OHD Anywhere vs Reader Perks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OHD Anywhere
Monitor and control your garage door remotely from your smartphone. Receive real-time notifications, manage access for multiple users, and set up custom rules for automated actions. Integrates with smart home platforms.
- Remote open/close garage door
- Check door status
- Customizable notifications
- Manage up to 20 users
- Automated rule setup
- Smart home platform integration
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OHD Anywhere® allows you to monitor and control your garage door from anywhere. The OHD Anywhere® app works with any Overhead Door™ Wi-Fi-enabled garage door opener or retrofit kit and can be set up in minutes. The app controls up to 20 garage door openers or retrofit kits and allows you to do the following: · Open or close the door from your smartphone · Check whether the is door open or closed from anywhere, using your smartphone · Get notified if your door is opened or closed and customize notifications · Add up to 20 family or guest users and get notified when they operate the door · Set up rules to automatically notify you or close the garage if the garage door is open at night or open for a long time. · Connect to leading smart home and voice platforms For more information, visit http://www.overheaddoor.com/garage-door-opener-app
Reader Perks
Access exclusive local and national savings at over 500,000 locations. Enjoy discounts of up to 50% on dining, shopping, attractions, and travel by simply showing your mobile screen.
- Access over 500,000 savings locations
- Up to 50% off discounts
- Local restaurant deals
- Savings on shopping and attractions
- Travel destination discounts
- Mobile screen redemption
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Reader Perks Mobile Coupon Savings App brings you the best of over 500,000 local and national savings locations. You will enjoy up to 50% off savings at local restaurants, shops, attractions, golfing, travel destinations and more! Simply login to your membership program, find the deal that interests you and show your mobile screen for redemption.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OHD Anywhere at 4.8 against Reader Perks's 1.6. OHD Anywhere also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 29 months). Reader Perks's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OHD Anywhere holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OHD Anywhere has 13K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of OHD Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 33% of Reader Perks's.
OHD Anywhere ships an update every 3 months, Reader Perks every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OHD Anywhere | Reader Perks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) — better | 1.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Overhead Door Corporation | Sweet Rewards |
Customer experience
OHD Anywhere
Reader Perks
Bugs and requests
OHD Anywhere
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doors not showing up in app
- Inability to re-register doors
- Notifications not working
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16.5.1
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with smart home platforms (e.g. HomeKit, Alexa)
- Customizable notification settings
- Ability to control garage lights separately
- Apple Watch app
- Scheduled opening/closing of doors
Reader Perks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OHD Anywhere
No in-app purchases
Reader Perks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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