PoolSync vs Raindrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoolSync
Control your pool equipment remotely from your iOS device. Adjust settings like temperature and sanitization, create schedules, and receive important alerts. Stay connected to your pool's status whether you're at home or away.
- Remote equipment control
- Adjust heat pump set point
- Change sanitization level
- Create schedules
- Receive alerts
- Monitor pool status
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Effortlessly control PoolSync™ Ready equipment from your iOS device. Adjust the heat pump set point, change the sanitization level, create schedules and receive alerts when action needs to be taken. Home or away always be in sync with your pool. PoolSync Ready equipment includes: • ChlorSync™ Models CS30 CS40 & CS50 • HeatWave SuperQuiet® Heat Pumps • HeatChlor Chlorinator & Heat Pump Combo
Raindrip
Control your watering with a smart timer. Create custom schedules and automate adjustments based on weather to save time, money, and water. Compatible with specific models.
- Remote watering control
- Customizable schedules
- Weather-based adjustments
- Water saving automation
- Model compatibility
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Connect your Raindrip Water Timer to your mobile device to control watering. Set up customized watering schedules and automate weather-based adjustments, saving time money and water. Compatible with the following models: R875CT R875CTG For more information, visit raindrip.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PoolSync at every 2 months against Raindrip's every 22 months. PoolSync also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (64 vs 7). Raindrip's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Raindrip holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PoolSync has 64 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of PoolSync's written reviews are positive against 0% of Raindrip's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PoolSync ships an update every 2 months, Raindrip every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoolSync | Raindrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (64 ratings) | 2.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AquaCal AutoPilot, Inc | National Diversified Sales, Inc. |
Customer experience
PoolSync
Raindrip
Bugs and requests
PoolSync
Reported bugs
18 issues- Connection issues: "cloud connected" but "unit does not appear online"
- Wi-Fi connection fails even when close to router
- App gets stuck in setup mode, doesn't find heater/chiller (Error 1012)
- Cannot input spaces in Wi-Fi password
- Bug in verification screen preventing code input
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- App disconnects from controller frequently, even when close
- App loses connection after a few weeks of use
- Unit not found after initial setup
- Update broke remote control functionality
- Scheduling functionality removed/broken after updates
- Password authentication screen is broken
- Forced update requires physical button press for authorization
- Scheduling feature removed from app
- Tiny font size, difficult to read
- Scheduling system does not work, settings disappear
- Repeatedly need to resync device after closing app
- Heater turns on with pump schedule instead of app schedule
- Location services required for app functionality
Requested features
15 requests- Add temperature history graph
- Add notifications for heater issues
- Integrate relay contacts for heating priority
- Allow spaces in Wi-Fi passwords
- Add Alexa, Google, HomeKit, IFTTT integration
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- Improve UI aesthetics (background color, animation, sound)
- Add solar info to the app
- Ability to add/edit equipment through the app
- Create group schedules via the app
- Usage meter for heater run time
- Dynamic Type support for text scaling
- Ability to size text
- Create two schedules (on time and off time)
- Restore scheduling function
- Add a low point for heat and high point for chiller
Raindrip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PoolSync
No in-app purchases
Raindrip
No in-app purchases
