# Skydrop Mobile > Remote control and monitoring for smart sprinkler systems using hyper-local weather data. (iPhone/iPad app by Skydrop LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skydrop-mobile/id871978943 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Skydrop LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/871978946) - Category: Utilities, Lifestyle - Price: Free - Rating: 1.70/5 from 507 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 10.0 · 29 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2014-08-21 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skydrop-mobile/id871978943/reviews.md ## What is Skydrop Mobile? Connect to your Skydrop® Smart Sprinkler Controller from anywhere with Skydrop Mobile. Adjust settings, monitor watering and view watering reports for your controller. Put the power of Skydrop in the palm of your hand. With its intuitive simplicity, the Skydrop Smart Sprinkler Controller takes the guesswork out of watering. Using hyper-local weather data to learn how much water your yard needs—based on real-time precipitation, humidity, temperature, wind, solar radiation, slope, and soil condition—it intelligently adjusts so you don’t have to. You can also monitor or adjust at any time from your smartphone or computer. Save water, time and money with Skydrop. Your Skydrop controller is also integrated with Alexa and Google Assistant to provide voice control in addition to app control at your fingertips. You can view the Skydrop Privacy Policy at skydrop.com/privacy and Terms of Use at skydrop.com/terms. ** We love feedback! Please submit a review to tell us if we are doing well or need improvement. If you have a specific issue, please contact our support team. Questions or problems? We are here to help. skydrop.com/support 844-SKYDROP support@skydrop.com ## Key features - Remote sprinkler control - Monitor watering schedules - View watering reports - Hyper-local weather data integration - Intelligent watering adjustments - Voice control integration (Alexa, Google Assistant) ## What do users think of Skydrop Mobile? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💰 Significant water bill savings - 🌱 Improved lawn and plant health - 📱 User-friendly app interface - 🌦️ Weather-based smart watering - 🏠 Alexa integration capability - 🎨 Sleek and attractive design - 💡 Innovative smart controller concept **Cons** - 💳 Unexpected subscription fee model - 🚫 Bait-and-switch pricing strategy - 📞 Poor customer support responsiveness - 🔐 Password reset functionality broken - ⚠️ Unreliable weather accuracy - 🌧️ Waters during rain despite rain detection - 📵 App functionality locked behind paywall - 🔌 WiFi connectivity issues - ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive hardware - ❌ No grandfathering for existing customers - 🚨 Lack of advance notice for changes - 💔 Loss of trust due to poor communication **Commonly reported bugs** - Password reset emails not arriving - App login failures with correct credentials - App crashes and freezes frequently - Manual watering shows 'unable to start' error - Watering history fails to load - App won't load beyond splash screen after update - Settings fail to save changes - App locks up and refuses to scroll - Subscription payment accepted but features still locked - System loses WiFi connection without notification - Default watering schedule reverts to daily watering - Scheduled watering not executing properly **Most requested features** - Local server option to avoid cloud dependency - Integration with personal weather stations - Manual rainfall input capability - Free tier for basic remote control - Tiered pricing for different features - Offline watering capability without internet - Automatic connection loss notifications - HomeKit compatibility ## Recent user reviews (10 of 50) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skydrop-mobile/id871978943/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Password reset doesn’t work, support less than stellar *2020-10-31, version 3.7.1* I got new Wi-Fi in the beginning of October, not realizing that I would have to connect the Skydrop unit to the new Wi-Fi. My sprinklers have not worked in four weeks and my lawn and plants are dead now. I used email support and got instructions on how to connect the unit to the new Wi-Fi. One of the necessary steps is to log onto the app on your phone. My password is not working, and the buttons on the App to reset the password do not respond to the touch. The app is useless. I went through the process of changing my password on their website, and still. Useless. The password does not reset. There is no phone support, only email support, and it takes a few days for them to get back to you. In the meantime, my trees are now dying. If they don’t support this app then what good is it? ### 1/5 — The “update” renders an already bad app totally worthless *2020-07-30, version 3.7.0* Just a few weeks ago the app stopped allowing me to log in, saying password was wrong (I never changed it). Then I chose “forgot password” and was told I would get an email with the password reset link. Nope. Never arrived, not in spam, just didn’t happen at all. Yesterday I noticed an update for the app was available on the AppStore and thought “Oh good, they’re going to fix it now!” Nope. The app won’t even load beyond a big blue Skydrop logo which just remains on screen indefinitely. I’ve been a Skydrop customer for over 5 years. The system has never worked better than when I first started using it. Weather accuracy was never good. It could be raining and Skydrop would still schedule watering as if no rain in the forecast (or even at the moment). My lawn has died in spots and I’ve reseeded more times than I’d like to remember because of spotty watering performance. I believe the company is going out of business. If you’re looking for a smart sprinkler controller, look elsewhere. Don’t be fooled by the fancy display and pretty lighted ring. This system is crap, and the app is now useless. ### 5/5 — My Skydrop is still going strong *2020-06-13, version 3.6.0* I’ve owned 2 Skydrops over the