Rachio vs BelPres
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
BelPres
Stay connected with church events, announcements, and sermons. Easily manage donations and track how the church impacts the community and the world. Share Jesus' love and healing through this resource.
- Event listings
- Announcements
- Sermon access
- Donation management
- Community impact tracking
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Connect with the BelPres family! All of our events, announcements and sermons available on the go at your fingertips. A simple way to give and keep track of how the Lord has blessed our church family, our community and the people we connect with around the world. A great resource to bring Jesus' love and healing wherever you live, work, play and learn!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BelPres at none against Rachio's 5. BelPres also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rachio's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (159K vs 12). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. BelPres asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Rachio against 5.0 for BelPres. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rachio has 159K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rachio ships an update every 3 weeks, BelPres every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rachio | BelPres |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (159K ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 159K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RACHIO, INC. | FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BELLEVUE |
Customer experience
Rachio
BelPres
Bugs and requests
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
BelPres
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
BelPres
No in-app purchases
