Rain Bird vs Communikey.io
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
Communikey.io
This application provides a comprehensive system for managing building access and permissions for individuals and companies. It allows for mobile control of door access, visitor communication, and access history tracking.
- Mobile door access control
- Visitor Unit Wi-Fi module
- Video/audio calls from Visitor Unit
- iOS app access control
- Event history access
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Сommunikey.io it's a product for private households, small and middle-companies with offices. It provides customers with a full cycle system for the whole control of people management who have access to their buildings and permissions for them at a reasonable price. Features: * using the mobile app to control door access; * Wi-Fi module on Visitor Unit; * video/audio calls from Visitor Unit to the required tenant; * enter access control from iOS app * own events history access from iOS app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rain Bird at 4.7 against Communikey.io's 2.3. Rain Bird also leads on ratings volume (79K vs 26) and review sentiment (31% vs 13%). 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird has 79K ratings behind it against 26, 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 13% of Communikey.io's.
Rain Bird ships an update every 2 months, Communikey.io monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rain Bird | Communikey.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (79K ratings) — better | 2.3 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rain Bird Corporation | Vantage Integration inc |
Customer experience
Rain Bird
Communikey.io
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
Communikey.io
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
Communikey.io
No in-app purchases
