Comparison

1Control vs QRowl

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

Head to head
About

1Control

Control gates and garages remotely using your smartphone. Share access with family, friends, or colleagues. Compatible with a wide range of remote controls and offers battery-powered operation.

Highlights
  • Open gates and garages with smartphone
  • Share home/work access
  • Compatible with 700+ remote controls
  • Access management and control
  • Battery-powered operation
Features
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You can use this app with 1Control products and open gates and garages directly from your smartphone, share home access with friends and relatives, or at work with colleagues and employees. > 1Control SOLO and 1Control SOLO MINI - open gates and garages with your smartphone - the only one in the world completely without wires - compatible with more than 700 different remote controls - access management and control directly from the app - powered by batteries > 1Control SOLO EVO - open gates and garages with your smartphone - compatible with more than 700 different remote controls - access management and control directly from the app - powered by batteries or external source 12-24V AC/DC Some features require an Internet connection and/or Bluetooth LE.

About

QRowl

Features
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Put the QR codes you use in widgets. QRowl lets you create or import QR codes, keep them in a private personal library, and place them in widgets on the Home Screen, in Today View, or in StandBy, where a code stays scannable while the iPhone charges on its side, even in the red Night Mode. Create codes for text, websites, Wi-Fi networks, phone numbers, email, messages, contact cards, and calendar events. You can also scan with the camera or import QR codes from photos and PDF documents. Add an optional center logo from a photo or SF Symbol, choose foreground and background colors, and search your library when you need a code. Share a code as what it is, a link, a contact card, or a calendar event, together with its image, or print it large on a single page with its name as the title, big enough to scan from across the room. Attach an optional circular location and QRowl can notify you when you arrive, carrying the code in the notification so you can pull it down and scan it without unlocking, or tap it to open the preview. A File code carries a whole file of up to 1 MB, such as a PDF, an image, or a document. It plays as an animated sequence of QR codes in the preview, another iPhone or iPad running QRowl scans it back with the camera and saves the file, and you can share the file itself or export the animation as a movie. Your library stays private. Codes and saved locations are stored on your device and can sync between your devices through your private iCloud account. Whether a device sends location reminders is a local setting. Widgets use locally generated previews and never access CloudKit directly. No separate account. No ads. No tracking. No analytics.

Screenshots

1Control3 screens
QRowl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1Control at none against QRowl's 1. 1Control also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). QRowl's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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. QRowl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 1Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1Control ships an update monthly, QRowl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
1Control versus QRowl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1ControlQRowl
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1Controlwerk01

In-app purchases

None

1Control

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QRowl

One-time1
  • QRowl Pro$4.99

Questions

Is 1Control free?
1Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QRowl free?
QRowl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 1Control or QRowl have ads?
Neither 1Control nor QRowl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1Control or QRowl?
1Control ships an update monthly, and QRowl weekly. Most recently, 1Control was updated on October 6, 2026 and QRowl on October 11, 2026.

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