Trane® Home vs Rachio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trane® Home
Manage your home's essential systems remotely. Control thermostats, locks, lights, and cameras from your smartphone. Create custom automations and device groups for simplified home management.
- Remote HVAC control and scheduling
- Manage locks, lights, and Z-Wave devices
- Create custom device groups
- Automate home functions
- Find local HVAC dealers
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Take care of your home and the people in it from anywhere with Trane® Home (previously Nexia™). Trane Home is home automation made simple because now you stay connected everywhere you go. Run the most important systems in your home - thermostats, locks, lights and cameras - from your iPhone. Key Features Include: - Control, monitor and schedule your home's heating and cooling system from anywhere - Find and contact a Trane HVAC dealer in your area - Control locks, lights, and many other supported Z-Wave devices with an easy to use interface - Create and edit automations - Create custom device groups for better access and visibility
Rachio
This app allows you to control your sprinkler system remotely, creating custom watering schedules. It helps save water and money by optimizing irrigation based on weather and yard needs. Access your system from anywhere for convenient lawn care.
- Automated watering schedules
- Remote sprinkler control
- Water and money saving
- Weather-based adjustments
- Smart home integration
- Mobile app access
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The Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller changes the way you water. It makes running your sprinklers easy and convenient while saving you water and money. Rachio automatically creates a watering schedule that lowers your water bill and ensures the beautiful yard you want, while the mobile app gives you access to your sprinkler system from anywhere. Plus, Rachio is compatible with nearly any sized yard and smart home platform. This is the companion app to the industry-leading Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trane® Home at none against Rachio's 5. Trane® Home also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rachio's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 36%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Rachio sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Trane® Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Trane® Home against 4.9 for Rachio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 154K and 159K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Trane® Home's written reviews are positive against 57% of Rachio's.
Trane® Home ships an update monthly, Rachio every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Trane® Home | Rachio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (154K ratings) | 4.9 (159K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 57.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 154K | 159K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRANE U.S. INC | RACHIO, INC. |
Customer experience
Trane® Home
Rachio
User reviews
Trane® Home
From 154K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to control from anywhere
- 🔒 Secure remote access
- 👍 Convenient app integration
- 👍 Helpful for monitoring HVAC system
- 👍 Simple to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable connection/disconnection issues
- 🐛 Inaccurate temperature readings
- 👎 Difficult to program schedules
- 👎 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
- 👎 Limited functionality compared to competitors
Rachio
From 159K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient remote control
- 🌱 Saves water and money
- 🌳 Helps maintain healthy lawn and plants
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 💸 Aggressive upselling
- 🤔 Confusing user interface
- 🌧️ Inaccurate weather-based scheduling
Bugs and requests
Trane® Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes when changing fan mode
- Geofencing feature not working reliably
- Thermostat not syncing with app data
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch app support
- Improve scheduling and programming options
- Provide more detailed usage history and analytics
- Integrate with smart home platforms (e.g. HomeKit)
- Allow customizable temperature ranges and settings
Rachio
Reported bugs
4 issues- Zones running at unexpected times
- Schedules not working as programmed
- App crashing during setup and use
- Syncing issues between app and controller
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to skip multiple upcoming watering cycles
- Customizable notifications for low battery and offline status
- Better integration with smart home platforms like HomeKit
- More granular control over watering schedules and durations
In-app purchases
Trane® Home
No in-app purchases
Rachio
- Tempest Integration$29.99
- AirLink Integration$29.99
- Heat Wave Boost$29.99
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- Wire Status$29.99
- Valve & Heat Monitoring Bundle$49.99
