SyncKing vs Smoke Tunnel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SyncKing
Create and host interactive second screen experiences for live streams or local multiplayer games. Customize with widgets like images, scoreboards, and status updates for real-time audience engagement. Requires a WiFi or cellular connection for both host and viewer.
- Host custom second screen experiences
- Real-time widget updates
- Scoreboard display
- Status sharing
- Audience notifications
- Connect via 4-digit code
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Host your own second screen experience filled with your own widgets. SyncKing is especially useful for live streams - be more engaging with your viewers to improve your channel interactivity. Not only that but is useful for local play whether you are at a pub, at home playing a quiz with your friends.. The options are limitless on how you can use SyncKing. Enable widgets to your liking. Show images, put up a scoreboard, share statuses, send your audience notifications and many other features in REAL-TIME. A valid connection to WiFi or Cellular is required to work for both the 'Host' and the 'Viewer'. Just enter the unique code 4-digit code to connect to the correct host.
Smoke Tunnel
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SmokeTunnel for iOS is a client implementation of the Smoke Tunnel protocol. It gives developers, administrators and authorized users a focused way to add a configuration and connect to a compatible Smoke Tunnel server deployed independently by them or their organization. SmokeTunnel is not a subscription or connectivity provider. It does not operate a public server network, issue accounts, sell access, provide a server directory or automatically connect to any commercial provider. • Add or import a server configuration • Set the hostname, port and TCP transport • Configure TLS Server Name (SNI) and proxy-routing options • Set DNS and tunnel-interface values • Enable Connect on Demand where supported • Connect directly to the server you selected • Review, copy and clear temporary on-device session diagnostics The client is an implementation of the protocol rather than a hosted connectivity service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SyncKing at 9.0 against Smoke Tunnel's 13.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SyncKing | Smoke Tunnel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ashley Richards | iElement B.V |
In-app purchases
SyncKing
No in-app purchases
Smoke Tunnel
No in-app purchases









