Comparison

Garage Door Control vs Dickert Remote

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

Dickert Remote

Control your Dickert device with your smartphone. Easily open or close garage doors and home lighting from anywhere within a 20-meter range. Requires the HQAM-Smart module.

Highlights
  • Smartphone control
  • Garage door operation
  • Home lighting control
  • Remote access
  • 20-meter range
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With this app you have the possibility to control your dickert device at one finger touch via the new Dickert Remote application of your smartphone. Just integrate your HQAM-Smart modul right into your dickert device and connect it with your smart device. Dickert Remote allow you to easily open or close your garage door or home lighting from anywhere with your smartphone or tablet with a range up to 20 meters. For Dickert Remote smartphone control you need the newest smart modul from Dickert Electronics GmbH, the HQAM-Smart. For more information where to purchase this module you can check our website. www.dickert.com To get in touch with us, please send us an email to: info@dickert.com

Screenshots

Garage Door Control4 screens
Dickert Remote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dickert Remote at 100% against Garage Door Control's 52%. Dickert Remote also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Dickert Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, Dickert Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Garage Door Control versus Dickert Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage Door ControlDickert Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalij SchaeferDickert Electronic GmbH

Customer experience

Garage Door Control

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

Dickert Remote

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

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

Dickert Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dickert Remote free?
Dickert Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garage Door Control or Dickert Remote have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; Dickert Remote does not.
Which is updated more often, Garage Door Control or Dickert Remote?
Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, and Dickert Remote every 3 months. Most recently, Garage Door Control was updated on September 21, 2026 and Dickert Remote on June 1, 2026.

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