DoorRemote vs Hello Doorbell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DoorRemote
Easily connect to and manage your garage door remotely. This application provides a simple interface to control your garage door from your device.
- Connect to garage door
- Remote control functionality
- Simple user interface
- Garage door management
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Application allow to connect and control your garage door. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hello Doorbell
Monitor your doorway remotely with this application. It offers anti-dismantling features and night vision for enhanced security. Stay connected to your home and know when visitors arrive.
- Remote doorway monitoring
- Anti-dismantling capabilities
- Night vision
- Visitor notifications
- Home security
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You can observe your doorway anytime, anywhere and know that your friends are coming to find you. Has anti dismantling and night vision capabilities. Just feel like home! LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DoorRemote at none against Hello Doorbell's 1. DoorRemote also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hello Doorbell's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). On price, ads 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. Hello Doorbell sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. DoorRemote asks for nothing beyond the download.
DoorRemote holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of DoorRemote's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hello Doorbell's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DoorRemote ships an update every 5 months, Hello Doorbell every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoorRemote | Hello Doorbell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stage Coding | DORA PRO LIMITED |
Customer experience
DoorRemote
Hello Doorbell
In-app purchases
DoorRemote
No in-app purchases
Hello Doorbell
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
Questions
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