Rachio vs FCCSA
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.
FCCSA
Discover a community with exceptional amenities and a strong sense of family. This app showcases a unique residential and business blend, featuring beautiful landscaping, walking paths, and parks for recreation.
- Unsurpassed amenities and conveniences
- Sense of family and community
- Residential and business blend
- Meticulously maintained streets and parks
- Miles of walking paths
- Unlimited recreational opportunities
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First Colony has unsurpassed amenities and conveniences with a sense of family & community. First Colony is a unique blend of residential neighborhoods and businesses with protective architectural guidelines and meticulously maintained streets, lakes, parks, and greenbelts. Beautifully landscaped and well maintained, First Colony offers a spectacle of tree lined streets, miles of walking paths, lush parks and lakes for truly unlimited recreational opportunities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FCCSA at none against Rachio's 5. FCCSA also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rachio's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, 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. FCCSA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rachio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rachio has 159K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rachio ships an update every 3 weeks, FCCSA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rachio | FCCSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (159K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 159K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RACHIO, INC. | Alosant |
Customer experience
Rachio
FCCSA
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
FCCSA
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
FCCSA
No in-app purchases
