GarageMax vs DoorRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GarageMax
Control your garage door remotely using your iPhone or Apple Watch. Pair up to 8 devices for convenient access. Requires a separate Bluetooth receiver for secure operation.
- Open garage door with iPhone/Apple Watch
- Pair up to 8 devices
- Secure access control
- Wide opener compatibility
- Fail-safe testing
- Password protection
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With the GarageMax App, you can open your garage door using your iPhones and or Apple Watch. You can pair up to 8 phones/watches. The GarageMax App requires purchase of our Bluetooth4.0 GarageMax Receiver available from our website and on Amazon. GarageMax is trusted by thousands of users worldwide and is the most secure garage door opener. The simple installation takes 2 minutes. Even if someone else has the GarageMax App they will not be able to open your garage without your permission. Compatible with Genie, Liftmaster, Chamberlain, Sears Craftsman, Raynor, Wayne-Dalton, Axis Cam, AccessMaster, Somfy, and nearly all garage door openers built in the last 50 years that use a simple wall switch. Note that newer Liftmaster/Chamberlains/Craftsman that have a YELLOW learn button will only work with Chamberlain accessories and are not compatible with GarageMax. Please visit our compatibility page for more details. Only devices that have been previously paired to the GarageMax Receiver can open your garage door. The pairing process requires physical access to the receiver so it it not possible for someone else to pair their phone to the receiver from outside your garage. The GarageMax App is FREE and you can buy the latest low-cost GarageMax Receiver from our website https://bluemate.com or by searching for "GarageMax" on Amazon. The GarageMax Receiver includes a power adapter and never needs batteries. Your old remotes and wall switch will will continue to work just as they did before. We performed extensive fail-safe testing under extreme temperatures of -40F to above 140F. We also tested high humidity, power loss problems, and many other situations. Even under extreme conditions, the GarageMax Receiver never opens your garage door accidentally. Also, because you can password protect your phone and the App, we believe this is the most secure way to access your home. With password protection, if you lose your phone no one can enter your home. The same can't be said for keys and your other garage door remotes. Thank you for the download and support.
DoorRemote
Easily connect to and manage your garage door remotely. This application provides a simple interface to control your garage door from your device.
- Connect to garage door
- Remote control functionality
- Simple user interface
- Garage door management
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GarageMax at 88% against DoorRemote's 0%. GarageMax also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). DoorRemote's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
GarageMax holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GarageMax has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of GarageMax's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoorRemote's.
GarageMax ships an update every 2 months, DoorRemote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GarageMax | DoorRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BlueMate Labs, Inc. | Stage Coding |
Customer experience
GarageMax
DoorRemote
In-app purchases
GarageMax
No in-app purchases
DoorRemote
No in-app purchases
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