Comparison

TailWind Smart vs beam Home

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

Head to head
About

TailWind Smart

Automate your garage door with smart technology. This app allows you to remotely open, close, and check the status of your garage doors. It can also automatically open as you arrive and close as you leave, enhancing security and convenience.

Highlights
  • Automatic opening and closing
  • Remote control from anywhere
  • Vehicle detection for specific door opening
  • Customizable alerts and schedules
  • Activity history log
  • Unlimited user access
Features
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Don’t just open your garage door with your smartphone. Automate it. Tailwind can close your garage door as you leave, open it when you arrive – all automatically. No buttons. No keypads. Just drive. The Tailwind app allows you to open, close, or check the status of your garage doors from anywhere using your mobile device, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and our iQ3 smart garage door controller (purchased separately). Check out the list of things you can do with Tailwind: Automatically open the door as you approach Automatically close the door as you leave (if you forget to close it) Detect which vehicle you’re driving so it knows which door to open or close (can even work with motorcycles, ATVs, etc)* Automatically close all your garage doors at night, even if someone opens them again! Receive customize alerts telling you who opened the garage door and when See a history log of all activity for the last 30 days Create alert schedules so you only receive alerts at certain times of the day Unlimited users * may require optional Tailwind Vehicle Sensor

About

beam Home

Control and monitor your garage door remotely using your smartphone. Grant access to others and receive alerts if your door is left open. Integrates with other smart home devices for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • Remote garage door control
  • Activity monitoring
  • Customizable door names
  • Grant access to friends/family
  • Open door notifications
  • Smart home integrations
Features
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This update improves the overall stability, reliability, and performance of the application. By updating deprecated libraries and enhancing internal components, the app is better equipped to support the latest platforms and devices. Additionally, a new crash monitoring solution has been integrated, enabling our team to detect, investigate, and resolve issues more quickly. This helps reduce unexpected crashes and ensures a more reliable experience for our users.

Screenshots

TailWind Smart4 screens
beam Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: beam Home at 4.2 against TailWind Smart's 3.4. TailWind Smart's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 38%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

beam Home holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 233 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of TailWind Smart's written reviews are positive against 38% of beam Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, beam Home every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TailWind Smart versus beam Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailWind Smartbeam Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (90 ratings)4.2 (233 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings90233 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1931085 Ontario LtdBeam Labs LLC

Customer experience

TailWind Smart

All ratings89 ratings
Positive56.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative33.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative39.3%

beam Home

All ratings232 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

User reviews

TailWind Smart

From 90 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great product overall
  • 👍 Well-designed app
  • 👍 Excellent customer support
  • 👍 Integrates with Home Assistant
  • 👍 Works well with HomeKit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app
  • 🔋 Significant battery drain
  • 🐛 Unreliable auto-open/close
  • 🐛 Frequent sign-outs
  • 🐛 Setup issues (Bluetooth, Location)

beam Home

From 233 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy setup and installation
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 No subscription fees
  • 👍 Reliable when it works
  • 👍 Free features included

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App frequently crashes
  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 🐛 Locks users out
  • 🐛 Unresponsive or buggy
  • 🐛 Poor customer support

Bugs and requests

TailWind Smart

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • Cannot enable Bluetooth during setup
  • Location services need manual enabling
  • App prompts to download unavailable update
  • Auto open no longer works
  • App can't diagnose or update firmware
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  • App no longer allows adding a vehicle
  • App always signed out after update
  • Location triggers rarely work
  • Update broke auto-close
  • Settings changed to auto-close unexpectedly
  • iOS widgets no longer work
  • Frequently signed out and have to re-authenticate
  • Garage doors deleted from app after sign-out
  • Unable to close door, shows 'lockout'
  • Clicking on one door opens/closes the other
  • Massive battery drain for iOS users
  • Auto open/close feature works sporadically for iPhone users
  • App is buggy
  • Garage door shows up sometimes, sometimes not
  • Vehicle shows up sometimes, sometimes not
  • Garage door shows as 'null'
  • Notifications about turning sensor off/on incorrectly displayed
  • Horrible battery drain
  • Background battery drain issue
  • Auto open/close doesn't always work on iPhones
  • Auto open feature through IFTTT no longer works after iOS 13
  • App crashes on iPad when clicking login
  • Consistent backgrounding problem, requires app kill to connect
  • Logs out user, password reset fails
  • Registration of email didn't work
  • App testing severely lacking
  • Signs you out all the time at random
  • IFTTT integration doesn't work with Apple
  • App can't use Bluetooth from iPhone but can with Android

Requested features

8 requests
  • Clearer setup flow with firmware update check
  • Documentation matching latest UX
  • HomeKit integration release
  • Siri Shortcuts improvement
  • Watch face complication for watch app
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  • Disable notifications while home using location services
  • Manage 'admin' settings
  • Fix iPad crash on login

beam Home

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes during setup
  • App crashes on launch after update
  • Cannot log in after setup
  • Reset password link not sent
  • Controller disabled due to too many failed attempts
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  • Controller requires paired door sensor error
  • App malfunctions when needed
  • Door sensor drains battery quickly
  • Cannot link with Alexa
  • Apple Watch app closes when trying to open

Requested features

3 requests
  • Watch complication for Apple Watch
  • Ability to turn opener light on/off
  • Update app with Apple HomeKit support

In-app purchases

None

TailWind Smart

No in-app purchases

None

beam Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TailWind Smart free?
TailWind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is beam Home free?
beam Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TailWind Smart or beam Home?
beam Home is rated higher. TailWind Smart averages 3.4 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while beam Home averages 4.2 from 233 ratings.
Do TailWind Smart or beam Home have ads?
Neither TailWind Smart nor beam Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TailWind Smart or beam Home?
TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, and beam Home every 2 months. Most recently, TailWind Smart was updated on October 24, 2026 and beam Home on October 20, 2026.

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