OpenSprinkler vs PlanaCan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenSprinkler
Control your OpenSprinkler irrigation system remotely. Monitor device status, modify watering schedules, and launch programs instantly. Features manual testing, multi-device support, and weather integration.
- Device status monitoring
- Program modification
- Instant program launch
- Manual testing mode
- Multi-device support
- Weather and forecast integration
- Log data visualization
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The application allows you to automatically detect and control your OpenSprinkler irrigation system(s). OpenSprinkler is an open-source Internet web-based sprinkler timer / controller built upon the Arduino platform. Features of the app include: * Easy to understand device status * Quick program modification * Launch ad-hoc or defined programs instantly * Manual mode for convenient testing * Multi-device support * View visual representation of upcoming scheduled programs * View graphical and tabulated representation of log data * View current weather and forecast status for the device location * Change and disable rain delay * Multiple supported languages (Afrikaans, Amharic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and more) This application requires you to own an OpenSprinkler that is properly connected to your network. For more information please visit https://opensprinkler.com. You can control your device from outside the local network with proper port forwarding and use of the WAN IP within the application or by using a VPN. For further assistance please visit the forums: https://forums.opensprinkler.com This is open source software: source code for this application can be found at https://github.com/OpenSprinkler/OpenSprinkler-App
PlanaCan
This application assists commercial growers in planning, scheduling, and tracking their cultivation work. It offers a suite of tools across multiple platforms to streamline business operations.
- Business planning tools
- Work scheduling
- Cultivation tracking
- Multi-platform software suite
- Grower business management
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We leverage a suite of software applications across multiple platforms to help growers plan, schedule, and track work in their commercial cultivation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PlanaCan at 4.3 against OpenSprinkler's 3.9. PlanaCan also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). OpenSprinkler's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 50%) and ratings volume (29 vs 6). 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.
PlanaCan holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of OpenSprinkler's written reviews are positive against 50% of PlanaCan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OpenSprinkler ships an update every 2 months, PlanaCan every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenSprinkler | PlanaCan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (29 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | OpenThings | Michael Rast |
Customer experience
OpenSprinkler
PlanaCan
In-app purchases
OpenSprinkler
No in-app purchases
PlanaCan
No in-app purchases









