In the Lubin–Tate setting we compare different categories of $$(\varphi _L,\Gamma )$$
(
φ
L
,
Γ
)
-modules over various perfect or imperfect coefficient rings. Moreover, we study their associated Herr-complexes. Finally, we show that a Lubin Tate extension gives rise to a weakly decompleting, but not decompleting tower in the sense of Kedlaya and Liu.