Comparison

Door Minder vs GridSure

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

Head to head
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.

About

GridSure

Provides real-time visibility, control, and diagnostics for electric power systems. Enables faster response, reduced downtime, and optimized grid performance for utility and large energy users.

Highlights
  • Real-time visibility
  • Control of electric power systems
  • Diagnostics for power systems
  • Actionable grid intelligence
  • Faster response times
  • Downtime reduction
  • Grid performance optimization
Features
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The GridSure mobile app by UtilityInnovation Group is a powerful platform that gives utility and large energy users real-time visibility, control, and diagnostics for electric power systems. Whether in the field or at the office, GridSure Connect and AnywhereEngineering features put actionable grid intelligence at your fingertips, helping teams respond faster, reduce downtime, and optimize grid performance.

Screenshots

Door Minder3 screens
GridSure3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GridSure at 100% against Door Minder's 14%. GridSure also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1). Door Minder's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

GridSure holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Door Minder's written reviews are positive against 100% of GridSure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Door Minder ships an update monthly, GridSure every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Door Minder versus GridSure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoor MinderGridSure
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (10 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert LawsonUtilityInnovation Group

Customer experience

Door Minder

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

GridSure

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Door Minder

No in-app purchases

None

GridSure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Door Minder free?
Door Minder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridSure free?
GridSure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Door Minder or GridSure?
GridSure is rated higher. Door Minder averages 2.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while GridSure averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Door Minder or GridSure have ads?
Neither Door Minder nor GridSure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Door Minder or GridSure?
Door Minder ships an update monthly, and GridSure every 2 weeks. Most recently, Door Minder was updated on June 6, 2026 and GridSure on August 13, 2026.

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