Comparison

Garage Door Control vs Zone

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

Zone

Features
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Zone is a minimal, beautiful world clock app designed for people who work, plan, or stay connected across time zones. Add any city or timezone, give it a custom name and emoji, then see all your clocks at a glance — always up to date, always on your Home Screen. EVERY TIME ZONE AT A GLANCE Search for any city, country, or region. Zone automatically detects the timezone and adds a flag emoji. Rename clocks to anything — "Mom", "London Office", "Tokyo HQ" — and pick a custom emoji to make each one yours. TIME TRAVEL Slide through time to plan ahead. Preview what all your clocks will show up to 12 hours in the past or future. Perfect for scheduling calls across continents without mental math. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your most important clocks visible without opening the app. Small and medium widgets let you choose exactly which clocks to display, and they update automatically with your settings. MAKE IT YOURS • 12-hour or 24-hour format • Show or hide emoji icons • Day offset badges (+1/−1) for clocks on a different day • Light, Dark, or System appearance • Sort clocks by earliest or latest timezone first, or drag to reorder manually PRIVATE BY DESIGN Zone works entirely offline. No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking, no ads. Your data stays on your device — period. Whether you're a remote worker, frequent traveler, or just keeping up with family abroad — Zone gives you the world's time in the simplest way possible.

Screenshots

Garage Door Control4 screens
Zone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Garage Door Control at Free against Zone's $4.99. Zone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Garage Door Control is free to download; Zone costs $4.99 up front. Garage Door Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Zone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, Zone every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Garage Door Control versus Zone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage Door ControlZone
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalij SchaeferVlad Zhila

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

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

Zone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zone free?
Zone costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garage Door Control or Zone have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; Zone does not.
Which is updated more often, Garage Door Control or Zone?
Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, and Zone every 9 days. Most recently, Garage Door Control was updated on October 17, 2026 and Zone on October 17, 2026.

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