beam Home User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience37.5% of reviews
Neutral6.3% of reviews
Negative experience56.3% of reviews

~ Based on 48 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is beam Home Safe?

beam Home appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for beam Home is 83/100.

This assessment is based on 232 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.2/5.

Safety Analysis

78.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
18.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 232 App Store ratings for beam Home.

Is beam Home Legit?

beam Home appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for beam Home is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

DO NOT BUY

This app is completely useless.

Spent over an hour trying to connect my “Smart Controller” only to have it connect to my neighbors…. So now I can open and close my neighbors garage but not my own.

Thing is a complete waste of money and honestly a security issue! I now have to sit on the phone with them to remove my neighbors garage from the app.


Do not buy unless you want to give random people the ability to open and close your garage door!

AVOID AT ALL COST… Get yourself a My Q instead for $30.
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the experience you had during setup and the concerns regarding the connection and security of your garage door. We understand the seriousness of this issue and appreciate you bringing it to our attention. We'll take your comments into consideration and work on improvements for a future update. Thank you for helping us improve Beam Home.

IOS Watch complication

So far so good but can we get a watch complication for Apple Watch?

Really Good

Opened immediately works on watch people who rate 1 star are just angry with a tiny problem

Response from developer

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience — it means a lot to our team.

Great App

I love the beam WiFi module on my opener I think the app should be updated with ability to turn the opener light on and off

app is a joke

doesn't work most of the time. i've lost count as to how many times i've had to delete and reinstall the app just to have it work once and not work again. garage door opener works fine, but useless app and website...

Stopped working

Linked the garage door to the app with no problem. Worked for a couple weeks, no problem. All of the sudden, everyone in the family can no longer use the app. We can open/close by logging in through the mobile browser or on a desktop…but the app itself won’t do anything.

Tried deleting and reinstalling. Now it won’t let us login. Tried resetting password, fails to send a reset link. Nothing on the app is working. Deadend no matter what you try.
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced with the Beam Home app, including login difficulties and being unable to control your garage door through the app. We understand how frustrating it can be when the app does not work as expected. We'll take your comments into consideration and work on improvements for a future update. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and helping us improve Beam Home.

Terrible with Terrible C/S

You can never get in touch with someone at customer service. You ALWAYS have to leave a message and then pray they call back the next day (best case scenario). The set up process with the sensor eye on the controller is terrible and extremely archaic type of IT.

Response from developer

We understand your concerns and appreciate you bringing them to our attention. We'll take your comments into consideration and work on improving these areas for a future update. Thank you for helping us make Beam Home better.

More hassle than it’s worth

Nothing but issues so far. 90% of the time it doesn’t work or forgets control controller. Pretty upsetting.

One day wonder

App worked for one day now it won’t let me login and I can’t even request to reset my password. This thing needs a lot of work.

No working

The app has been failing a lot lately. It locks you out and won't let you log in even with your correct information.

Junk

I’ve set it up 3 times and keeps going to a setup screen instead of the controller to open or close the door

waste of money and not worth to buy it

No support with apple home kit. I get errors in iphone app all the time when opening/closing garage door about controller issues! Door Sensor eats battery power like crazy all the time! Need to work a lot on this to improve it for now not worth to buy it. Looking for a better solution.

Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced with controller errors, door sensor battery life, and the lack of Apple HomeKit support. We understand your concerns and appreciate you bringing these areas to our attention. We'll take your comments into consideration and work on improvements for a future update. Thank you for helping us improve Beam Home.

Worst app

The door sensor goes through battery quickly. The app offers few functions, not in par with competitors. The app malfunctions when you need it. I have MyQ and Aladdin and they are much more reliable. Recently received repeated notifications that this app has a new version but guess what, the stupid developers have forgotten to build in the procedures to even update itself! Looks like the only way to update is to uninstall and reinstall, this is by far the worst app.
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced with battery life, app reliability, available features, and the update process. We understand your frustration and appreciate you taking the time to share these concerns with us. We'll take your comments into consideration and work on improvements for a future update. Thank you for helping us improve Beam Home.

Stop sending notification on new app version

These notifications are incredibly annoying

Great Product

I started using when it was the Garageio App years ago. The transition to Beam was seamless and the install was straight-forward and easy. Battery life is a minor concern but nothing I can’t deal with.

Response from developer

Thank you for being such a loyal user through the years — from Garageio to Beam Home! We're really glad the transition and installation went smoothly for you. We also appreciate you flagging the battery life concern; that kind of feedback helps us keep improving the product. Thanks again for sticking with us, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you ever need any support!

Problema

Tiene problemas a la conectividad trato de abrir y automáticamente se sierra

Always breaks. Locks you out.

I was a long time customer of theirs when it was Garageio. I bought the replacement when that was end of life’s. This unit has been nothing but trouble. It chews up batteries like crazy. It frequently gives errors randomly like the controller requires a paired door sensor (it is) and the unit had too many failed open attempts. I also have a MyQ and that works flawlessly and rarely needs batteries. Getting locked out of the garage in the rain is the final straw. Just don’t get it.
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Response from developer

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced with battery life, sensor pairing, and reliability. We appreciate your loyalty and understand your frustration. We'll take your comments into consideration and continue working on improvements to provide a better experience in a future update. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention.

Complete Garbage that will leave you locked out

I purchased this after they discontinued the Garageio device service which worked flawlessly for 8yrs.

I wish I could say the same about this device, but I’ve had nothing but problems since installing it this summer.

There were problems with the first sensor which would stop working when the battery level got to 65% - which would happen within just a few weeks. After a few chats with support (someone in Mexico that would have to call you), they sent me a new sensor. It’s only been slightly better since then, although the sensor still chews through batteries.

Now, I occasionally get a message that states “there have been too many failed open/close attempts, please push the button on the wall”.

So, this morning, I use the app to close the door and try to open it 2min later and get the message above. Yet now I’m locked out of my house.

I hope everyone reads this BEFORE buying this piece of junk. Find something better.
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced with the sensor, battery life, error messages, and overall reliability of your Beam Home experience. We understand your frustration, especially after being a long-time Garageio customer, and we appreciate you taking the time to share these details. We'll take your comments into consideration and work on improvements for a future update. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention and helping us improve Beam Home.

Do not buy this product/app

This company forced me to upgrade to Beam Home when they retired Garageio. I paid for a new device and installed it. Several times a week it gives the following error for no reason and will not let us open the garage door. Spend your money/time elsewhere

Your controller has been disabled due to too many talled closes. lo re-enable, please close the door using the wall control.
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the repeated issues you've experienced with the controller becoming disabled and preventing you from opening your garage door. We understand how frustrating and inconvenient this can be, especially after transitioning from Garageio. We appreciate you bringing these concerns to our attention, and we'll take your comments into consideration and work on improvements for a future update. Thank you for helping us improve Beam Home.

waste of money

no support with apple home kit. I get errors in iphone all the time when opening about controller! need to work a lot on this to improve. look for better solution.