Comparison

Rain Bird 2.0 vs Final Countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rain Bird 2.0

Control your sprinklers remotely with this app. Set custom watering schedules, automate weather adjustments, and monitor your system's performance from your mobile device. Save water and money with smart irrigation.

Highlights
  • Remote sprinkler control
  • Custom watering schedules
  • Weather-based adjustments
  • Device mapping
  • Custom site photos
  • Improved connection speed
Features
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Smart Watering Made Simple. Connect your Rain Bird controller to your mobile device with the new Rain Bird 2.0 app to turn on sprinklers, set up customized watering schedules, and automate weather adjustments, saving you water and money. New with Rain Bird 2.0 app: Device mapping – see where your controllers are located on the map Search and filter -- quickly find the controller to which you want to connect using the search function or commonly used filters Custom photos – upload photos of your site location or stations New look -- updated user interface and user experience Fast connect -- improved controller connection speed Compatible with the following Rain Bird controller models: ESP-LXME2 (new!) ESP-TM2 TRU ESP-2WIRE ESP-ME3 BAT-BT RC2 ARC Series More controller models coming soon! For more information: https://www.rainbird.com/products/esp-bat-bt 1-800-RAINBIRD

About

Final Countdown

Track upcoming events with beautiful live countdowns and count-ups. Customize your events with themes, categories, and reminders. Sync across devices and import from your calendar.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns and count-ups
  • Customizable themes and categories
  • Repeatable events (weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Event reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • Calendar import
Features
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Count down to the moments that matter, and count up the ones you want to remember. Final Countdown turns any date into a beautiful live countdown: birthdays, trips, weddings, deadlines, anniversaries… or the days since something happened. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Live countdowns to the second, shown as rings or bars, with years, months, days, hours and minutes. • Count-up mode: see how long it has been since a special date. • 8 colour themes and 6 categories to make every event your own. • Repeat weekly, monthly or yearly: birthdays and anniversaries come back by themselves. • Reminders when the time arrives, or earlier: from 15 minutes up to a month before. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. • iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad, plus an Apple TV app (read-only) that shows your countdowns on the big screen as numbers, rings or bars. • Smart cards: with years or months to go you see just the two units that matter, and the seconds appear when it gets close. • Search, sort by date or name, and undo any delete or archive. • Import events from your Calendar and share any countdown as an image. • Made for iPhone and iPad, with Dark Mode and VoiceOver support. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads and no tracking. Your countdowns live on your device and in your own iCloud. FREE AND PRO Create up to 3 countdowns for free. Unlock Pro once, with no subscription, for unlimited countdowns. Widgets, themes, iCloud sync and the Apple TV app are free for everyone. Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Rain Bird 2.04 screens
Final Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rain Bird 2.0 at 4.6 against Final Countdown's 2.3. Rain Bird 2.0 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (8.7K vs 3). Final Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Final Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rain Bird 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rain Bird 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Bird 2.0 has 8.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rain Bird 2.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, Final Countdown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rain Bird 2.0 versus Final Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRain Bird 2.0Final Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.7K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRain Bird CorporationRoberto Martín López

Customer experience

Rain Bird 2.0

All ratings6,256 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews504 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative75.2%

Final Countdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Rain Bird 2.0

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or reset credentials
  • Zones renamed or disappearing
  • Unexpected program start times
  • Firmware update issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • History of system and station runtimes
  • Ability to independently control/schedule programs
  • Integration with smart home platforms
  • Improved weather data accuracy and customization

Final Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rain Bird 2.0

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Final Countdown

One-time1
  • Final-Countdown-pro$0.99

Questions

Is Rain Bird 2.0 free?
Rain Bird 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Final Countdown free?
Final Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rain Bird 2.0 or Final Countdown?
Rain Bird 2.0 is rated higher. Rain Bird 2.0 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.7K ratings, while Final Countdown averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Rain Bird 2.0 or Final Countdown have ads?
Neither Rain Bird 2.0 nor Final Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rain Bird 2.0 or Final Countdown?
Rain Bird 2.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Final Countdown every 5 days. Most recently, Rain Bird 2.0 was updated on November 10, 2026 and Final Countdown on November 8, 2026.

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