Hydrawise VS Rachio

Sure thing, if you want to play around with the UI you can sign up for account on hydrawise.com, create a "ghost" controller and then when/if you get a hydrawise you can simply plug in your serial number after attached the controller to wifi and upload all that programming you played with. Source: almost 3 years ago

A wifi sprinkler controller could be rigged to do this. I've used https://rachio.com/ for a few years and it has worked well from anywhere on the planet. Source: 11 months ago

I would highly recommend getting a Rachio smart sprinkler controller. It will automatically adjust watering based on weather, sprinkler type, grass type, etc. Source: about 1 year ago

There is a rental we are moving into. I noticed in the garage, it appears to have an active internet modem. It also has a Rachio smart sprinkler system, so it might just be set up for that. But it also has a Ring Doorbell camera. Source: over 1 year ago

If you don't already have a 'smart' controller for your system, I can't say enough good things about a Rachio controller. I think mine paid for itself after a year . . . It looks at the weather patterns and won't run if rain is in the forecast. During times like this, you can 'fine tune' so it runs more often. (I don't f with mine - it runs the same program all year). Source: almost 2 years ago

You could definitely outsource this math to a smart sprinkler controller. I’m also in Massachusetts, 6b, and I use a Rachio - it’s done a very good job of scaling the water amount up as the weather has warmed up, and pulls the local weather data to run its calculations with. Source: almost 2 years ago