Rain Bird vs Sollos Eclipse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Sollos Eclipse
Control your landscape lighting system with this app, which connects to compatible transformer products via Bluetooth. It offers features like real-time clock, sunrise/sunset adjustments, and power usage monitoring.
- Bluetooth wireless control
- Sunrise/sunset time adjustment
- Real-time clock
- Power usage meter
- US Department of Energy Compliant
- California Energy Commission Compliant
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Sollos products support landscape transformer and timer only control modules with a Bluetooth Smart low-energy interface. The Sollos application interfaces with these products over Bluetooth to provide control of landscape lighting or other A/C powered devices. Note: This app will only work if you have a Sollos Transformer product. Email customerservice@solloslighting.com to learn more about these products and where you can purchase a Sollos landscape transformer. Key features: + Bluetooth wireless + Location (latitude and longitude) knowledgeable to adjust for sunrise and sunset. + Real time clock + Power meter to display the power usage on the landscape lighting system + Made in the USA + US Department of Energy Compliant + California Energy Commission Compliant
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rain Bird at 4.7 against Sollos Eclipse's 1.4. Rain Bird also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (70K vs 7). Sollos Eclipse's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird has 70K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Rain Bird's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sollos Eclipse's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rain Bird | Sollos Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (70K ratings) — better | 1.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rain Bird Corporation | Lester Electrical |
Customer experience
Rain Bird
Sollos Eclipse
Bugs and 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
Sollos Eclipse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
Sollos Eclipse
No in-app purchases
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