Comparison

DeckPilot vs Haven Docs

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

Head to head
About

DeckPilot

Transform your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch into custom button decks for your Mac. Streamline workflows with customizable buttons, macros, and gestures that adapt to your active application. Enjoy tactile feedback and dynamic visual cues for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Customizable button decks for Mac apps
  • Macro builder with AppleScript and Shortcuts integration
  • Tactile feedback and customizable haptics
  • Dynamic button states and visual cues
  • Trackpad gesture emulation
  • Touch Bar functionality on mobile devices
  • MIDI support for DAWs
Features
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Made for people who care about how they work with their Mac. The keyboard, mouse, and trackpad shape how you reach into your Mac. There's another way. DeckPilot turns your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into custom button decks that follow whichever app you're in. Logic, Xcode, Figma, Slack: the right buttons are always under your thumb. Quick to set up Install on your Mac and iPhone, connect once over Wi-Fi or USB. Auto-reconnects the way AirDrop does. No hardware to buy. Buttons for everything Tap to open Figma. Tap to mute Zoom. Tap to fire a 5-step macro. Build them from apps, files, websites, keyboard shortcuts, AppleScript, or Apple Shortcuts, and chain anything together in a visual macro builder. 300,000+ icons, or bring your own. One button, more than one move Tap for one thing, double-tap for another, hold for a third. Or hold to pop open a whole submenu of buttons from a single tile. One button can run your whole flow. Buttons you can feel Every press lands with a real mechanical click and a tactile thump. Pick the feel, from a crisp keyboard to a soft, heavy thock, with sound and haptics you tune separately. Your Mac's clipboard, on your phone Everything you copy on your Mac lands in a searchable history on your phone. Pin what you reuse, see when you copied it, and send any snippet back to your Mac with a tap. Images come through full-size. Every workflow its own look A teal gradient and big icons for your DAW. A tight grid with greyscale icons for your code editor. Pick from the community gallery or design your own. Buttons that already know A red mic pill on your Zoom button when you're muted. A live waveform on Spotify when it's playing. You stop checking your Mac, because the buttons already know. Keep your favorites close Pin the decks you live in and they stay a swipe away, whatever app you're in. Trackpad gestures you know Two fingers down to minimize, two up to maximize, three across to switch spaces. Or bind any swipe to almost anything: Apple Shortcuts, AppleScript, macros, jumping decks. Touch Bar, reborn Apple's Touch Bar is gone. DeckPilot brings it back as a floating glass strip on your phone. Volume, brightness, media, mic mute, a clock, and live Battery, CPU, and Memory readouts, colored to match each deck. Widgets on every screen Home Screen widgets put your top buttons one tap from anywhere. The Lock Screen widget shows your active deck without unlocking, and joins iOS 17+ StandBy on a charger. On your wrist, too A dedicated Apple Watch deck with multiple pages and real app icons. Digital Crown for volume and brightness. Complications for one-tap Mute and Play/Pause. Built-in MIDI for any DAW Faders, knobs, XY pads, velocity pads, and transport for Logic Pro, GarageBand, Ableton Live, FL Studio, and anything that speaks MIDI. Also good - Built-in AppleScript editor with ten dark themes - Auto-lock and OLED-safe auto-dim after a short idle - Share .deckpacks, browse community templates, try Demo Mode without pairing - Privacy-first. Commands stay on your Wi-Fi, nothing leaves your network Made for developers, designers, streamers, and musicians who want a faster way to drive their Mac. To unlock the full kit, DeckPilot offers an optional Pro subscription. Pro: $7.99/month or $39/year, auto-renewable. Lifetime: $79 one-time. Pro adds multi-page decks, larger grids, MIDI, macros, AppleScript, app-aware switching, multi-launch buttons, advanced gestures, Apple Watch, per-deck themes, and Shortcuts. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://deckpilot.co/terms Privacy: https://deckpilot.co/privacy Support: https://deckpilot.co/support

About

Haven Docs

Features
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Managing a chronic illness or complex health journey is overwhelming enough—keeping track of your medical information shouldn't be. Haven Docs is a secure, private home base designed to bring order, clarity, and peace of mind to your health records. By pulling everything into one organized place, Haven Docs cuts out the clutter so you can focus on what matters most: your care. YOUR COMPLETE HEALTH JOURNEY IN 5 TABS Haven Docs is built around five dedicated sections to keep every aspect of your medical life perfectly organized and instantly accessible: Documents: A central, secure folder for your doctors' notes, discharge summaries, and vital medical files. Meds: Keep track of your current prescriptions, dosages, and medication history without the confusion. Appointments: Log upcoming doctor visits, specialist consultations, and essential follow-ups in one clear view. Labs: Store and track your test results, blood work, and vitals over time so you're always prepared for your next appointment. Claims: Organize your insurance paperwork, billing, and health claims to reduce the administrative headache of healthcare. UNCOMPROMISING PRIVACY & SECURITY Your health data is yours alone. Haven Docs is engineered with a strict privacy-first, zero-knowledge architecture. Your files and records are stored securely on your device, ensuring that your most sensitive medical information stays exactly where it belongs—in your hands. Whether you are preparing for a specialist visit, tracking lab results, or simply looking for a quiet, organized space to manage your medical history, Haven Docs provides the reliable anchor you need to stay in control. Download Haven Docs today and build a secure home for your care.

Screenshots

DeckPilot4 screens
Haven Docs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haven Docs at none against DeckPilot's 3. DeckPilot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DeckPilot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Haven Docs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeckPilot ships an update every 4 days, Haven Docs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DeckPilot versus Haven Docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeckPilotHaven Docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeshav KewlaniRaghav Jhawar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DeckPilot

Subscriptions2
  • DeckPilot Pro$7.991 Month
  • DeckPilot Pro$39.001 Year
One-time1
  • Founding Member$79.00
None

Haven Docs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeckPilot free?
DeckPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Haven Docs free?
Haven Docs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeckPilot or Haven Docs have ads?
Neither DeckPilot nor Haven Docs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeckPilot or Haven Docs?
DeckPilot ships an update every 4 days, and Haven Docs every 2 weeks. Most recently, DeckPilot was updated on September 21, 2026 and Haven Docs on September 15, 2026.

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