Comparison

Garage Door Control vs Gate Unlock

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

Gate Unlock

Control your home gates remotely with a single tap. This app pairs with specific hardware to provide convenient access without needing physical keys. It allows users to unlock gates from a close proximity, offering a modern solution for home entry.

Highlights
  • Remote gate unlocking
  • Single-tap access
  • Companion to hardware
  • Convenient home entry
  • No physical keys needed
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Say goodbye to physical keys. Gate Unlock is a companion app for the hardware provided by RobotArt that lets you unlock your gates with a single tap. Just go near your gate, open Gate Unlock app and with a single tap you can unlock the gate of your home, without disturbing the other members of your family. You can purchase the hardware from http://roboart.ai

Screenshots

Garage Door Control4 screens
Gate Unlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gate Unlock at none against Garage Door Control's 2. Gate Unlock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). Garage Door Control's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, review sentiment 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. Gate Unlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gate Unlock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garage Door Control has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Garage Door Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gate Unlock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, Gate Unlock every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Garage Door Control versus Gate Unlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage Door ControlGate Unlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalij SchaeferRoboArt Private Limited

Customer experience

Garage Door Control

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

Gate Unlock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

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

Gate Unlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gate Unlock free?
Gate Unlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garage Door Control or Gate Unlock?
Gate Unlock is rated higher. Garage Door Control averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Gate Unlock averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Garage Door Control or Gate Unlock have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; Gate Unlock does not.
Which is updated more often, Garage Door Control or Gate Unlock?
Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, and Gate Unlock every 7 months. Most recently, Garage Door Control was updated on October 26, 2026 and Gate Unlock on October 24, 2026.

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