Hydrawise vs EGO Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydrawise
Optimize your irrigation with intelligent watering schedules based on local weather forecasts. This app helps conserve water while ensuring your landscape stays healthy and vibrant. Manage your irrigation system remotely for ultimate convenience.
- Predictive Watering™
- Local weather insights
- Water savings optimization
- Lush landscape creation
- Remote irrigation management
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Elevate Your Irrigation Experience with Hydrawise! Discover the ultimate in irrigation control with the Hydrawise App. Harness the power of Predictive Watering™, fueled by local weather data, to optimise water usage and enhance your landscape's vitality. Key Features: Predictive Watering: Let advanced algorithms adjust schedules based on local weather forecasts, saving water and promoting a thriving landscape. Improved Local Weather Insights: Dive into weather data with enhanced icons and descriptors that make it easier to understand the forecast's impact on your irrigation schedule. Maximise Water Savings: Hydrawise intelligently adapts watering schedules, conserving water without compromising landscape health. Lush Landscapes: Create an environment of beauty and sustainability by tailoring irrigation to your landscape's unique needs. Stay Connected: Never lose touch with your irrigation system — manage it remotely and with ease. Experience the Future of Irrigation: Hydrawise empowers you to take command of your irrigation system like never before. • Embrace the power of Predictive Watering, seamlessly integrating local weather data to optimise water usage. • Cultivate a landscape that flourishes while saving water and effort. • Stay in touch with your irrigation, from anywhere, anytime. Download the app now and embark on a journey to transform your landscape into a masterpiece of efficiency and beauty!
EGO Connect
Manage and optimize your connected EGO equipment with this app. Pair devices, track battery status, adjust settings, and receive important notifications. It also provides access to manuals, support, and dealer information.
- Smart Bluetooth pairing
- Product registration and warranty tracking
- Virtual garage with custom nicknames
- Battery charge and energy status
- Dynamic product settings adjustment
- Usage history and diagnostics
- Firmware updates
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EGO Connect is an interactive experience for optimizing, controlling, and enjoying your connected EGO equipment. With the EGO Connect app, you can: • Easily pair your connected product with the EGO Connect app through a smart Bluetooth connection that notifies you when a nearby connected product is detected. • Register your products with EGO to start the warranty coverage period. • Add your products to a virtual garage and give them a custom nickname. • Organize your products to quickly access those you use most frequently. • Quickly view battery charge status and total energy remaining of the EGO battery/batteries you are using with the product. • Dynamically view and change product usage and performance settings (type and availability of settings are product-specific). • View usage history of your product. • Receive diagnostic notifications and details to take appropriate action on to keep your product running. • Update firmware of connected products for performance improvements and bug fixes. • Browse relevant parts and accessories and easily make online purchases. • Quickly identify nearby authorized EGO dealers to route your EGO products for service or make additional in-store purchases. • Access user manuals, product details and tech specs, FAQs, or contact customer support; easily submit feedback about your connected products. Connected ride-on mowers have additional functionality through the EGO Connect app including: • Mow with your phone as a map-based dashboard; see where you’ve mowed, how long, how fast, blade speed, and more. • Use your phone as a remote key. • View overall and per mowing session usage history in a variety of categories. • View blade life remaining and replacement reminders. Connected EGO products that work with EGO Connect as of this release include: • TR4200 POWER+ T6 Lawn Tractor • LM2200SP POWER+ 22” Aluminum Deck Select Cut Self-Propelled Lawn Mower • LT0300 POWER+ Compact Area Light • CS2000 POWER+ 20” Cordless Chain Saw • EGO POWER+ Z6 ZTRs (models ZT4200L, ZT4200S, and ZT5200L) • Dozens more connected residential tools, lifestyle products, and EGO Commercial tools coming in 2024 and 2025. Non-connected EGO products may be added to EGO Connect using provided QR code scan tool or manually entering serial numbers with the app. Non-connected products may be registered with EGO using EGO Connect and users will have access to non-connected functionality, such as viewing equipment information, user manual, accessories, and more.
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Verdict
Hydrawise and EGO Connect both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of EGO Connect's written reviews are positive against 39% of Hydrawise's. Hydrawise's advantage is ratings volume (66K vs 6.5K). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hydrawise against 4.8 for EGO Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hydrawise has 66K ratings behind it against 6.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Hydrawise's written reviews are positive against 67% of EGO Connect's.
Hydrawise ships an update every 3 weeks, EGO Connect every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Hydrawise | EGO Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (66K ratings) | 4.8 (6.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66K — better | 6.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Industries | Chervon Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hydrawise
EGO Connect
User reviews
Hydrawise
From 66K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Improved performance
- 💡 Useful features like weather-based watering
- 🔒 Secure system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 👎 Confusing user interface
- 🔍 Difficult to find/access certain features
- 📉 Lack of important functionality from previous app
EGO Connect
From 6.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Ease of use
- 🚀 Informative app
- 💡 Useful features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Lost connectivity with Nexus power station
- 🐛 No longer able to monitor battery levels
- 🐛 Removed Bluetooth control features
Bugs and requests
Hydrawise
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- Zones not starting as scheduled
- Incorrect flow rate and water usage data
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause/resume programs
- Customizable watering schedules
- Improved reporting and historical data
- Easier manual zone control
EGO Connect
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to connect to charger
- Cannot register riding mower
Requested features
2 requests- Restore Nexus power station connectivity
- Bring back battery level monitoring
In-app purchases
Hydrawise
No in-app purchases
EGO Connect
No in-app purchases









