HomGar vs Raindrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomGar
Manage your home and garden with a smart system. Remotely control appliances, schedule irrigation for your lawn, and set timers for various functions. Share device access with family members for seamless control.
- Remote appliance control
- Scheduled irrigation
- Simultaneous device control
- Timer functions
- Device sharing
- Easy device connection
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HomGar, smart system for home and garden! 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: multiple devices can be controlled 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
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: HomGar at every 4 weeks against Raindrip's every 22 months. HomGar also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and ratings volume (77 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.2 for HomGar against 2.3 for Raindrip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomGar has 77 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of HomGar's written reviews are positive against 0% of Raindrip's.
HomGar ships an update every 4 weeks, Raindrip every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomGar | Raindrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (77 ratings) | 2.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — 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 | 121 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. | National Diversified Sales, Inc. |
Customer experience
HomGar
Raindrip
In-app purchases
HomGar
No in-app purchases
Raindrip
No in-app purchases
