GarageSmart vs DoorRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GarageSmart
Remotely control and monitor up to three garage doors from your iPhone or iPad. Receive notifications for door status and history, and utilize automated features like Auto Shut and Weather Guard for added convenience and security.
- Remote open, close, and monitor garage doors
- Control up to 3 residential or 1 commercial door
- View garage door status (Open/Closed)
- Access door history (who and when)
- Automated Auto Shut and Weather Guard features
- Unlimited user access management
- Supports English, French, and Spanish
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Download the GarageSmart app to conveniently, remotely and securely open, close or monitor up to three individual residential garage doors or one commercial garage door anywhere with your iPhone or tablet. This app requires a GarageSmart device that can be purchased from http://www.garagesmart.net Product details: • Controls up to 3 individual residential garage doors or 1 commercial garage door (with full control of Open, Close and Stop buttons). • Control multiple GarageSmart devices from one app • Garage door status shows if your garage doors are Open or Closed • Garage door history shows when and who opened or closed garage doors • Built-in Auto Shut and Weather Guard features that can automatically close your garage doors (Real Time, Elapsed Time, High or Low Temperature, Wind, Humidity, Rain, Snow, etc.) • Easy User Friendly Interface • App supports English, French and Spanish languages • Unlimited number of users can download the app and operate any GarageSmart device (with a valid Remote Key). • Access Management. • Compatible with all Garage door openers. Learn more about GarageSmart at www.garagesmart.net
DoorRemote
Easily connect to and manage your garage door remotely. This application provides a simple interface to control your garage door from your device.
- Connect to garage door
- Remote control functionality
- Simple user interface
- Garage door management
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Application allow to connect and control your garage door. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GarageSmart at 100% against DoorRemote's 0%. GarageSmart also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
GarageSmart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GarageSmart's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoorRemote's.
GarageSmart ships an update every 9 months, DoorRemote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GarageSmart | DoorRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Wichman | Stage Coding |
Customer experience
GarageSmart
DoorRemote
In-app purchases
GarageSmart
No in-app purchases
DoorRemote
No in-app purchases
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