RainPoint vs INKBIRD
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"
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RainPoint at 4.6 against INKBIRD's 3.7. INKBIRD's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6.8K vs 1.1K). 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.
RainPoint holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.8K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of RainPoint's written reviews are positive against 23% of INKBIRD's.
RainPoint ships an update every 3 months, INKBIRD fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RainPoint | INKBIRD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.7 (6.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 23.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 6.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 396 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd |
Customer experience
RainPoint
INKBIRD
Bugs and requests
RainPoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
In-app purchases
RainPoint
No in-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
