Comparison

Mobile Gate Type vs Garage Door Control

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Gate Type

Transform your smartphone into a GSM gate remote. Open, close, or check your gate's status from anywhere. Receive alerts if the gate is left open and even view live camera feeds.

Highlights
  • GSM Automatic Gate Remote Control
  • Free call to open/close gate
  • Memorize up to 250 user numbers
  • Secure caller ID programming
  • Lock/Unlock gate via SMS
  • Check gate status via SMS
  • Missed call warning for open gates
  • Live home picture via 3G camera
Features
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Mobile Gate Type: it can easily turn your Smart Phone into an GSM Automatic Gate Remote Control which can open and close your gate from wherever you are. The call will be absolutely FREE of charge because once the motor opens or closes the gate, it automatically rejects your call. So it is FREE!! The system can memorize the user’s phone number. It has the capacity to memorize 250 numbers if needed. Each phone number can be programmed as secure caller ID. You can Lock or Unlock the gate and/or check the Status whether or not the gate at home is Open or Closed by sending a SMS (SMS cost will be charge according to the service provider). Moreover, if you left the gate open for some time, the system will send a Missed Call warning to your cell phone to let you know that the gate is open and unlocked. Finally, an added feature of the software lets you see a Live Picture of your home from your 3G Camera by making a VDO Call to your camera (3G Camera must be installed separately). Please feel free to visit our Website for more information. www.type.co.th www.tanyapol.com

About

Garage Door Control

Control your garage door remotely using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Connect to compatible Bluetooth relay modules to open and close your garage with ease. Manage multiple doors, customize settings, and even use Siri voice commands.

Highlights
  • Open/close garage door via Bluetooth
  • Control multiple garage doors
  • Assign custom names to modules
  • Set signal duration and relay number
  • Apple Watch control
  • Siri voice commands via Shortcuts
Features
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With this app, you can easily open and close your garage door using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. To use the app, you will need a garage door with an electric drive as well as a 2-channel relay module with Bluetooth BLE (“2 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE”). This module is inexpensive and available in many online shops. Use an Internet search engine to find it. More information about the app and the relay module can be found on this website: garage-door-app.com The app can be connected to any number of modules. This way, you can equip several garage doors with a relay module each and conveniently control them all through a single app. By assigning an alias, each module can be clearly named and easily identified – for example: “Home garage,” “Workshop garage,” “Left garage door,” “Right garage door,” or “Parents’ garage.” The app also lets you set the signal duration and choose the relay number individually. For a double garage with two doors, both relays can be controlled separately. In this case, two buttons will appear: one for Door 1 and one for Door 2. The default password for these modules is “12345678.” For added security, you can change the password directly in the app. The password must be exactly eight digits long. With this app, you can also open and close your garage directly from the Apple Watch. The connection to the relay module only needs to be set up once via the iPhone. Afterwards, the control works directly from the Apple Watch, even without the iPhone. The Apple Watch app must be unlocked via a one-time in-app purchase. Additionally, you can create a Shortcut to open and close the garage. This allows you to control the door with Siri voice commands or via a shortcut on the Home Screen. The best way is to create two Shortcuts – for example, one named “Open garage” and one named “Close garage.” That way, you can use these exact commands with Siri. To use Shortcuts, you must either remove the ads or unlock the Apple Watch app – both are done with a one-time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Mobile Gate Type4 screens
Garage Door Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mobile Gate Type at 100% against Garage Door Control's 52%. Mobile Gate Type also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Garage Door Control's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Garage Door Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mobile Gate Type asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Garage Door Control holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garage Door Control has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Mobile Gate Type's written reviews are positive against 52% of Garage Door Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Gate Type ships an update every 6 months, Garage Door Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Mobile Gate Type versus Garage Door Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile Gate TypeGarage Door Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPreeyawate LojananontVitalij Schaefer

Customer experience

Mobile Gate Type

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Garage Door Control

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative38.1%

In-app purchases

None

Mobile Gate Type

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$17.99
  • Unlock the Watch App$17.99

Questions

Is Mobile Gate Type free?
Mobile Gate Type is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Gate Type or Garage Door Control?
Garage Door Control is rated higher. Mobile Gate Type averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Garage Door Control averages 3.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Mobile Gate Type or Garage Door Control have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; Mobile Gate Type does not.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Gate Type or Garage Door Control?
Mobile Gate Type ships an update every 6 months, and Garage Door Control every 2 months. Most recently, Mobile Gate Type was updated on September 22, 2026 and Garage Door Control on October 17, 2026.

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