Comparison

Garage Door Control vs JFA Remotes

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

JFA Remotes

Features
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JFA Remotes é a aplicação oficial da J. Fernando Amorim para controlar os seus portões e automatismos diretamente do telemóvel — em casa, no escritório ou em viagem. CONTROLO TOTAL • Abra, pare e feche os seus portões com um toque. • Estado em tempo real: saiba sempre se o portão está aberto, fechado ou parado. • Vários portões numa só app, organizados de forma clara. NOTIFICAÇÕES INTELIGENTES • Receba avisos no momento em que um portão é acionado. • Histórico de acessos com data e hora de cada evento. INSTALAÇÃO SIMPLES • Emparelhamento rápido por código QR ou Bluetooth. • Assistente passo a passo, sem configurações complicadas. SEGURANÇA EM PRIMEIRO LUGAR • Início de sessão protegido e ligação encriptada. • Os seus dados ficam seguros — sem partilha com terceiros. PARA SI, EM QUALQUER IDIOMA • Disponível em português, espanhol, inglês, francês, alemão, russo e chinês. A JFA Remotes foi desenhada e desenvolvida pela J. Fernando Amorim, com a qualidade e a fiabilidade que reconhece nos nossos automatismos. Suporte: comercial@jfernandoamorim.com Mais informação: jfernandoamorim.com

Screenshots

Garage Door Control4 screens
JFA Remotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JFA Remotes at none against Garage Door Control's 2. JFA Remotes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. JFA Remotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Garage Door Control versus JFA Remotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage Door ControlJFA Remotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalij SchaeferJ. FERNANDO AMORIM - PORTAS, AUTOMATISMOS E SEGURANCA, LDA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Garage Door Control

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

JFA Remotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garage Door Control free?
Garage Door Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JFA Remotes free?
JFA Remotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garage Door Control or JFA Remotes have ads?
Garage Door Control shows ads; JFA Remotes does not.

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