Comparison

K vs PVREA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

K

Remotely manage your irrigation system from anywhere using your smartphone or tablet. Monitor, program, or suspend watering schedules based on weather forecasts and test your system with your device.

Highlights
  • Remote irrigation control
  • Water schedule programming
  • Weather-based adjustments
  • System testing via smartphone
  • Professional installer management
  • Secure WiFi Hub connection
Features
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Take control of your irrigation system, save water and ensure a healthy lawn and landscape from anywhere in the world. K-Rain's ProEX WiFi enabled irrigation controller allows you to monitor, program, or suspend your irrigation controller from a smartphone, tablet or internet browser. Utilizing our secure WiFi Hub, you can connect your controller to the internet without giving out sensitive network passwords to third parties. You can suspend or modify watering schedules based on current or forecast weather conditions. Use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control to easily test your system. Are you a profession installer? Manage up to 400 controllers easily using our share feature in the native application or web browser.

About

PVREA

Manage your Poudre Valley REA account on the go. View usage and billing details, make payments, and report service issues. Access facility maps and receive important messages from your provider.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • View usage and billing
  • Manage payments
  • Report service issues
  • View bill history
  • Energy usage graphs
  • Contact member service
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With the PVREA app, Poudre Valley REA members get account management at their fingertips. View usage and billing, manage payments, notify member service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from PVREA. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. Make a payment now or schedule it for a future date. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact your service provider by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Service Status - Displays service interruption and outage information. You can also report an outage directly to your service provider. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.

Screenshots

K4 screens
PVREA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PVREA at 4.1 against K's 2.1. K's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PVREA holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of K's written reviews are positive against 0% of PVREA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

K ships an update every 3 months, PVREA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
K versus PVREA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKPVREA
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (26 ratings)4.1 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperK-Rain Manufacturing CorporationPoudre Valley Rural Electric Association, INC.

Customer experience

K

All ratings26 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral19.2%
Negative65.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative66.7%

PVREA

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

K

No in-app purchases

None

PVREA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is K free?
K is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PVREA free?
PVREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, K or PVREA?
PVREA is rated higher. K averages 2.1 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while PVREA averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do K or PVREA have ads?
Neither K nor PVREA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, K or PVREA?
K ships an update every 3 months, and PVREA every 2 months. Most recently, K was updated on October 7, 2026 and PVREA on October 8, 2026.

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