Comparison

GateGoing vs The Garage Opener

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GateGoing

Control and share access to phone-activated gates and barriers. Open your own gates with a click, grant access to others easily, and access shared parking lots and community gates.

Highlights
  • Control phone-activated gates
  • Share gate access
  • Access public/private parking
  • Navigate to parking stalls
  • Manage community gates
  • Controlled user access
Features
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פתח ושתף שערים המופעלים בשיחת טלפון Open your gates and barriers, share access with family and friends, get access to other gates from GateGoing users. Use private and public parking lots, open, enter and navigate to your stall using GateGoing. Manage community, private and public gates and barriers, provide controlled access to selected users and groups. Why GateGoing? - Take control of your phone activated Gates - Open any Gate you have access to with a click of a button, no more dialing a phone number! - Share access to your gates without having to do any complicated configurations - Get access to gates, barriers and parking lots, just click to enter - Smart parking lot navigation and routing

About

The Garage Opener

Control your compatible garage door opener remotely with a single tap. Connect to multiple garage doors and manage unlimited active users for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Single-button garage door opening
  • Connect to multiple garage doors
  • Unlimited active users
  • Remote access
Features
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If you have the correct Garage opener, this app will connect to it and let you open the garage with the click of just one button. You can connect to multiple Garages and have as many active users as you want.

Screenshots

GateGoing4 screens
The Garage Opener3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GateGoing at 3.9 against The Garage Opener's 2.5. GateGoing also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GateGoing holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GateGoing has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GateGoing ships an update every 10 days, The Garage Opener every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GateGoing versus The Garage Opener: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGateGoingThe Garage Opener
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (19 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.7
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperControl Monkeys Ltd.Patrick Mueller

Customer experience

GateGoing

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

The Garage Opener

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

GateGoing

No in-app purchases

None

The Garage Opener

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GateGoing free?
GateGoing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Garage Opener free?
The Garage Opener is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GateGoing or The Garage Opener?
GateGoing is rated higher. GateGoing averages 3.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while The Garage Opener averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do GateGoing or The Garage Opener have ads?
Neither GateGoing nor The Garage Opener shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GateGoing or The Garage Opener?
GateGoing ships an update every 10 days, and The Garage Opener every 14 months. Most recently, GateGoing was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Garage Opener on November 3, 2026.

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