GarageCam vs DoorRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GarageCam
Control your garage door remotely with a compatible Axis camera and a simple DIY circuit. Open or close your garage with a single click or swipe, making access convenient.
- Remote garage door opening and closing
- Uses compatible Axis cameras
- Requires DIY relay circuit
- One-click and swipe operation
- Supports any garage door brand
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Stop struggling with your normal garage remote and with one click and a swipe, you'll be on your way to open or close your garage door. With an easy DIY project, you will be able to control your garage door opener (any brand) with a compatible Axis Camera with output terminals. Be sure to have everything you need: 1. A compatible Axis Camera (see below) 2. A garage door that can be opened with a simple switch 3. Buy or build the easy relay circuit 4. Have a public IP Address and port forwarding on your router. Check out the documentation for more information: http://cs.com.gt/garagedooraxis/ Supported Axis cameras: M1004-W, M1033-W, M1034-W, M1054, M1143-L, M1144-L, M2014-E, M3024-LVE, M3025-VE, M3026-VE, P1204, P1214, P1214-E, P1353, P1353-E, P1354, P1354-E, P1355, P1355-E, P1357, P1357E, P3346, P3346-V, P3346-VE, P3363-V, P3363-VE, P3364-LV, P3364-LVE, P3364-V, P3364-VE, P3367-V, P3367-VE, P3384V, P3384VE, P5414-E, P5512, P5522, P5532, P5534, P5544, P7210, P7214, P7216, P7224 Blade, Q1602, Q1602E, Q1604, Q1604E, Q1755, Q1755-E, Q1765-LE, Q1910, Q1910-E, Q1921, Q1921-E, Q1922, Q1922-E, Q6032, Q6032-C, Q6034, Q6034-C, Q6035, Q6035-C, Q7401, Q7404, Q7406 Blade, Q7411, Q7414 Blade, Q7424-R, 212PTZ, 212PTZ-V, 214PTZ, P3301, P3301-V, P3304, P3304-V, or any other Axis Camera with alarm output option.
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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GarageCam at 67% against DoorRemote's 0%. DoorRemote's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (3.0 vs 1.0). On update cadence, 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
DoorRemote is free to download; GarageCam costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DoorRemote holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of GarageCam's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoorRemote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GarageCam ships an update every 4 months, DoorRemote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GarageCam | DoorRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Softlogic, S.A. | Stage Coding |
Customer experience
GarageCam
DoorRemote
In-app purchases
GarageCam
No in-app purchases
DoorRemote
No in-app purchases
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