16 Zone Iro or Smart Controller Gen 2?

[ahowse]

I am looking to purchase an Rachio device, but am having trouble determine the feature differences between the 16 Zone Iro or Smart Controller Gen 2. Can someone tell me what the differences are, especially considering the price difference?

[franz]

@ahowse

This post has a decent breakdown of the new gen 2 features.

Generation 2!

What’s behind our new Smart Sprinkler Controller [image] Hello Rachio community, You might be reading this because you’re wondering why we built our next generation controller and what makes it different from the first. Or, you might be reading this because you’ve just recently heard about our company and/or product and are interested in learning more. Either way, we’re happy to have you here. Our Gen 1 controller was the first of its kind and there was no way to anticipate what our custo…

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