Firewalla vs Garadget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firewalla
Secure your home or small business network and IoT devices from cyber threats. Detect vulnerable devices, scan for infections, and block suspicious activity. Manage your network security with this powerful tool.
- Network security
- IoT device management
- Vulnerability detection
- Mirai virus scanning
- Port scanning
- Network control
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Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices. Imagine yourself settling in for a nice, quiet evening. You go to check on the sleeping baby and out of the corner of your eye you catch the baby camera turn towards you...somebody else is watching. Hackers are like a burglar constantly checking all your doors and windows looking for a way to sneak in. Firewalla can help you to secure and manage your personal network, discover vulnerable IoT devices. Firewalla has the ability to discover devices that are open and can be infected (or already) by the Mirai virus. Security Scanning 1. Inside scan, find all the devices that may be infected with Mirai virus or can be infected with it. 2. Outside scan, search for ports that are open from the Internet side. This app will also control the Firewalla Box.
Garadget
Securely monitor and control your garage doors from anywhere using this smart WiFi controller. It offers peace of mind by allowing you to check your garage status remotely and grant access when needed.
- Remote garage door monitoring
- Secure remote control
- Peace of mind
- Easy installation
- Grant access remotely
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Enjoy convenience and peace of mind by securely monitoring and controlling your garage doors from anywhere in the world with Garadget - easy-to-install open source WiFi smart garage door controller. Have you ever... - driven off forgetting your garage open or were unsure about it? - left your garage door open overnight by mistake? - found yourself without any way to enter your house? - needed to let somebody into your house when you were not there or were unable to get the door at that moment? Garadget addresses these and many other cases. To learn more and purchase the Garadget hardware please visit www.garadget.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Firewalla at 4.5 against Garadget's 3.3. Firewalla also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and ratings volume (736 vs 10). Garadget's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Firewalla holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firewalla has 736 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Firewalla's written reviews are positive against 50% of Garadget's.
Firewalla ships an update every 6 weeks, Garadget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firewalla | Garadget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (736 ratings) — better | 3.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 736 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rottiesoft LLC | Softcomplex, Inc. |
Customer experience
Firewalla
Garadget
Bugs and requests
Firewalla
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Connectivity issues with certain routers
- Inconsistent device detection
- Firmware update problems
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Web-based management interface
- Improved setup process
- Faster response times
- More detailed network monitoring
Garadget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Firewalla
No in-app purchases
Garadget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Firewalla free?
Is Garadget free?
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