Garage Door Remote Controller vs Smart Hoom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Smart Hoom
Control your garage door and manage access to your door lock directly from your smartphone. This app offers a secure, affordable, and convenient alternative to traditional remote controllers.
- Open garage doors remotely
- Manage door lock access
- Secure smartphone control
- Affordable alternative to remotes
- Plug and play setup
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Open garage doors with your smartphone. Manage access to your door lock. It’s plug and play, more secure and more affordable than remote controllers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Hoom at monthly against Garage Door Remote Controller's every 6 months. Garage Door Remote Controller's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 33). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Garage Door Remote Controller against 4.2 for Smart Hoom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garage Door Remote Controller has 1.1K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 58% and 57% positive.
Garage Door Remote Controller ships an update every 6 months, Smart Hoom monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Garage Door Remote Controller | Smart Hoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | H&A Software LLC | Seyedrasoul Hassani |
Customer experience
Garage Door Remote Controller
Smart Hoom
Bugs and 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
Smart Hoom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Garage Door Remote Controller
No in-app purchases
Smart Hoom
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Garage Door Remote Controller free?
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