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SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation)
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Founded	2013-07-01
Legal Structure
Industry	Home automation
Also known as
Official website	https://skydrop.com

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SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules.

Consumer-impact summary

Incidents

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation) category.

Cloud subscription model change (2019)

In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.^[1] The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.

Bankruptcy (2019)

Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings^[2], leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called Bait-and-switch.

Products

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References

↑ "Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App". Reddit. Archived from the original on 8 Jun 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
↑ "Skydrop is ceasing operations". Reddit. Archived from the original on 11 Jun 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[1] "Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App". Reddit. Archived from the original on 8 Jun 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

[2] "Skydrop is ceasing operations". Reddit. Archived from the original on 11 Jun 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

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-SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules.  In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.  The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve. Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This serves as a common cautionary tale in the home automation community about the reliance on cloud-based services for connected devices.
+SkyDrop was a smart sprinkler controller company, founded in 2013 in American Fork, Utah, by Bret Cloward and Clark Endrizzi. The company launched its smart sprinkler controller with a focus on using weather data to create automated, water-efficient watering schedules.
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
 ==Incidents==
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+This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+===Cloud subscription model change (2019)===
+In 2019 they forced a change to a cloud subscription model, which led to consumer backlash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skydrop introduces a new monthly subscription to control your device from the Web or App. |url=https://reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230608075033/https://old.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/bufzto/skydrop_introduces_a_new_monthly_subscription_to/ |archive-date=8 Jun 2023|access-date=23 October 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> The subscription controversy and various technical problems led many users to switch to competitors like Rachio or Orbit B-Hyve.
-This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+===Bankruptcy (2019)===
-===Example incident one (''date'')===
+Around 2019, the company effectively ceased operations or was in bankruptcy proceedings<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skydrop is ceasing operations |URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230611212955/https://old.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/c2oyt1/skydrop_is_ceasing_operations/ |archive-date=11 Jun 2023|access-date=23 October 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref>, leaving many users with controllers that could no longer function as intended without the supporting cloud services. This is called [[Bait-and-switch]].
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