Rachio vs Ask Ami
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.
Ask Ami
This app helps you find information within your connected accounts like email, calendar, and files. Ask about bills, school notices, or renewals, and it retrieves the relevant message or document. It offers read-only access and allows you to disconnect accounts anytime.
- Connect email, calendar, and files
- Ask questions about household information
- Read-only access to data
- Split answers by family member
- Local document processing
- Account disconnection option
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Ami answers questions about your own household using the accounts you already have. Connect your email, calendar and files, then ask what bills are due this month, what the school sent about the field trip, or when the car insurance renews, and Ami answers with the message or document it found. Everything is read only. Ami never sends mail, edits your calendar or changes a file, and you can disconnect any account at any time. Add the people in your family once and every answer is split out per person. Documents you add are read on your iPhone and the file itself is never uploaded. When Ami finds nothing, it says so instead of guessing.
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Verdict
Rachio and Ask Ami both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ask Ami's written reviews are positive against 57% of Rachio's. Ask Ami also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Rachio's advantage is ratings volume (158K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Rachio sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ask Ami 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 Ask Ami. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rachio has 158K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Rachio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask Ami's.
Rachio ships an update every 3 weeks, Ask Ami daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rachio | Ask Ami |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (158K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 158K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — 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 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RACHIO, INC. | Amee Sanghavi |
Customer experience
Rachio
Ask Ami
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
Ask Ami
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
Ask Ami
No in-app purchases









