Rain Bird vs BHP Smart Lock
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
BHP Smart Lock
Control your BHP BLE remote locks with a single click. View unlocking history and manage access remotely. Designed for convenient and secure lock management.
- Single click unlocking
- Display unlocking information
- Remote lock management
- BLE connectivity
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This app was designed for BHP BLE remote locks with following features: * Supports single click unlocking * Display unlocking information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rain Bird at 4.7 against BHP Smart Lock's 4.0. Rain Bird also leads on ratings volume (70K vs 3). BHP Smart Lock's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 31%). 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.
Rain Bird holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird has 70K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Rain Bird's written reviews are positive against 50% of BHP Smart Lock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rain Bird ships an update every 2 months, BHP Smart Lock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rain Bird | BHP Smart Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (70K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rain Bird Corporation | CHIEN SHENG Kuo |
Customer experience
Rain Bird
BHP Smart Lock
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
BHP Smart Lock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
BHP Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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