Rain Bird

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Last verified 4 Sep 2026

4.7 77331 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5Activity log and water all

   It would be helpful to have a log of activity maybe 30 days worth in case you miss a notification You cannot water all stations from the app like you can from the controller You have to start each station one at a time Update notifications still not working all the time They worked on Monday but not on Friday Update 2 Thank you for the reply but neither the controller or the app have programs (A B C D) It is an ST 8 WiFi The point is that the controller has a button labeled Water Now which allows a manual run of all stations in order The iPhone app does not have that function From the app you have to start each zone individually This is a feature request to add that functionality Also in your reply you asked that I provide more information so you can assist further suggesting that I "click the email link" What email link? I could not find one in the review or in the email I received from Apple with your response The email was from an Apple no reply address If you are still willing to help with the notifications issue please provide an email or other contact for me to use Thanks

   Nydnuydvhrsbuij · 4 Sep 2026

2. 2/5Terrible.

   I want to log in and easily see when the next irrigation is scheduled. The “Next Irrigation” box on the dashboard just says “there are no more irrigation events scheduled today”. That’s not what “next irrigation” means. Show me the date and details of the NEXT IRRIGATION like the box is labeled, whatever date that may be. There’s a second chance to present that information just below the programs listed on the dashboard but they fail again: half the time it says “not scheduled” despite clearly being there in the calendar. When it does show that an event is scheduled it just gives you the day of the week and the time. I have a program that’s supposed to run every 14 days, so “Thursday at 7:30pm” could be tomorrow or it could be a week after tomorrow. Put the date in there, and fix the bugs that keep it from inaccurately showing not scheduled when it is scheduled. I got this thing because I travel a lot and it adds piece of mind to monitor and adjust remotely if I have to. This is all made worse by the fact that when the controller loses internet for whatever reason (usually not the controller’s fault, sometimes internet outages occur) the controller will not automatically reconnect to the network when internet returns! It basically invalidates all peace of mind that having a remotely controllable irrigation system is supposed to offer.

   Heofenum · 4 Sep 2026

3. 3/5Flaky and inscrutable

   Our controller is in the garage about 30 feet away from the nearest Wi-Fi router and through two walls. It can take 5 to 15 minutes to finally make the connection from the app to the controller through numerous error messages. Just trying to connect to the controller is a nightmare. The icons in this app are impossible to figure out, so you’re going to try one icon then back up, try a different icon back up try another one. Meanwhile, the controller will time out and lose connection and you start the process all over again. It can sometimes take 30 minutes just to run one cycle of the sprinklers off schedule. I would much rather have a list of plain English hyperlinks to click on rather than a raindrop icon, whose meaning is impossible to know. The seasonal adjustment: I set it to 10% assuming that meant it would adjust all the times by 10%, but what it did instead was to shorten everything by 90%. The correct setting is 110%. That’s just a simple example of the difficulty in understanding this app. It needs a lot more plain English and instructions. This coming from a software developer / website developer with 50 years of experience.

   Software Wizard Dave · 4 Sep 2026

4. 1/5Notifications corrected, needs a couple extra features

   Most of the time notifications do not come through, even though I have every single option checked. Also, it would be nice to see a runtime log to verify which stations ran at which time, especially since the notifications do not come through most of the time. Would also love to see some sort of calculator interface to assist with setting up station runtime as well. *edit* notifications appear to have been corrected with the latest update, thanks! Raised rating to 4 stars, couple of small added features would make it a solid 5. *edit 2* dropping my rating back down, automatic seasonal adjust has not worked for weeks/months now, weather is nowhere close to accurate, connecting to the timer takes minutes most of the time from the app, notifications are extremely delayed most of the time, the app shows upcoming events that occurred many hours ago, and the clock doesn’t hold time well causing delays in scheduling. None of these should be an issue with an internet connected device, and do not appear to be an issue with cheaper internet connected irrigation controllers. Take my advice, do not waste your time with Rain Bird unless you want a 100% manual controller. Rachel and Orbit make much better devices at lower price points with better support.

   solodogg · 4 Sep 2026

5. 1/5A not satisfied customer!!

   Automatic seasonal adjustment doesn’t work on one of my controllers, the other one sends a notification that it has changed but when you go on the app, it is still the old setting. I called support 4 times they go through their checklist, that confirms everything is setup correctly again and then put you on hold for minutes, come back want the same info that you have already given them and tell you that they are sending this off to the product manager and they will get back to you. This is not a new product, this problem has to have happened before. I have it on 2 controllers and 2 different zip codes. You think they would at least give you some information that is useful, no they just leave you hanging. I now have upset customers and have no idea if this will be resolved or not. The reason the clients bought this upgrade, was to save on water use, not use more. I may lose these clients and I am sure they will tell their friends. Thanks Rain Bird! Propose solutions, in a timely fashion, not will get back to you. What does that even mean, one day, one week, one month or one year??? I also believe that when they put you on hold, they are taking other calls, because it happens several times during the call and then and the end it is the same answer.

   Frustrated.!! · 4 Sep 2026

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