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

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

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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 SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation) category.

Cloud subscription model change (2019)

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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)

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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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This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.


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See also

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Bait-and-switch

References

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  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.