Garage Door Remote Controller vs DoorRemote
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
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: Garage Door Remote Controller at 58% against DoorRemote's 0%. Garage Door Remote Controller also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). DoorRemote's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). 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.
DoorRemote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garage Door Remote Controller has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Garage Door Remote Controller'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.
Garage Door Remote Controller ships an update every 6 months, DoorRemote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garage Door Remote Controller | DoorRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | H&A Software LLC | STAGE CODING, Travnik |
Customer experience
Garage Door Remote Controller
DoorRemote
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
DoorRemote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Garage Door Remote Controller
No in-app purchases
DoorRemote
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Garage Door Remote Controller free?
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