Garmin RV Controls vs Newmar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garmin RV Controls
Connect your mobile device to your RV's onboard system to control and monitor various functions. Mimics your RV's display for an intuitive user experience. Designed for Empirbus, a Garmin brand, controlling and monitoring systems.
- Control lighting and blinds
- Manage slide-outs and awnings
- Adjust climate control
- Monitor power management
- Check tank levels
- View temperatures and pressures
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The free Garmin RV Controls app creates a powerful connection between your RV’s on-board system and compatible mobile device. Simply connect your mobile to your RV network to control and monitor your on-board systems. You can experience the power and convenience of advanced home and luxury car automation in your RV by controlling and monitoring all onboard electronic systems. The Garmin RV Controls app will mimic the display screens you have in your RV – for a user-friendly experience. Please note that this app is intended for Empirbus, a Garmin brand, controlling and monitoring system. Depending on your RV setup, you can Control: • Lighting and Blinds • Slide-Outs and Awnings • Climate Control • Entertainment • Security Systems • Leveling Systems Monitor: • Power Management • Tanks • Temperatures and Pressures • Temperatures
Newmar
Control your RV's features remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Manage various aspects of your recreational vehicle with this automation controller.
- Remote RV feature control
- Mobile device integration
- RV automation
- Vehicle feature management
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RV automation controller which allows users to control features of their recreational vehicle from their mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Newmar at 3.8 against Garmin RV Controls's 2.2. Newmar also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Newmar holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Garmin RV Controls ships an update every 7 months, Newmar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garmin RV Controls | Newmar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (9 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | K I B ENTERPRISES CORP |
Customer experience
Garmin RV Controls
Newmar
In-app purchases
Garmin RV Controls
No in-app purchases
Newmar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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