Comparison

EF Covering vs Door Minder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EF Covering

Visualize floor and wall coverings in your space using augmented reality. Simply scan your room, select your desired material, and see how it looks before you buy. The app also estimates area size and material quantities.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality visualization
  • Floor and wall covering selection
  • Room scanning with phone camera
  • Area contouring
  • Size estimation
  • Material quantity estimation
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This ARKit based app allows choosing the best floor and wall covering option using iPhone/iPad and Augmented reality only. No additional devices, soft and so on. Just follow the instruction below: 1. Explore the range of floor/wall covering. 2. Choose the best fit for you. 3. Scan the room to detect the floor using a phone camera. 4. Contour any area you want to fill with the chosen flooring/wall covering. 5. Press 'Go' and enjoy Augmented reality. Also, the app allows: - estimate the size of the filled area - estimate the number of boxes and the rough cost of the chosen covering

About

Door Minder

Enhance your home's safety with a low-cost, easy-to-install security system for your doors. It offers password-protected communication and long battery life without needing Wi-Fi or a mobile app for basic monitoring.

Highlights
  • Low-cost safety and security
  • Easy 2-minute installation
  • Works with sectional and tilt doors
  • Up to 150 foot outdoor range
  • Secure, password protected communication
  • Extra long-life battery
  • Low battery notification
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• Low cost safety & security for your family. • No wires to disconnect or hook up. • Easy 2 minute installation. • Works with sectional and tilt doors. • Does not change the way your door operates. • Up to 150 foot outdoor range. • Secure, password protected communication. • Extra long-life battery. • No home Wi-Fi needed. • No mobile app required. • Low battery notification. • Monitor up to 8 doors with optional app.

Screenshots

EF Covering4 screens
Door Minder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EF Covering at 100% against Door Minder's 14%. EF Covering also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). Door Minder's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

EF Covering holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Door Minder has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of EF Covering's written reviews are positive against 14% of Door Minder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EF Covering ships an update every 10 months, Door Minder monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EF Covering versus Door Minder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEF CoveringDoor Minder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViacheslav BystrytskyiRobert Lawson

Customer experience

EF Covering

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Door Minder

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

EF Covering

No in-app purchases

None

Door Minder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EF Covering free?
EF Covering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Door Minder free?
Door Minder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EF Covering or Door Minder?
EF Covering is rated higher. EF Covering averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Door Minder averages 2.1 from 10 ratings.
Do EF Covering or Door Minder have ads?
Neither EF Covering nor Door Minder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EF Covering or Door Minder?
EF Covering ships an update every 10 months, and Door Minder monthly. Most recently, EF Covering was updated on September 15, 2026 and Door Minder on June 6, 2026.

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