Rain Bird vs Brilliance Smart
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
Brilliance Smart
Control your LED lighting with this app. Adjust brightness, set timers, and change colors for various compatible LED products. Manage your smart lighting experience easily.
- LED control
- Dimming
- Timers
- Color adjustment
- On/Off control
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Use the Brilliance APP to control all of your LED needs; dimming, timers, on/off, colors, etc. Compatible with BLED WiFi Smart Socket, BLED smart MR-16 or PAR-36, G-4, S-14 and BLED Smart dimmer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rain Bird at 79K against Brilliance Smart's 3.2K. Brilliance Smart's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 31%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rain Bird against 4.7 for Brilliance Smart. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird has 79K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Rain Bird's written reviews are positive against 43% of Brilliance Smart's.
Rain Bird ships an update every 2 months, Brilliance Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rain Bird | Brilliance Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (79K ratings) | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79K — better | 3.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rain Bird Corporation | Brilliance LED, LLC |
Customer experience
Rain Bird
Brilliance Smart
User reviews
Rain Bird
From 79K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to program
- 🚀 Convenient remote control
- 👍 Versatile
- 👍 Must have
- 👍 Ease of mind
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Slow and clunky app
- 🐛 Date/time not updating
- 🐛 Unreliable system
- 🐛 Limited functionality
Brilliance Smart
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast setup
- 💡 Helpful customer support
- 🔒 Reliable connectivity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 Automation problems
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 👎 Not user-friendly
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
Brilliance Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Automations not saving properly
- Inconsistent WiFi connectivity
- Login credentials not working
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to input location for sunrise/sunset automation
- Add ability to directly enter RGB values for light color control
- Improve automation creation and management
- Enhance multi-user support and guest access
In-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
Brilliance Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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