Comparison

TailWind Smart vs Miofive

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

Miofive

Control your car dash cam wirelessly, preview footage, and adjust settings. Transfer videos and photos directly to your phone for easy sharing and review. Track your journeys with built-in GPS and access trip logs.

Highlights
  • Wireless dash cam control
  • Footage and photo preview
  • Firmware updates
  • Wireless transfer to phone
  • Built-in GPS tracking
  • Trip logs
Features
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A PREMIUM App that unleashes the power of your Miofive car dash cam [Easy control and access to your Miofive dash cam] You could preview your footage, photos, control all your dash cam settings, update the firmware via the App. Footage and photos can be transferred wirelessly from your dash cam to your phone so you'll always have the videos and images you need on hand. No computers, manual transfers, or cables are needed. You may review and transfer footage, photos, and share them to social networks with ease straight from the Miofive App. [Perfect for the road trip enthusiast] Capture and track your trips with the built-in GPS module. Create and access trip logs with ease, along with footage captured on each route.

Screenshots

TailWind Smart4 screens
Miofive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Miofive at 4.5 against TailWind Smart's 3.4. Miofive also leads on ratings volume (514 vs 89) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). TailWind Smart's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 28%). 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

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

Miofive holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miofive has 514 ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of TailWind Smart's written reviews are positive against 28% of Miofive'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, Miofive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TailWind Smart versus Miofive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailWind SmartMiofive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (89 ratings)4.5 (514 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews — better27.5% of reviews
Number of ratings89514 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1931085 Ontario LtdBetavision Technology HongKong Limited

Customer experience

TailWind Smart

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

Miofive

All ratings514 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative60.0%

User reviews

TailWind Smart

From 89 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)

Miofive

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good value
  • 👍 Sharp video quality
  • 👍 Clear audio
  • 👍 Superb dashcam

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Annoying personal info requests
  • 🐛 Doesn't always record
  • 🐛 Slow pairing and access
  • 🐛 Settings changes fail often
  • 🐛 Update breaks functionality

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
Show 29 more
  • 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
Show 3 more
  • Disable notifications while home using location services
  • Manage 'admin' settings
  • Fix iPad crash on login

Miofive

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Camera doesn't always start recording
  • Memory card not working
  • Update bricked the dashcam
  • Verification code not sent for account creation
  • GPS stops working after update
Show 8 more
  • App crashes when trying to view album
  • App crashes when trying to view videos
  • App does not stay connected to the camera
  • Videos and pictures not appearing in albums
  • Cannot find dash cam WiFi on phone
  • iPhone not syncing with the app
  • Cannot delete emergency footage directly from camera
  • App crashes on load

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to refuse location data
  • Allow reviewing footage without cam on
  • Improve pairing and recording access speed
  • Optimize video download process
  • Add option to select language within the app
Show 2 more
  • Improve connection stability
  • Allow direct deletion of emergency footage

In-app purchases

None

TailWind Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Miofive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TailWind Smart free?
TailWind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Miofive free?
Miofive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TailWind Smart or Miofive?
Miofive is rated higher. TailWind Smart averages 3.4 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Miofive averages 4.5 from 514 ratings.
Do TailWind Smart or Miofive have ads?
Neither TailWind Smart nor Miofive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TailWind Smart or Miofive?
TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, and Miofive every 3 weeks. Most recently, TailWind Smart was updated on September 19, 2026 and Miofive on September 23, 2026.

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