Comparison

DeskTap Stream Deck vs Lo Deck

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

Head to head
About

DeskTap Stream Deck

Features
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YOUR COMPUTER. AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. DeskTap turns your iPhone into a personal control panel for your computer. Launch apps, control music, run shortcuts and send files, all from your phone. Put the actions you use every day within easy reach. Whether you are working, creating or taking a gaming break, build a setup around the way you use your computer. Keep your favorite controls together and make everyday routines easier. SCAN, CONNECT, TAKE CONTROL Open DeskTap on your computer. Connect your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network and scan the QR code on your computer. Choose a previously paired computer in the app to connect again. YOUR FAVORITE APPS, ONE TAP AWAY Create shortcuts for apps on your computer. Open your browser, music app or work tools from your phone. Bring your most-used apps together so the shortcut you need is easy to find. BUILD YOUR OWN CONTROL PANEL Organize shortcuts into decks for work, games or daily routines. Mark favorites and arrange them in an order that makes sense to you. Use your phone in portrait or landscape and shape your setup around your workspace. CONTROL THE SOUND Adjust your computer’s volume, mute the sound, pause playback or skip to the next track. Keep your media controls on your phone. KEEP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS CLOSE Save the key combinations you use most and send them to your computer with a tap. Build a shortcut panel for the commands you repeat throughout the day. ONE TAP. MULTIPLE STEPS. Combine actions such as launching apps, sending keyboard shortcuts and opening links into macros. Arrange the steps, set a delay between them and start your routine with one tap. COPY, SWITCH, PASTE Send clipboard content from your iPhone to your computer or bring it back to your phone. Use text copied on one device when you move to the other. SEND IT TO YOUR COMPUTER Open links in your computer’s default browser. Send selected files from your phone and continue on the bigger screen. MAKE IT YOURS Use DeskTap in English or Turkish. Check your connection status, give your computer a recognizable name and keep your everyday controls together. GETTING STARTED DeskTap must be installed and running on both your iPhone and a compatible computer. Both devices must be on the same local network. Camera and local network permissions may be needed for QR pairing. Some features may require DeskTap Premium. Small screen. Big control. DeskTap.

About

Lo Deck

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Lo Deck turns your iPad or iPhone into a customizable control surface β€” a "macro pad" β€” for your computer. Design a grid of buttons in the free Lo Deck desktop app (macOS & Windows), then tap them on your tablet to run actions on your computer in real time. β€’ Live data on every key β€” CPU, memory, free disk, a clock, the battery, weather and more. β€’ Three triggers per key β€” tap, long-press and double-tap each fire a different action. β€’ Media & app control β€” play/pause, volume, launch apps, fire keyboard shortcuts. β€’ Smart home & car β€” webhooks and Tesla climate from a button. β€’ Pages, folders & themes β€” organize hundreds of actions; recolor keys, add emoji or images. β€’ Page backgrounds & translucent buttons β€” give a page its own background image (fill / contain / stretch) and let buttons show through translucently. β€’ Live-value tiles β€” show any number from an HTTP/JSON API or a shell command. Connects locally on your own Wi-Fi network (no account), or from anywhere via your Lo Deck account. This is a companion app: it needs the free Lo Deck desktop app running on your computer.

Screenshots

DeskTap Stream Deck4 screens
Lo Deck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lo Deck at every 5 days against DeskTap Stream Deck's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeskTap Stream Deck ships an update every 5 months, Lo Deck every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
DeskTap Stream Deck versus Lo Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeskTap Stream DeckLo Deck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlperen TurkerLouis van de Wiele

In-app purchases

None

DeskTap Stream Deck

No in-app purchases

None

Lo Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeskTap Stream Deck free?
DeskTap Stream Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lo Deck free?
Lo Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeskTap Stream Deck or Lo Deck have ads?
Neither DeskTap Stream Deck nor Lo Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeskTap Stream Deck or Lo Deck?
DeskTap Stream Deck ships an update every 5 months, and Lo Deck every 5 days. Most recently, DeskTap Stream Deck was updated on September 22, 2026 and Lo Deck on September 22, 2026.

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