Comparison

DeckTok vs Towsen

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

Head to head
About

DeckTok

Control your smart lights remotely, adjusting brightness, color temperature, and custom colors to create desired atmospheres. Schedule lighting with timer functions and manage multiple lights simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Remote light management
  • Adjustable brightness and color temperature
  • Customizable color options
  • Pre-set scene modes
  • Timer and group control
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​Decktok Smart, Enjoy Life with Personalized Lighting Control 1.Remote Control: Manage lights anytime, anywhere for convenience and energy saving. 2.Brightness Color Temperature: Adjust based on scenarios and personal preferences. 3.Color Options: Create various atmospheres with customizable colors. 4.Scene Modes: Customize modes like reading, movie, or party. 5.Timer & Group Control: Set schedules and manage multiple lights together."​

About

Towsen

Stay connected to your monitored areas with live video, motion alerts, and two-way audio. This app allows you to manage smart cameras, review event history, and check recordings remotely. Ideal for home security, pet watching, and everyday remote viewing.

Highlights
  • Add and manage devices
  • View live video streams
  • Receive motion alerts
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Review event history and recordings
  • Manage camera settings
Features
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Towsen is a mobile app designed for low-power smart cameras, helping you stay connected to important places such as your home, doorway, garage, yard, or other monitored areas. With the app, you can add devices, view live video, check event history, receive motion alerts, use two-way audio, review recordings, and manage camera settings. Whether you are at home or away, Towsen helps you check camera status, receive important notifications, and quickly review activity when it matters. The app supports multiple devices and is suitable for home monitoring, entryway security, pet watching, and everyday remote viewing. Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms for Value-Added Services Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and completes payment, the payment will be charged to the user’s Apple ID account. Users can manage their subscriptions and auto-renewal settings in their account settings. Canceling Renewal: To cancel auto-renewal, users must manually turn off auto-renewal in iTunes/Apple ID subscription settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Renewal: The user’s Apple ID account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. After the charge is successful, the subscription will be renewed for another subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/towsen.ai/towsen_privacy_notice_en.html Auto-Renewable Subscription Service Agreement: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/towsen.ai/towsen_sub_agreement_en.html

Screenshots

DeckTok4 screens
Towsen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeckTok at none against Towsen's 10. DeckTok also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Towsen's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Towsen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $28.99 per 6 months. DeckTok asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for DeckTok against 3.1 for Towsen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Towsen has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of DeckTok's written reviews are positive against 29% of Towsen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeckTok ships an update every 6 months, Towsen every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DeckTok versus Towsen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeckTokTowsen
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.1 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB76 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Deke Intelligent Technology Co., LtdSINTOP LIMITED

Customer experience

DeckTok

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Towsen

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

DeckTok

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Towsen

Subscriptions3
  • 30-Day Cloud Storage3 Days trial$28.996 Months
  • 30-Day Cloud Storage4 variants$109.996 Months
  • 30-Day Cloud Storage5 variants$149.991 Year

Questions

Is DeckTok free?
DeckTok is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Towsen free?
Towsen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeckTok or Towsen?
Towsen is rated higher. DeckTok averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Towsen averages 3.1 from 19 ratings.
Do DeckTok or Towsen have ads?
Neither DeckTok nor Towsen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeckTok or Towsen?
DeckTok ships an update every 6 months, and Towsen every 4 days. Most recently, DeckTok was updated on August 3, 2026 and Towsen on September 18, 2026.

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