Comparison

Garage Door Control vs SMART GDO

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

SMART GDO

Control home appliances remotely and simultaneously with one app. Share device access with family members and easily connect to your smart devices for a smarter living experience.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Simultaneous multi-device control
  • Device sharing with family
  • Easy device connection
  • Smart living integration
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Smart GDO, smart life, smart living1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App,such as camera, door sensor, alarm, lighting, fan, plug,etc.3. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members4. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

Screenshots

Garage Door Control4 screens
SMART GDO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMART GDO at 5.0 against Garage Door Control's 3.9. SMART GDO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Garage Door Control's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 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. SMART GDO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMART GDO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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 SMART GDO'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, SMART GDO every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Garage Door Control versus SMART GDO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage Door ControlSMART GDO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalij Schaefer强 陈

Customer experience

Garage Door Control

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

SMART GDO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

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

SMART GDO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMART GDO free?
SMART GDO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garage Door Control or SMART GDO?
SMART GDO is rated higher. Garage Door Control averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while SMART GDO averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Garage Door Control or SMART GDO have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; SMART GDO does not.
Which is updated more often, Garage Door Control or SMART GDO?
Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, and SMART GDO every 21 months. Most recently, Garage Door Control was updated on November 1, 2026 and SMART GDO on November 3, 2026.

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