Comparison

BlueOpen vs Strainrite IPEC Remote

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

Head to head
About

BlueOpen

Features
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BlueOpen is the perfect solution to upgrade your existing doors. With almost no installation required and a very easy to use application, it is the best option to upgrade an automatic garage door to the new connected world. It also allows you to manage pedestrian doors. Blueopen is a complete solution that allows you to manage your doors using Bluetooth, so get rid of the Internet dependence. But also, if you want to control your doors from anywhere in the world, you can use it to control your doors using your home Internet connection. Including up to three different devices and a very nice and simple application, it is perfect to upgrade your existing doors to the next level. We are thinking about your garage or pedestrian door, but as far as you can connect it to any device, you can control that device. Blue Opener is a small device perfect for your existing automatic garage door. It is very easy to install and so small you can hide it almost everywhere. You just need to make sure your control panel has an option to be controlled by an external device through the use of two wires. If your control panel can also power an external device, then you are ready to go. Blue OpenHand is a cylinder ready to be used in most of the european pedestrian doors. Blue OpenWay is a gateway in charge of extending the Bluetooth control of your doors to anywhere in the world. It connects both to your home WiFi and your Bluetooth devices (Blue Opener, Blue OpenHand) allowing you to control them from anywhere at anytime. The application supports up to 7 users, one admin and six regular users, all of them able to open the doors. You can control as many doors as you want and you can even share some of them with some users and other doors with other different users.

About

Strainrite IPEC Remote

Features
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The IPEC Remote is a companion app to be used in conjunction with compatible IP Energizers, Fence Monitors and GPIO devices, so they can be monitored and controlled from anywhere in the world. โ€ข Remotely control your electric fence(s) from anywhere in the world โ€ข Remotely monitor fence voltage and current, battery voltage and status โ€ข Get notified of events on the fence, e.g. if the voltage drops or current rises, or farm automation inputs change โ€ข The app can also be used to configure IP Devices for internet connection

Screenshots

BlueOpen3 screens
Strainrite IPEC Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

BlueOpen and Strainrite IPEC Remote are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and December 21, 2025 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BlueOpen versus Strainrite IPEC Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueOpenStrainrite IPEC Remote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJCM Technologies S.A.Pakton Group Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

BlueOpen

No in-app purchases

None

Strainrite IPEC Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueOpen free?
BlueOpen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strainrite IPEC Remote free?
Strainrite IPEC Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlueOpen or Strainrite IPEC Remote have ads?
Neither BlueOpen nor Strainrite IPEC Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlueOpen or Strainrite IPEC Remote?
BlueOpen ships an update every 4 months, and Strainrite IPEC Remote every 4 months. Most recently, BlueOpen was updated on September 20, 2026 and Strainrite IPEC Remote on December 21, 2025.

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