RainPoint vs HBN Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RainPoint
Control home appliances and garden irrigation remotely from anywhere. Schedule watering for your lawn and manage multiple devices simultaneously. Share device access with family members for seamless smart living.
- Remote appliance control
- Irrigation scheduling
- Multi-device management
- Timer functions
- Device sharing
- Easy device connection
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"RainPoint, smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Irrigation control: easy to set irrigation sheduled，nurture beatiful lawns of your garden. 3. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 4. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 5. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 6. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices"
HBN Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members. The app offers quick and simple device connection.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timers
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices within one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connections: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HBN Smart at 51% against RainPoint's 29%. HBN Smart also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). RainPoint's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HBN Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of RainPoint's written reviews are positive against 51% of HBN Smart's.
RainPoint ships an update every 3 months, HBN Smart every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RainPoint | HBN Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. | CENTURY PRODUCTS INC |
Customer experience
RainPoint
HBN Smart
Bugs and requests
RainPoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HBN Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Scheduled timers not working as expected
- Devices disappearing from the app
- Firmware updates causing compatibility issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more device types
- Improve scheduling and automation options
- Provide better in-app guidance and tutorials
- Integrate with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
RainPoint
No in-app purchases
HBN Smart
No in-app purchases
