garage vs Door Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
garage
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Control a DIY garage opener from your phone. Requires a raspberry pi or similar running the following nodejs app: https://github.com/johntothee/garage. This app and the companion node app are open source. For info and setup see the readme pages at https://github.com/johntothee/garage_ios and https://github.com/johntothee/garage
Door Cloud
Control and manage your access points remotely. Grant instant access to individuals and handle security incidents from anywhere. This cloud-based system offers smart access control for your security needs.
- Remote door opening
- Instant access granting
- Access control management
- Alarm handling
- Incident response
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Open doors from anywhere, grant instant access to anyone! Manage your access control remotely, handle alarms and respond to incidents. Demand the smartest access control in the cloud from your security system supplier. More info at www.doorcloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: garage at daily against Door Cloud's every 5 weeks. garage also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
garage ships an update daily, Door Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | garage | Door Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Erhardt | Spica International d.o.o. |
In-app purchases
garage
No in-app purchases
Door Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is garage free?
Is Door Cloud free?
Do garage or Door Cloud have ads?
Which is updated more often, garage or Door Cloud?
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