K vs Rain Bird Resources
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote irrigation control
- Water schedule programming
- Weather-based adjustments
- System testing via smartphone
- Professional installer management
- Secure WiFi Hub connection
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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.
Rain Bird Resources
Access comprehensive reference materials for landscape irrigation professionals. Browse product catalogs, download manuals, and view technical specifications. This app provides easy, on-the-go access to the latest irrigation information with features like search and favorites.
- Product catalog access
- Downloadable manuals
- Technical specifications
- Design guides
- Performance specifications
- Search functionality
- Favorites menu
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Reference information for the landscape irrigation professional. Explore Rain Bird’s complete landscape turf product catalog. Find documents like user manuals, technical specifications, design guides, and performance specifications. The app makes it easy to access and share the latest irrigation information anywhere and anytime. The app includes convenient features like sharing, search, and a custom favorites menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rain Bird Resources at 67% against K's 7%. Rain Bird Resources also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). K's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rain Bird Resources holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of K's written reviews are positive against 67% of Rain Bird Resources's.
K ships an update every 3 months, Rain Bird Resources monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | K | Rain Bird Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (31 ratings) | 4.1 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | K-Rain Manufacturing Corporation | Rain Bird Corporation |
Customer experience
K
Rain Bird Resources
In-app purchases
K
No in-app purchases
Rain Bird Resources
No in-app purchases
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