Customer Ratings & Reviews

I made some changes to my irrigation system to have even coverage all over my property. I decided it was time to get a better controller as well. I previously used an Orbit B Hyve controller. It was nice that it was wi-fi connected, but it was not as smart as the Rachio with weather prediction and delaying watering. The interface was clunky and difficult to use. In CT we have had a very dry summer. There were quite a few days where the forecast showed thunderstorms and showers, but the rain never came. B Hyve would skip watering those days, and of course the lawn suffered. Rachio does rain delay intelligently... if the forecast changes then it will modify the rain delay so the lawn still gets the watering it needs. The app is very easy to use and to map out the yard with. If you fully program all the details for each zone, Rachio is able to intelligently schedule watering times and duration based on that information. Also love the water hammer reducing feature which opens the next zone just before the previous closes. We have very high water pressure in our town.

2/16/24. Love this Smart Sprinkler. Garza did an exceptional job identifying this product for me. It has many great features. It's easy to use and competitively priced!

Simply amazing. Easy setup and worry free performance for over a year now. I love how it automatically adjusts for seasons and weather.

I was shocked at how easy it was to install the unit and have it up and running. Overall the physical install took about 15 minutes, my drill and a little skill. Programming the sprinkler zones to about 3 minutes each, location, name and photo. Scheduling to another 5 minutes. I spent more time mapping out the zones with the easy to satellite view of my house. I really appreciate the integrated weather options, if it's too windy, too wet, or too cold, it will automatically skip a watering until it's ready.

This is the 2nd unit I bought and I'm very pleased with it. The app is good but not great in terma of being inuitive when setting up but works well afyer you have everything set up. I enjoy seeing all the days during the fall, winter and spring that it skips and the water savings. I'd guess the unit pays itself off in a few years.

I love this thing. Interface and software is VERY easy to use. I have all the custom schedules setup for normal routine watering and then also when I’m overseeing. It was definitely a great investment and replacement of the ancient dinosaur or a device that was installed by the old homeowner. It’s saved LOTS of $ on my water bill so far too.

Works amazing! This device had saved us money on our monthly water bill and has our lawn looking great! It was super easy to setup and install. I pulled down my old programmable unit and had this installed in no time. Word of advice, make sure you grab the outdoor hosting when you buy this one because I made the mistake of installing it and having to redo the entire install when I got the outdoor housing, which included drilling new holes.

As I only had to remove and replace my old controller with this one, the setup was really easy, especially considering I don't consider myself a handyman. It's worked really great so far. I thought I would be using the app a lot more, but it's really been set-it-and-forget-it since day one. I installed it in my garage which can get really warm in the summer and cold in the winter so I am very curious to see how it will hold up in the elements. So far so good, though.

I love the Rachio! I watched YouTube videos on how to remove my old RainBird and how to install the Rachio. I did not have any problems at all and I am in my early seventies. The software is also easy to use. I used industrial strength Velcro to hang it up with instead of drilling more holes. So easy!

Yes it’s very good . You can control the zones directly from your phone with a schedule . The device can skip when it rains. I love it . Full control . Start runs if you figured you needed more water and you can pause runs as needed . Very easy to install . Money well spent no regrets . Stays connected to WiFi and syncs back easily with a WiFi reset. I love it.

Easy setup with a neat zone mapping tool. Had an issue finding clear documentation on how to add my 3rd party rain sensor, but that is not the fault of Rachio. I had it up and running within an hour of unboxing. Highly recommend it.

Replaced older rain bird WiFi going in and out. App easy to work and setup unit. Unit can skip ,pause and quick watering. WiFi connection 2.4 - 5.0. Product connect to HomePod. So much that this product does also notifications. Love this product.

Easy to install, and each to control. Best thing is that it is registered with zip code, and it gets weather information. Checking how much it rains in this area and it skips automatically if there is enough rain. Great in saving water and money too.

This "Smart" sprinkler control gets MANY positive reviews on line so I tried it. Very simple to install with nicely detailed step-by-step set up and convenient videos. It links with local weather stations and forecast information to make smart suggested watering schedules for each zone. After inputting information into the app the controller waters based on soil type and size of each zone. It adjusts itself when weather changes so it doesn't water when it has rained or when forecast. If the forecast is incorrect it will adjust itself to accommodate the situation. Saving considerable water so far.

