Comparison

TailWind Smart vs DCE MobileControl

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

DCE MobileControl

Monitor and control your farm equipment remotely. Receive instant alerts for critical issues and safely start or stop machinery from anywhere. Designed for reliability on slow or intermittent connections.

Highlights
  • Real-time equipment monitoring
  • Instant alarm notifications
  • Secure remote machinery control
  • PIN-protected actions
  • Offline and intermittent connection support
  • End-to-end encrypted connections
Features
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DCE MobileControl puts your DeCamp Electric PLC systems in your pocket. Built for farms and agricultural operations, it lets you monitor equipment, get alerted the moment something needs attention, and safely start or stop machinery — from the cab, the shop, or anywhere you have a signal. MONITOR IN REAL TIME See live readings from your equipment on clean, purpose-built pages — levels, temperatures, run status, amps, and more — laid out the way your installer configured them. Values update continuously while you're watching, and the app clearly shows when a system is offline or a reading is unavailable rather than leaving you guessing. INSTANT ALARM ALERTS Get a push notification the moment an alarm condition trips — even when the app is closed. Tap the alert to jump straight to the affected system. Silence individual alarms or mute everything for a set time when you already know about an issue; muting affects notifications only, never the live display. SECURE, PIN-GATED CONTROL Start and stop equipment right from your phone. Every control action requires a 4-digit PIN, honors the system's safety interlocks (a control won't run when its "OK to run" condition isn't met), and reports back the real outcome of each command so you're never left wondering whether it worked. SIMPLE, SECURE SETUP Add a system by scanning the enrollment code from your DeCamp Electric device — no usernames or passwords to type, and nothing sensitive stored in the code itself. All connections are encrypted end to end (TLS). The app collects no location data, no contacts, no advertising identifiers, and does no tracking. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Designed to stay responsive on older phones and to handle slow or intermittent rural connections gracefully — clear offline states, automatic reconnection, and no hanging on a dropped signal. REQUIRES A DECAMP ELECTRIC SYSTEM DCE MobileControl works together with a DeCamp Electric monitoring device installed on your equipment. Without an enrolled system there is nothing to display. Contact DeCamp Electric (765-661-0101, chris@decampelectric.com) to learn more.

Screenshots

TailWind Smart4 screens
DCE MobileControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DCE MobileControl at 5.0 against TailWind Smart's 3.4. TailWind Smart's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1). 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

DCE MobileControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TailWind Smart has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, DCE MobileControl monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TailWind Smart versus DCE MobileControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailWind SmartDCE MobileControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (89 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1931085 Ontario LtdDeCamp Electric, LLC

Customer experience

TailWind Smart

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

DCE MobileControl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

DCE MobileControl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TailWind Smart

No in-app purchases

None

DCE MobileControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TailWind Smart free?
TailWind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DCE MobileControl free?
DCE MobileControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TailWind Smart or DCE MobileControl?
DCE MobileControl is rated higher. TailWind Smart averages 3.4 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while DCE MobileControl averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TailWind Smart or DCE MobileControl have ads?
Neither TailWind Smart nor DCE MobileControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TailWind Smart or DCE MobileControl?
TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, and DCE MobileControl monthly. Most recently, TailWind Smart was updated on October 4, 2026 and DCE MobileControl on October 1, 2026.

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