GroundWorx vs Rain Bird Resources
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GroundWorx
This platform provides real-time soil and weather data for golf course management. It offers a comprehensive view of conditions to help optimize course maintenance and protect against diseases.
- Soil and weather monitoring
- Alerts on vital readings
- Holistic data view
- Course and task management
- Disease outbreak protection
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GroundWorx® is a Ground & Weather Intelligence Platform as a Service that monitors and alerts on vital soil & weather readings. GroundWorx® gives golf course General Managers and Superintendents a holistic view of golf course soil and weather data points, allowing for better course and tasks management, a uniform playing surface and the ability to protect their courses from certain funguses and potential disease outbreaks.
Rain Bird Resources
Access comprehensive reference materials for landscape irrigation professionals. Browse product catalogs, download manuals, and view technical specifications. This app provides easy, on-the-go access to the latest irrigation information with features like search and favorites.
- Product catalog access
- Downloadable manuals
- Technical specifications
- Design guides
- Performance specifications
- Search functionality
- Favorites menu
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Reference information for the landscape irrigation professional. Explore Rain Bird’s complete landscape turf product catalog. Find documents like user manuals, technical specifications, design guides, and performance specifications. The app makes it easy to access and share the latest irrigation information anywhere and anytime. The app includes convenient features like sharing, search, and a custom favorites menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GroundWorx at 5.0 against Rain Bird Resources's 4.1. GroundWorx also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Rain Bird Resources's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
GroundWorx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird Resources has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GroundWorx ships an update every 6 weeks, Rain Bird Resources monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GroundWorx | Rain Bird Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.1 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gravity Technologies LLC (U.S.) | Rain Bird Corporation |
Customer experience
GroundWorx
Rain Bird Resources
In-app purchases
GroundWorx
No in-app purchases
Rain Bird Resources
No in-app purchases
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