Ghost Controls vs BlueSpring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ghost Controls
Control your automatic gate opener remotely. Open, close, check status, and receive alerts. Schedule gate activity and grant access to others. Requires a compatible control board and the AXMC-R module.
- Remote gate open/close
- Gate status monitoring
- Open/close alerts
- Customizable schedules
- Grant remote access
- Diagnostic data sharing
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The Ghost Controls smart app allows you to easily open, close, check the status of, and help diagnose your automatic gate opener. This app supports all Ghost Controls gate openers that has the AXMC-R module installed. Please note that the AXMC-R module is a separately purchased accessory that does not come standard in standard Ghost Controls Kits. Additional Features: • Setup open and close alerts • Create schedules to open and/or close your automatic gate opener • Grant access to remote users • Select user connection type of Bluetooth or Wifi • View and Send diagnostics data to Ghost Controls to help reduce troubleshooting time For Ghost Controls Smart App control you will need: • A Ghost Controls control board with MultiConnect onboard • Connection to Bluetooth or Wifi To upgrade your existing Ghost Controls control board to one compatible with MultiConnect please visit www.ghostcontrols.com for more information.
BlueSpring
Manage and control exterior devices like lights, pumps, and sprinklers remotely. Create custom schedules using sunrise/sunset times, static on/off times, or a combination for precise automation. The app offers location-based timing and automatic Daylight Savings Time adjustments.
- Remote device control
- Customizable scheduling
- Sunrise/sunset timing
- Static on/off times
- Geolocation features
- Daylight Savings adjustments
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Accensys products by BlueSpring Controls help facilitate the control of exterior security lights, pumps, fountains, sprinklers, grow lights, parking lot lights and signs by allowing uncomplicated management through our simple-to-use app. You can create, edit, and override schedules from anywhere in the world with the BlueSpring app. Schedules you create will operate the controlled loads with infallible precision using Sunrise-Sunset, Static On-Off times, or even a combination of both. Accensys products have built-in geolocation software that provides accurate location-based timed events and Daylight Savings Time adjustments. Our mobile app gives you an easy-to-use way to take control of your exterior energy usage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueSpring at 100% against Ghost Controls's 33%. BlueSpring also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). Ghost Controls's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlueSpring holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ghost Controls has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Ghost Controls's written reviews are positive against 100% of BlueSpring's.
Ghost Controls ships an update every 8 months, BlueSpring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ghost Controls | BlueSpring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Assemblabs Ltd | BLUESPRING CONTROLS, LLC |
Customer experience
Ghost Controls
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In-app purchases
Ghost Controls
No in-app purchases
BlueSpring
No in-app purchases
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