Comparison

myQ Garage & Access Control vs Everbridge

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

Head to head
About

myQ Garage & Access Control

Control and monitor your garage door, commercial door, or gate remotely. Receive alerts, view live video, and grant temporary access to trusted individuals. Compatible with various smart home devices and select vehicle infotainment systems.

Highlights
  • Remote open/close/monitor
  • Activity alerts
  • Video monitoring
  • Grant access
  • Set schedules
  • Vehicle integration
Features
Currently charting
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The myQ smart access app allows you to seamlessly open, close and monitor your garage door, commercial door, or gate from ANYWHERE. The app supports myQ-enabled products from leading garage door manufacturers including Chamberlain and LiftMaster. myQ helps you keep your home or business safe and secure. With the myQ Smart Garage Camera, you can keep an eye on your home’s busiest access point. myQ lets you know who’s coming and going, alerting you when someone is detected. With a video storage plan, myQ captures and stores the important motion events, saving the video clips so you can quickly filter, download, and share with your friends and family. The myQ Smart Garage Video Keypad lets you know who’s entering your garage, so you can know your loved ones are home safe. Additional myQ Features: Set up smart access alerts that notify you when there’s activity Set schedules to close your garage doors or gates Share access with family, friends or service providers For myQ smartphone control, you need either: A compatible Wi-Fi garage door opener OR The myQ Smart Garage Control to retrofit older non-Wi-Fi garage door opener Download the app today to check your compatibility. With myQ Connected Garage, you can use your vehicle’s infotainment system as a remote to open, close, and monitor your garage door, from anywhere, with no additional hardware. myQ Connected Garage is currently available in select Tesla, Honda, Acura, Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Mitsubishi vehicles. Additional smart access products and services within the myQ ecosystem include: myQ Smart Garage Video Keypad myQ Smart Garage Camera Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery Walmart+ InHome Delivery To turn your existing garage door opener into a smart opener, visit www.myQ.com for accessory options.

About

Everbridge

Receive critical alerts and important community updates directly on your mobile device from public safety agencies and your employer or university. Stay informed about emergencies, crime advisories, and organizational announcements.

Highlights
  • Neighborhood-level alerts
  • Emergency notifications
  • Crime advisories
  • Community updates
  • Employer/university alerts
  • SOS function
Features
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In partnership with thousands of public safety agencies, Everbridge offers the most trusted information available at a neighborhood level to keep residents informed - all delivered directly to your mobile device. Messages range from emergencies and crime advisories to important announcements, reminders and community updates. You can also connect with your employer or university to receive vital information during critical events or while managing your response to an incident. Your workplace, school, or similar organization may also allow you to view your schedule or create your own alert to send an SOS when in need of assistance.

Screenshots

myQ Garage & Access Control4 screens
Everbridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: myQ Garage & Access Control at 4.8 against Everbridge's 2.0. myQ Garage & Access Control also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.4M vs 1.3K). Everbridge's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

myQ Garage & Access Control holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myQ Garage & Access Control has 2.4M ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of myQ Garage & Access Control's written reviews are positive against 7% of Everbridge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myQ Garage & Access Control ships an update every 9 days, Everbridge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
myQ Garage & Access Control versus Everbridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyQ Garage & Access ControlEverbridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4M ratings) — better2.0 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews — better6.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4M — better1.3K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#12 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Chamberlain Group, Inc.Everbridge, Inc.

Customer experience

myQ Garage & Access Control

All ratings2,405,246 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews5,012 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.1%

Everbridge

All ratings1,290 ratings
Positive21.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive6.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative88.5%

User reviews

myQ Garage & Access Control

From 2.4M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient remote control
  • 📆 Scheduling and notifications
  • 🔒 Secure access control
  • 💡 Useful for elderly/disabled users
  • 👍 Easy installation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable connectivity
  • ⏱️ Slow app performance
  • 🙅‍♀️ Limited third-party integration
  • 💤 Inconsistent Apple Watch support
  • 📢 Annoying ads and notifications

Everbridge

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful information
  • 👍 Able to connect with work and home
  • 🚀 Great idea

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 🐛 Difficult to navigate
  • 🐛 Buggy and squirrelly
  • 🐛 Keeps logging out

Bugs and requests

myQ Garage & Access Control

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and login issues
  • Inconsistent door status reporting
  • Inability to change WiFi network

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved microphone and camera functionality
  • Restore HomeKit support
  • Ability to control door opening percentage
  • CarPlay integration
  • Customizable notification settings

Everbridge

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login issues
  • Inability to subscribe to alerts
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • App crashing on launch
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
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  • Confusing and inconsistent user interface

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to delete notifications
  • Streamlined user experience
  • Better integration with existing services
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

myQ Garage & Access Control

No in-app purchases

None

Everbridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myQ Garage & Access Control free?
myQ Garage & Access Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everbridge free?
Everbridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myQ Garage & Access Control or Everbridge?
myQ Garage & Access Control is rated higher. myQ Garage & Access Control averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4M ratings, while Everbridge averages 2.0 from 1.3K ratings.
Do myQ Garage & Access Control or Everbridge have ads?
Neither myQ Garage & Access Control nor Everbridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myQ Garage & Access Control or Everbridge?
myQ Garage & Access Control ships an update every 9 days, and Everbridge every 2 months. Most recently, myQ Garage & Access Control was updated on September 24, 2026 and Everbridge on September 22, 2026.

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