Comparison

TailWind Smart vs Line Timer

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

Line Timer

Features
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Type your steps, add a time, press play. That's it. - Read out loud. - Change theme. - Save pages.

Screenshots

TailWind Smart4 screens
Line Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

TailWind Smart and Line Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, Line Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TailWind Smart versus Line Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailWind SmartLine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1931085 Ontario LtdErik Andresen

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

Line Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TailWind Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Line Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TailWind Smart free?
TailWind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Line Timer free?
Line Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TailWind Smart or Line Timer have ads?
Neither TailWind Smart nor Line Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TailWind Smart or Line Timer?
TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, and Line Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, TailWind Smart was updated on October 4, 2026 and Line Timer on October 9, 2026.

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