GarageDoorBuddy vs Door Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GarageDoorBuddy
Control your garage doors remotely from anywhere using your smartphone. Share access with family and friends by simply sharing your password. No need for multiple physical remotes.
- Remote garage door control
- Access sharing
- Smartphone integration
- Works with most openers
- Companion app for hardware
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Remotely control your garage doors from anywhere in the world! NOTE: THIS APP IS A COMPANION APP TO THE GARAGEDOORBUDDY REMOTE HARDWARE DEVICE. You can purchase one from www.garagedoorbuddy.com Forgot your house keys? Just launch the app on your smartphone. No need to buy a garage door remote control for everyone in the house. Just download the Free app! Family or friends need to drop things off while you are away? Just share your password for the app! GDB v2.0 Supports almost all of the garage door openers on the market except the following models. Please contact us at http://garagedoorbuddy.com/#contact or garagedoorbuddy@gmail.com if you are not certain. 1. Liftmaster/Chamberlain/Craftsman security+2.0 openers are not supported. To support these openers, a customized adapter is required. You can purchase the customized adapter from us. 2. Genie Series III openers are not supported. To support these openers, Genie 38013R Dry Contact Adapter or a customized adapter is required. You can purchase the customized adapter from us.
Door Cloud
Control and manage your access points remotely. Grant instant access to individuals and handle security incidents from anywhere. This cloud-based system offers smart access control for your security needs.
- Remote door opening
- Instant access granting
- Access control management
- Alarm handling
- Incident response
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Open doors from anywhere, grant instant access to anyone! Manage your access control remotely, handle alarms and respond to incidents. Demand the smartest access control in the cloud from your security system supplier. More info at www.doorcloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Door Cloud at 5.0 against GarageDoorBuddy's 4.6. Door Cloud also leads on device support (4 vs 2). GarageDoorBuddy's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Door Cloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GarageDoorBuddy has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GarageDoorBuddy ships an update every 2 months, Door Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GarageDoorBuddy | Door Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brocel | Spica International d.o.o. |
Customer experience
GarageDoorBuddy
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In-app purchases
GarageDoorBuddy
No in-app purchases
Door Cloud
No in-app purchases
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