Comparison

Garage Door Control vs ARQ™ Universal Remote Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Garage Door Control

Control your garage door remotely using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Connect to compatible Bluetooth relay modules to open and close your garage with ease. Manage multiple doors, customize settings, and even use Siri voice commands.

Highlights
  • Open/close garage door via Bluetooth
  • Control multiple garage doors
  • Assign custom names to modules
  • Set signal duration and relay number
  • Apple Watch control
  • Siri voice commands via Shortcuts
Features
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With this app, you can easily open and close your garage door using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. To use the app, you will need a garage door with an electric drive as well as a 2-channel relay module with Bluetooth BLE (“2 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE”). This module is inexpensive and available in many online shops. Use an Internet search engine to find it. More information about the app and the relay module can be found on this website: garage-door-app.com The app can be connected to any number of modules. This way, you can equip several garage doors with a relay module each and conveniently control them all through a single app. By assigning an alias, each module can be clearly named and easily identified – for example: “Home garage,” “Workshop garage,” “Left garage door,” “Right garage door,” or “Parents’ garage.” The app also lets you set the signal duration and choose the relay number individually. For a double garage with two doors, both relays can be controlled separately. In this case, two buttons will appear: one for Door 1 and one for Door 2. The default password for these modules is “12345678.” For added security, you can change the password directly in the app. The password must be exactly eight digits long. With this app, you can also open and close your garage directly from the Apple Watch. The connection to the relay module only needs to be set up once via the iPhone. Afterwards, the control works directly from the Apple Watch, even without the iPhone. The Apple Watch app must be unlocked via a one-time in-app purchase. Additionally, you can create a Shortcut to open and close the garage. This allows you to control the door with Siri voice commands or via a shortcut on the Home Screen. The best way is to create two Shortcuts – for example, one named “Open garage” and one named “Close garage.” That way, you can use these exact commands with Siri. To use Shortcuts, you must either remove the ads or unlock the Apple Watch app – both are done with a one-time in-app purchase.

About

ARQ™ Universal Remote Control

Control your garage door or gate remotely from your vehicle. This app allows for quick and easy programming of your ARQ™ Remote Control for secure home access.

Highlights
  • Remote garage door/gate control
  • Home lighting control
  • Vehicle integration
  • DIP switch programming
  • Sleek interior design
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With ARQ™ Universal Remote Control, safely open or close your garage door or gate with a single button press or turn on lights to ensure you never come home to a dark house again. Always in reach, the ARQ™ Remote Control is conveniently positioned within your vehicle's interior for a sleek, modern design. Coming or going, seamlessly connect your vehicle to your home for safe, reliable access every time. Use this app to program your ARQ™ Remote Control to your DIP switch garage door opener quickly and easily. If your garage door opener or gate has switches instead of a Program/LEARN button, this app is required for programming. Go to https://arq.chamberlain.com for additional instructions and how to videos.

Screenshots

Garage Door Control4 screens
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARQ™ Universal Remote Control at none against Garage Door Control's 2. ARQ™ Universal Remote Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.0). Garage Door Control's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (52% vs 33%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Garage Door Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ARQ™ Universal Remote Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Garage Door Control against 3.8 for ARQ™ Universal Remote Control. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Garage Door Control's written reviews are positive against 33% of ARQ™ Universal Remote Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, ARQ™ Universal Remote Control every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Garage Door Control versus ARQ™ Universal Remote Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage Door ControlARQ™ Universal Remote Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalij SchaeferThe Chamberlain Group, Inc.

Customer experience

Garage Door Control

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative38.1%

ARQ™ Universal Remote Control

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$17.99
  • Unlock the Watch App$17.99
None

ARQ™ Universal Remote Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARQ™ Universal Remote Control free?
ARQ™ Universal Remote Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garage Door Control or ARQ™ Universal Remote Control?
Garage Door Control is rated higher. Garage Door Control averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while ARQ™ Universal Remote Control averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Garage Door Control or ARQ™ Universal Remote Control have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; ARQ™ Universal Remote Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Garage Door Control or ARQ™ Universal Remote Control?
Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, and ARQ™ Universal Remote Control every 9 months. Most recently, Garage Door Control was updated on October 26, 2026 and ARQ™ Universal Remote Control on October 23, 2026.

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