOR GAME NIGHT Farkle: Bank points, record Farkles, choose an opening minimum and target, and give every opponent their final turn. Quick-add buttons make tallying easy. Scrabble: Record word scores, add the 50-point bingo bonus, and track passes and exchanges. At the finish, enter leftover tile values and let DeckScore calculate deductions, the going-out bonus, and the final-score tiebreaker. Yahtzee: Enter your final five dice and choose from the available categories. Each player gets a complete 13-category scorecard with automatic upper-section and extra Yahtzee bonuses, plus Joker-rule guidance. All three new scorekeepers include turn order, a turn history, undo, and a final score review before saving results. YOUR FAVORITES, TOGETHER - Quiddler - Five Crowns - Phase 10 - Rummy / Gin Rummy - Hand and Foot - Canasta - Skip-Bo - Uno - Block Dominoes - Muggins (All-Fives) - Farkle - Scrabble - Yahtzee MADE FOR THE TABLE - Game-specific scoring and built-in rules references - Save unfinished games and continue later - Player statistics, leaderboards, achievements, and head-to-head records - Completed-game history with final standings - Up to 10 players, depending on the game, plus solo Yahtzee - A jewel-toned design with custom game emblems and easy-to-read totals - Scorekeeping works offline and game data stays on your device - No account required - Optional one-time Remove Ads purchase Bring your cards, dice, tiles, and friends. DeckScore keeps the count. DeckScore is an independent scorekeeping companion and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers of the supported games. Game names belong to their respective owners. Physical games are required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PLACE home solutions at none against DeckScore's 1. PLACE home solutions also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DeckScore's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. DeckScore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PLACE home solutions asks for nothing beyond the download.
PLACE home solutions ships an update every 2 months, DeckScore every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PLACE home solutions | DeckScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gentex | David Pickens |
In-app purchases
PLACE home solutions
No in-app purchases
DeckScore
- Remove Ads$4.99
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