ARQ™ Universal Remote Control vs Gate Unlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control
Control your garage door or gate remotely from your vehicle. This app allows for quick and easy programming of your ARQ™ Remote Control for secure home access.
- Remote garage door/gate control
- Home lighting control
- Vehicle integration
- DIP switch programming
- Sleek interior design
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With ARQ™ Universal Remote Control, safely open or close your garage door or gate with a single button press or turn on lights to ensure you never come home to a dark house again. Always in reach, the ARQ™ Remote Control is conveniently positioned within your vehicle's interior for a sleek, modern design. Coming or going, seamlessly connect your vehicle to your home for safe, reliable access every time. Use this app to program your ARQ™ Remote Control to your DIP switch garage door opener quickly and easily. If your garage door opener or gate has switches instead of a Program/LEARN button, this app is required for programming. Go to https://arq.chamberlain.com for additional instructions and how to videos.
Gate Unlock
Control your home gates remotely with a single tap. This app pairs with specific hardware to provide convenient access without needing physical keys. It allows users to unlock gates from a close proximity, offering a modern solution for home entry.
- Remote gate unlocking
- Single-tap access
- Companion to hardware
- Convenient home entry
- No physical keys needed
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Say goodbye to physical keys. Gate Unlock is a companion app for the hardware provided by RobotArt that lets you unlock your gates with a single tap. Just go near your gate, open Gate Unlock app and with a single tap you can unlock the gate of your home, without disturbing the other members of your family. You can purchase the hardware from http://roboart.ai
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gate Unlock at 4.3 against ARQ™ Universal Remote Control's 3.8. Gate Unlock also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). ARQ™ Universal Remote Control's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). 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.
Gate Unlock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ARQ™ Universal Remote Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gate Unlock's.
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control ships an update every 9 months, Gate Unlock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARQ™ Universal Remote Control | Gate Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Chamberlain Group, Inc. | RoboArt Private Limited |
Customer experience
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control
Gate Unlock
In-app purchases
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control
No in-app purchases
Gate Unlock
No in-app purchases
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