TailWind Smart vs eWiseHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automatic opening and closing
- Remote control from anywhere
- Vehicle detection for specific door opening
- Customizable alerts and schedules
- Activity history log
- Unlimited user access
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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
eWiseHome
Control your smart plug-connected electronic devices remotely. Schedule them to turn on/off automatically and check their status from anywhere for added convenience and peace of mind.
- Remote on/off control
- Customizable schedules
- Auto-off rules
- Device status check
- Manage electronic devices
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eWiseHome mainly focuses on Home Automation gadgets. Currently, we have smart plug available in market. Customers can plug their electronic devices on it and then use the eWiseHome app to easily manage below features. Turn electronic devices on/off from anywhere with eWiseHome app. Create on/off schedules, auto-off rules to work automatically. Check to see if connected devices are on/off from anywhere for peace of mind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eWiseHome at 4.7 against TailWind Smart's 3.4. eWiseHome also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 90) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). TailWind Smart's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
eWiseHome holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eWiseHome has 1.6K ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of TailWind Smart's written reviews are positive against 53% of eWiseHome's.
TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, eWiseHome every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TailWind Smart | eWiseHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (90 ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1931085 Ontario Ltd | MRTECH USA LIMITED |
Customer experience
TailWind Smart
eWiseHome
User reviews
TailWind Smart
From 90 App Store ratingsWhat 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)
eWiseHome
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Works every time
- 🔒 Secure with Alexa integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Compatibility problems
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
eWiseHome
Reported bugs
3 issues- Devices not supported
- Unable to change email address
- Music mode not working
Requested features
4 requests- Home widgets
- Geofencing automation
- Companion watch app
- Improved Alexa integration
In-app purchases
TailWind Smart
No in-app purchases
eWiseHome
No in-app purchases









