INKBIRD vs RainPoint Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
RainPoint Home
Manage your home and garden with a smart system. Control appliances remotely, schedule irrigation for your lawn, and manage multiple devices simultaneously. Share access with family and connect easily.
- Remote appliance control
- Irrigation scheduling
- Simultaneous device control
- Timer functions
- Device sharing
- Easy device connection
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: INKBIRD at 3.7 against RainPoint Home's 2.1. INKBIRD also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 66) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
INKBIRD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 7K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 21% of RainPoint Home's.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, RainPoint Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | RainPoint Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7K ratings) — better | 2.1 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews — better | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
RainPoint Home
Bugs and 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
RainPoint Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
RainPoint Home
No in-app purchases
