Rain Bird vs Grass Identifier
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
Grass Identifier
Identify grass species from a photo using AI and receive tailored care instructions. Track your identified grasses in a personal log and explore a global database of turf information.
- AI grass identification from photos
- Detailed care guidance
- Personal grass identification log
- Global grass identification database
- Search and share identifications
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Snap a photo. Know your grass. Grass Identifier uses AI to identify a grass from a single photo — your lawn, a park, a pasture, or a wild field — and gives you the care guidance that goes with it. IDENTIFY ANY GRASS Take a photo or choose one from your library and get an AI-generated breakdown: - Common and scientific name - Cool-season or warm-season, annual or perennial - Category: lawn, ornamental, pasture, native, or weed - Growth habit and blade characteristics - Sun and water needs - Mowing height and maintenance level - USDA hardiness zones MY LOG Keep the grasses you care about. Add any identification to My Log, filter by category, and open Scan History to see everything you've ever scanned. EXPLORE Browse identifications shared by lawn owners, landscapers, and turf managers around the world, search by name, and share any result with a link. Grass Identifier uses AI. Identifications and care guidance are for general information only — they are not professional agronomic or horticultural advice, and they can be wrong. Always verify the species with an expert before planting, removing, or treating a lawn, and never use an identification to judge whether a plant is safe to touch or feed to animals. Please take note of our AI Identification Disclaimer: https://grassidentification.com/disclaimer Find our EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rain Bird at 70K against Grass Identifier's 62. Rain Bird also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rain Bird against 4.8 for Grass Identifier. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird has 70K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rain Bird ships an update every 2 months, Grass Identifier every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rain Bird | Grass Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (70K ratings) | 4.8 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rain Bird Corporation | Kawaii |
Customer experience
Rain Bird
Grass Identifier
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
Grass Identifier
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rain Bird
No in-app purchases
Grass Identifier
No in-app purchases
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