Watts Vision vs Rain Bird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watts Vision
Control your home's heating, lighting, and electrical appliances with an intelligent smart home system. Manage hydronic and electric underfloor heating, radiators, and more from your devices.
- Smart home system
- Control heating (hydronic/electric)
- Control lighting
- Control electrical appliances
- Remote management
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Vision® is an intelligent Smart Home system which is designed to control both hydronic and electric underfloor and radiator heating, lighting and other electrical appliances.
Rain Bird
Control your sprinklers remotely from your mobile device. Automate watering schedules and adjust for weather conditions to conserve water and reduce costs. Compatible with various Rain Bird controller models.
- Remote sprinkler control
- Customizable watering schedules
- Automated weather adjustments
- Water and money saving
- Controller model compatibility
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Smart Watering Made Simple. Connect your Rain Bird controller to your mobile device to turn on sprinklers, set up customized watering schedules, and automate weather adjustments, saving you water and money. Compatible with the following Rain Bird controller models: ST8-WIFI ESP-TM2 ESP-RZXe ESP-Me ESP-ME3 RC2 ARC8 For more information: http://wifi.rainbird.com 1-800-RAINBIRD
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rain Bird at every 2 months against Watts Vision's every 8 months. Rain Bird also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 14%). Watts Vision's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Watts Vision ships an update every 8 months, Rain Bird every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watts Vision | Rain Bird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (79K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 79K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Watts Electronics | Rain Bird Corporation |
Customer experience
Watts Vision
Rain Bird
Bugs and requests
Watts Vision
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rain Bird
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant connection errors
- App crashes frequently
- Date/time not syncing correctly
- Seasonal adjustment not working as expected
- Manual controls not functioning properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add water usage history and analytics
- Allow pausing of individual zones
- Improve manual control options
- Add weather integration and smart scheduling
- Improve notification system
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- Add ability to turn off entire system remotely
In-app purchases
Watts Vision
No in-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
