Smart gate vs Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart gate
Remotely open and monitor your gate using a connected camera. This app is ideal for businesses, apartment complexes, or large households needing robust gate access control for multiple users and gates.
- Remote gate opening
- Gate monitoring via camera
- Supports unlimited users
- Supports unlimited gates
- Ideal for businesses and large households
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The Smartgate App works with the Calimet Camera to remotely open and monitor your gate. It allows any number of users, and any number of gates. This is perfect for businesses, apartment complexes, or large households who have a lot of incoming traffic and need a solution for a larger degree of gate access control.
Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote
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This app requires a Bluetooth receiver, which you can build yourself using the instructions from 35b0.de/garagedoor_remote. With just a few parts, you can control your garage doors with your iPhone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart gate at every 3 weeks against Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote's every 7 months. Smart gate also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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.
Smart gate ships an update every 3 weeks, Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart gate | Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CaliMet Co., Inc. | Torsten Schlossmacher |
In-app purchases
Smart gate
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Garagedoor Remote
No in-app purchases
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