ARQ™ Universal Remote Control vs Door Cloud
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.
Door Cloud
Control and manage your access points remotely. Grant instant access to individuals and handle security incidents from anywhere. This cloud-based system offers smart access control for your security needs.
- Remote door opening
- Instant access granting
- Access control management
- Alarm handling
- Incident response
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Open doors from anywhere, grant instant access to anyone! Manage your access control remotely, handle alarms and respond to incidents. Demand the smartest access control in the cloud from your security system supplier. More info at www.doorcloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Door Cloud at 5.0 against ARQ™ Universal Remote Control's 3.8. Door Cloud also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). ARQ™ Universal Remote Control's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). 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.
Door Cloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARQ™ Universal Remote Control has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control ships an update every 9 months, Door Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARQ™ Universal Remote Control | Door Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Chamberlain Group, Inc. | Spica International d.o.o. |
Customer experience
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control
Door Cloud
In-app purchases
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control
No in-app purchases
Door Cloud
No in-app purchases
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