I won't say much about compatibility and ease of install because it's all fairly universal and straightforward regardless of brand. The Rachio app is awesome though and what I think sets it apart from the rest. I installed one of these to upgrade from a old Toro controller from the late 80's/early 90's. It certainly didn't have any smart features, it couldn't even keep time which is what prompted the upgrade. Got the controller swapped and wires hooked up in about 10 minutes. Setup in the app was straight forward and has all the smart features you want. Uses weather information for rain, freezing temperatures, and wind and will automatically adjust the sprinkler schedule to account for the conditions. As you setup your sprinkler zones it makes recommendations based off your location. Asks for information like what the zone is used for (grass, shrubs, etc), type of soil, and what type of sprinkler head is being used. It uses that information to recommend sprinkler run times. The controller has no display so it all must be configured via your smartphone, I don't see this as a problem in the year 2021. You can trigger the system to run and skip zones with a 4-way button on the controller but that's it. While this is one of the most expensive smart controllers you can buy I'd venture to say the price difference is worth it for a well developed functional app experience.

I purchased this product so that I could easily monitor and schedule the days that I water my lawn. In Michigan we never know when we are going to get rain. Sometimes it's few and far between and other days it will happen for multiple days consecutively. The install for this was very easy (just take a picture of current set up before you disconnect all of your wires). Setting up everything through the app took a while but that is only because it asks for a lot of details that helps it create a schedule. Once you program what you want (or even what it recommends) you just sit back and let it do the work for you. I have had it installed for about a little over a week. I have it set to water every other day. So far, it has only watered my lawn once and canceled the watering on three other days because it predicted rain. All three days that it cancelled, we ended up getting rain so it saved me the water and the money. The app is very user friendly and make it easy to check the schedule make adjustments and see how much time and water that you saved. This was well worth the investment.

This is the controller to get for tech lovers. Even for those that aren’t techy but have Wi-Fi and just love to save water and/or money, this is it. I live in Florida which rains every summer afternooon, and it’s nice to have this thing skip scheduled runs based off of local weather forecast rather than a rain sensor. The rain sensor wasn’t an option for me cuz that’s just another thing that can collect standing water and attract mosquitos. It predicts how many inches of rain your lawn has gotten and will skip runs if it passes the threshold you set. Set up is very easy. You can name each zone, take a picture of each zone, and describe whether it’s mostly shrubs, trees or lawn and what type of soil you have etc. It asked a lot more details than I even cared to wonder about. Once set up is complete, you can practically forget about changing your irrigation schedule. I have already noticed a 20% reduction in water usage and it hasn’t even been a full month since I’ve used this.

So far so good. Super easy to use, easy to install and set up. Pictured zones replaced my laminated yard drawing map. The best part is the irrigation guys have no problem accessing it manually. Pretty expensive for what it is, but a gift card helped bring the price down.

So easy to set up. Remember to take pic of wiring in old unit before unhooking and replacing. App is awesome, and allows me to soak my neighbor if he encroaches on my property line when mowing. Love the auto skip feature linked to weather too. No brainer purchase, especially for those still fiddling around with old systems like rainbird.

Installation was a snap. Very easy instructions and not difficult at all. I labeled the wires from my old controller and it was a snap to switch things over. I was a little confused on how to connect my rain sensor but eventually figured it out. (Not sure I need it anyway.) The app allows you to set things up just like your regular controller, but if you really want to get the most out of it, you will need to do some configuration. It can factor in the amount of water you sprinklers put out, the slope of your lawn, type of grass, type of soil, and a bunch of other really nerdy things. Doing so allows the controller to take over and water your lawn in a well thought out way. I was a little reluctant to use the automatic setup because the duration at each station was quite a bit longer than I was used to. What it didn't do a good job of telling me, was it would water fewer days so it actually came out less. If you're on the fence, give it a shot. If you've made it this far, you just the kind of nerd to buy this thing. Don't worry, I'm one too.