DeckSettings vs Ascension Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeckSettings
This app simplifies finding optimal game settings and compatibility information for Steam Deck users. It aggregates data from trusted community sources, offering quick access to tuning guides, performance insights, and verified game statuses.
- Aggregated game settings from multiple sources
- Compatibility notes and performance insights
- Game search and discovery
- Direct links to Steam and other resources
- Curated top-rated titles
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Check Steam Deck compatibility and find community-tested game settings. Browse Most Played charts, Latest Settings, and hand-picked playlists. Compare trusted signals in one free companion app. DeckSettings helps Steam Deck players explore games, get them running, and tune them without jumping between store pages, Reddit threads, and report sites. Why Steam Deck players use DeckSettings: - Check Deck Verified status, SteamOS compatibility, ProtonDB tiers, release details, tags, and Steam review sentiment - Find community-tested settings from sources like ShareDeck, SteamDeckHQ, and DeckVerifiedGames when reports are available - Compare FPS targets, battery estimates, power draw, graphics presets, and LCD/OLED notes when supported by source data - See regional prices, discounts, free-to-play labels, and coming-soon releases - Jump to Steam, ProtonDB, HowLongToBeat, PCGamingWiki, discussions, SteamDB, SteamCharts, and other trusted resources - Browse Latest Settings, Best on Deck recommendations, and creator-curated playlists How it works: 1. Search the Steam store or browse discovery feeds 2. Open a game to compare compatibility, reviews, price, and release signals 3. Use available community settings to tune FPS, battery life, and graphics faster DeckSettings is free to use, with no login requirements, ads, or in-app purchases. Download DeckSettings to spend less time researching and more time choosing what to play next. Disclaimer: DeckSettings is an unofficial companion app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Valve Corporation, Steam, Steam Deck, ProtonDB, ShareDeck, SteamDeckHQ, DeckVerifiedGames, HowLongToBeat, PCGamingWiki, SteamDB, or SteamCharts. All trademarks, logos, images, and game assets belong to their respective owners.
Ascension Tower
Embark on an epic multiplayer RPG adventure, battling monsters and traps as you climb an endless tower. Choose from over 40 classes, customize your character with deep talent trees and gear, and compete with other players for leaderboard glory. Explore hidden zones and build up your guild.
- 40+ classes with unique playstyles
- Deep talent tree customization
- Loot hunting and gear upgrades
- Real-time Arena PvP
- Guild system with team chat
- Explore hidden zones and achievements
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Ascension Tower is an online multiplayer RPG about one thing: climbing higher than anyone else. Pick a class, shape a build, and fight your way up an endless tower of monsters, traps, and bosses. Every floor tests your build to its limit — and the world is shared, so you're never climbing alone. Fall, reincarnate, and come back stronger: the climb never really ends. BUILD YOUR CLIMBER 40+ classes across multiple tiers, each with its own playstyle — then push your favourites further with 32 Tier-4 Empowerments A deep talent tree with three branches and hundreds of points to spend Dozens of active and passive skills to mix into wildly different builds A race system that shapes how your character grows from the ground up GEAR UP Hunt loot across every floor and rarity tier Forge your weapon, armour, and more to push your equipment further Collect Relics across more than a dozen tiers and stack their bonuses Synthesize, polish, and awaken Archive gear — all the way to unique merges DELVE INTO THE ANCIENTS A whole endgame layer waits deep in the tower: unique Ancient monsters with abilities all their own Ancient Gear, Jewelry, Relics, and Souls — a second axis of power stacked on top of your build Craft and synthesize Ancient Books to reshape your skills Ancient events, encounters, and museum collections to hunt down COMPETE Real-time Arena PvP with ranked, rating-based matchmaking Tower PvP — raid other players' defenses for rewards Climb the global leaderboard Join a Guild, build it up, unlock guild skills, and chat with your team EXPLORE Descend into the Abyss — a one-way zone full of secrets and hidden achievements Log every foe you defeat in the Bestiary and earn permanent bonuses Fill your Museum with gear, ring, and ancient collections Take on quests, trials, world events, and an ever-growing list of achievements REINCARNATE — AND CLIMB AGAIN Reset your run and pour reincarnation XP into four sprawling talent wheels Permanent meta-progression that carries across every life Endless replayability: each reincarnation makes the next climb faster and stronger Ascension Tower is free to play. Diamonds, the premium currency, unlock permanent upgrades and subscriptions — but every part of the climb is reachable through play. How high can you ascend?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeckSettings at none against Ascension Tower's 5. DeckSettings also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. Ascension Tower sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. DeckSettings asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DeckSettings against 5.0 for Ascension Tower. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DeckSettings has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DeckSettings ships an update every 11 days, Ascension Tower fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DeckSettings | Ascension Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WEBGEHEUER OU | Wocherie OU |
Customer experience
DeckSettings
Ascension Tower
In-app purchases
DeckSettings
No in-app purchases
Ascension Tower
- 100 Diamonds$0.99
- 1050 Diamonds$8.99
- 2750 Diamonds$22.99
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- 5750 Diamonds$44.99
- 12000 Diamonds$89.99





