Rachio vs Level Home
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.
Level Home
Control your smart lock remotely using your phone. Grant and revoke access for guests, and monitor entry activity from anywhere. Integrates with popular smart home platforms for seamless automation.
- Remote lock/unlock
- Share access with guests
- Activity history tracking
- Smart home platform integration
- Voice control
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The Level Home app lets you use your phone to lock and unlock your door. With award-winning design and engineering, Level Bolt and Level Lock+ are bringing the next generation of smart locks to your home. Easily share access with friends, family, and people you trust. Track activity history from anywhere to see who’s come and gone. Level works with smart home platforms such as Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa from anywhere via app, voice, or automations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Level Home at none against Rachio's 5. Level Home also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rachio's advantage is ratings volume (159K vs 739) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Level Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rachio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rachio has 159K ratings behind it against 739, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Rachio's written reviews are positive against 46% of Level Home's.
Rachio ships an update every 3 weeks, Level Home fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Rachio | Level Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (159K ratings) — better | 4.6 (739 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159K — better | 739 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RACHIO, INC. | Level Home Inc. |
Customer experience
Rachio
Level Home
User reviews
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
Level Home
From 739 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive and fast
- 🔒 Secure and reliable
- 👍 Sleek and minimalist design
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly app
- 👍 Easy installation and setup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity and sync issues
- 🔋 Battery drain and lack of low battery notifications
- 🔒 Inconsistent and unreliable locking/unlocking
- 👎 Buggy and unstable app updates
- 👎 Poor customer support
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
Level Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch after iOS updates
- Locks randomly stop responding or get stuck
- Inconsistent behavior with auto-unlock and touch-to-unlock features
- Guest access and sharing not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add battery level indicator and low battery notifications
- Improve connectivity and reliability of locking/unlocking
- Enhance app UI/UX and make it more intuitive
- Provide better customer support and timely bug fixes
- Add more customization options and smart home integrations
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
Level Home
No in-app purchases
