GarageDoorBuddy vs Garage Door Remote Controller
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.
Garage Door Remote Controller
Control your garage door remotely using your smartphone via Bluetooth. Clone existing garage remotes for free and manage access for other users. Requires a separate purchase of a specific Bluetooth device.
- Control garage door with smartphone
- Clone garage remotes for free
- No internet connection required
- Rename opener device
- Change default password
- Authorize other iPhones
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YOU NEED TO PURCHASE OUR TINY OPEN SESAME BLUETOOTH DEVICE, SOLD SEPARATELY, TO USE THIS APP! Control your garage door using your smart phone. You can clone garage remotes as much as you need for free. Garage Door Remote app does not need internet connection. You just need to enable your smartphone bluetooth. You need to purchase H&A Open Sesame Garage Door Opener bluetooth device.(You can purchase it from the app.) Nobody can open your garage door without pairing with H&A Open Sesame device. Open Sesame comes with a default password that you need to change for added security. See www.mygarageopener.com for more information. -Very easy to attach H&A Garage Door Opener device. -You can rename your opener device. -You can change the default password for added security -You can authorize other iPhones for your Open Sesame device -Works with 2 AA batteries -Small sleek design. -Your smart phone vibrates when you click to open or close the door. You need to purchase a H&A Garage Door Opener bluetooth device separately from the app or http://www.mygarageopener.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GarageDoorBuddy at 100% against Garage Door Remote Controller's 58%. GarageDoorBuddy also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Garage Door Remote Controller's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
GarageDoorBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garage Door Remote Controller has 1.1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GarageDoorBuddy's written reviews are positive against 58% of Garage Door Remote Controller's.
GarageDoorBuddy ships an update every 2 months, Garage Door Remote Controller every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GarageDoorBuddy | Garage Door Remote Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 58.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brocel | H&A Software LLC |
Customer experience
GarageDoorBuddy
Garage Door Remote Controller
Bugs and requests
GarageDoorBuddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Garage Door Remote Controller
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent disconnections
- Unresponsive app
- Syncing failures
- Unexpected shutdowns
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch support
- WiFi connectivity
- Battery level indicator
- Improved instructions
- Wider compatibility
In-app purchases
GarageDoorBuddy
No in-app purchases
Garage Door Remote Controller
No in-app purchases
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