ARQ™ Universal Remote Control vs Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote
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.
Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote
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This app requires a Bluetooth receiver, which you can build yourself using the instructions from 35b0.de/garagedoor_remote. With just a few parts, you can control your garage doors with your iPhone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ARQ™ Universal Remote Control at 3 against Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote's 1. ARQ™ Universal Remote Control also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.6). 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.
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control ships an update every 9 months, Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARQ™ Universal Remote Control | Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Chamberlain Group, Inc. | Torsten Schloßmacher |
In-app purchases
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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