Garage Door Control vs EliteReferee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
EliteReferee
Manage soccer matches from your iPhone and Apple Watch with a clean interface. Track time, score, cards, and substitutions, with automatic syncing and detailed match history. Focus on officiating with smart alerts and custom notifications.
- iPhone and Apple Watch integration
- Real-time score and card tracking
- Substitution management
- Automatic match report syncing
- Comprehensive match history
- Smart time alerts
- Customizable notifications
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Elite Referee is the all-in-one match management app built for soccer referees at every level — from youth leagues to competitive adult play. Stay in control of every match with a clean, refreshed interface designed for the sideline, not the office. APPLE WATCH + iPHONE Create your match on your iPhone before you even step on the pitch. When you're ready, send it straight to your Apple Watch and run the entire game from your wrist — timer, score, cards, substitutions, and more. When the final whistle blows, the full match report syncs back to your iPhone automatically. MATCH HISTORY Every match is saved with the date and time so you always have a complete record. Review past games anytime, or load a saved match onto your Apple Watch whenever you need it. SMART ALERTS Never lose track of time again. Elite Referee alerts you automatically when a period ends so you're always in sync with the clock, even during the most intense moments on the pitch. CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS Set up notifications your way to stay informed throughout the match without missing a beat. NEW INTERFACE Completely redesigned on both Apple Watch and iPhone. Cleaner, faster, and easier to navigate when the game is moving fast and every second counts. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. EVER. Pay once and own it. Elite Referee is a one-time purchase — no monthly fees, no paywalls, no surprises. Whether you're officiating your first match or your thousandth, Elite Referee keeps the details organized so you can focus on the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EliteReferee at 100% against Garage Door Control's 52%. EliteReferee also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Garage Door Control's advantage is price (Free vs $8.99) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). On 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
Garage Door Control is free to download; EliteReferee costs $8.99 up front. Garage Door Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. EliteReferee asks for nothing beyond the download.
EliteReferee 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Garage Door Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of EliteReferee's.
Garage Door Control ships an update every 2 months, EliteReferee monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garage Door Control | EliteReferee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitalij Schaefer | Ricardo Diaz |
Customer experience
Garage Door Control
EliteReferee
In-app purchases
Garage Door Control
- Remove Ads$17.99
- Unlock the Watch App$17.99
EliteReferee
No in-app purchases
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