# K-Rain ProEx

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1011303136](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1011303136)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1011303136`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** K-Rain Manufacturing Corporation
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 1.90 / 5 (31 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.5
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-24
- **First published:** 2016-06-29
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/k-rain-proex/id1011303136)
- **Website:** [http://www.krain.com](http://www.krain.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.krain.com/privacy-policy](https://www.krain.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Take control of your irrigation system, save water and ensure a healthy lawn and landscape from anywhere in the world.  

K-Rain's ProEX WiFi enabled irrigation controller allows you to monitor, program, or suspend your irrigation controller from a smartphone, tablet or internet browser.

Utilizing our secure WiFi Hub, you can connect your controller to the internet without giving out sensitive network passwords to third parties.

You can suspend or modify watering schedules based on current or forecast weather conditions.

Use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control to easily test your system.

Are you a profession installer?  Manage up to 400 controllers easily using our share feature in the native application or web browser.

## Rankings

- #298,381 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the hardware and some remote-control features, but repeatedly complain about unreliable connectivity, syncing delays, frequent crashes, poor setup, and lack of zone status visibility. The strongest positives are a solid controller and useful station-test/remote control when the app works. The most repeated negatives are app stability and reconnect issues, slow or failed sync, and setup/login frustrations, plus not knowing which zone is running or how long. Overall, the app works intermittently and needs major reliability and UX improvements; the hardware is fine, but the software undermines the system’s usefulness.

### Pros

- The physical controller hardware is solid/good.
- Station test feature works well for testing zones and remote control.
- When the app is functioning, it provides convenient remote management of the controller.
- Manual control of zones via the app works (when stable).

### Cons

- Unreliable connectivity and long, inconsistent syncs between the app and the main unit.
- Frequent crashes, poor usability, and settings not reliably saving or applying.
- Frustrating setup and login issues (server errors, hub Wi‑Fi pairing, lack of clear instructions).
- Lack of real-time status visibility (cannot easily see which zone is running or how long remaining).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1011303136)