Rain Bird vs enbrighten
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
enbrighten
Effortlessly manage smart home devices with automatic discovery and easy router connection. Control devices with voice commands, set custom schedules, and create automations based on various triggers. Monitor and manage devices across multiple homes and rooms from a single interface.
- Hassle-free automatic device discovery
- Voice control with Alexa and Google Assistant
- Simple and custom timer scheduling
- Custom automations based on weather/location
- Multi-home and multi-room device management
Read full descriptionHide full description
1. Hassle-free set-up – App discovers devices automatically. Connects easily to single-, dual- and tri-band routers. 2. Voice control – No hub required, works directly with Amazon Alexa and Goggle Assistant 3. Simple Schedule Setup – Select one-touch pre-set timers, a full-rage countdown timer or create up to five custom ON/OFF timers per device 4. Custom Automations – Turn devices ON or OFF automatically based on weather, location and more 5. Multi-Home control – Manage and monitor devices for multiple homes, and rooms, all from the same app
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rain Bird at 4.7 against enbrighten's 4.5. Rain Bird also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (79K vs 11K). On price, review sentiment, 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird has 79K ratings behind it against 11K, 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 27% of enbrighten's.
Rain Bird ships an update every 2 months, enbrighten every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Rain Bird | enbrighten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (79K ratings) — better | 4.5 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews — better | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79K — better | 11K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rain Bird Corporation | Jasco Products Company LLC |
Customer experience
Rain Bird
enbrighten
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
enbrighten
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to set up and use
- 👍 Convenient app controls
- 🚀 Simple scheduling and automation
- 👍 Reliable performance
- 🚀 Seamless integration with Alexa
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent scheduling and automation
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and offline issues
- 🐛 Buggy app with poor responsiveness
- 🐛 Inaccurate on/off status display
- 🐛 Unreliable customer support
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
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Add ability to turn off entire system remotely
enbrighten
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Devices randomly going offline
- Scheduled events not working as expected
- Connectivity issues with certain network setups
- Syncing problems between app and devices
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- More advanced scheduling and automation options
- Better integration with smart home platforms
- Improved error reporting and troubleshooting
- Enhanced device sharing and multi-user support
In-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
enbrighten
No in-app purchases