years. My current unit is still going strong. It works with Alexa and all of the features in the app that I use work as well. I am very appreciative that the app and cloud access is being maintained. My only issue is that I added the Hunter Rain-Clik bypass sensor along with the Skydrop expansion pack, but it doesn’t work. Thanks again for continuing to support your old customers. I’d hate to have to buy a Rachio. ### 1/5 — Avoid this bait and switch junk! *2019-11-28, version 3.5.1* After being one of the original adopters of skydrop it’s finally time to leave and go with a Rachio system! So I was baited and switched into buying the expansion module not for the extra sones as I only have 6 but for the rain sensor option which they said would be a required firmware update for it to work. Was told it was coming in 3 months well after 4 years later I’m still waiting! Then to make matters worse they now want to change me just to be able to control my system! I could of done the same control for free if they didn’t block my access or if they cared about there customers they would release the api so I could setup my own server connection. And before they reply with the open letter to customers junk that doesn’t dust any mustard with me! I paid good money for the expansion zone that was a total waste of money! And then paid lots for the system for it to not work as it should. They say about hyper localised weather reporting it uses well it was raining all day but still it wanted to water the yard! The junk can’t even Intergeator to my home weather station that’s connected to various weather sites and reports current weather. At least my new rachio system can get info from my weather station! So in short dump skydrop kick them to the kerb and get a rachio 3 you won’t be disappointed! They only disappointment your have is with skydrop! They should be dropped from the sky into the garbage landfill site! ### 1/5 — Pay for cloud access, things are worse *2019-08-21, version 3.5.1* Paid for cloud access so they can “maintain” things. Disabled smart watering (because it wasn’t working that well), set a manual schedule with fixed days and times. Shows the next estimated watering at a date in the future. Lawn is drying out and having to manually water (and it constantly states it failed to start watering when I do this, have to close the app and re-open to confirm watering has started). Oh yeah, watering history? Never loads to show when I last watered (manually, with a custom schedule, or smart watering). My old fashioned timer from the 70s with mechanical gears was more reliable than SkyFlop. Will be switching to Rachio for sure next year. ### 4/5 — Another Day *2019-07-27, version 3.5.1* After having time to process my disappointment with Skydrop’s news earlier this year, I’m writing a review to support the company. Before signing up for the recently required monthly subscription, I checked options at the big box stores and nothing compares. I’ve not experienced any performance issues since purchasing the unit a few years back, and love the sleek appearance and easy to use ap. I respect the employees tenacity to keep the company viable and appreciate their introspect after earlier misleading communication. As long as Skydrop maintains development and transparency moving forward, I will continue using their product. ### 1/5 — Horrible customer service *2019-07-12, version 3.5.1* I have had this product for three years and worked great and I turned my unit on this spring and the app will not let me control the device anymore and just shows the status. I logged into the website and the same thing. As of now I can’t control my sprinklers and the product is useless. I have been emailing support for a month and no response. I have tried to call them direct and I am on hold for exactly 10 min stating I am next in line and then they say there is no one to accept my call and it hangs up. This has happened four times in the past two weeks. Very bad business. I purchased this at Lowe’s. I will be contacting them and letting them know that this company is poorly run. What do I do. I will have to purchase a different system. ### 1/5 — Shady company breaching contract. *2019-07-07, version 3.5.1* After owning the device on the promise of free-forever remote access and weather data, they now expect to charge a monthly fee, or render this unit useless. They refuse to take it back since it’s been more than 30 days, effectively locking me in in their system, not allowing me to move to some other vendor that keeps up to their promises. Not only their mediocre ‘hyper accurate’ ‘hyper local’ weather info never really worked, now I can’t modify the schedule or manually activate/ deactivate zones. In addition to that, access using the hardware itself is garbage, due to the system being awfully slow and unresponsive, so basically I have a sub or unit performing worse than my formes $30 dum controller. If they really cared about customers, they’d make a system update where I can run the controller from my own server (think ubiquity unifi controller), instead of forcing me on their cloud service, and then lock me out of my hardware and try and collect random money. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Have you read our recent blog post? It explains some of the reasons. https://www.skydrop.com/open-letter-to-skydrop-community/ ### 1/5 — Frustrated owner, please look for another controller *2019-07-01, version 3.5.1* So unfortunate. The controller and past app worked well, and I bought in heavily with one for my parents and brother as gifts. This unit has now been hijacked of all its utility with unannounced recent software update. Paid (plenty) for a smart controller with remote capability and those remaining with what is left of the company, have decided to dumb down and take away even the remote on and off functionality, unless a monthly fee is paid. I read the response letter and appreciate the circumstance, but wiping out all functionality is truly of poor taste and feels extremely extortion like! Overall, great concept and past execution, only to be reduced to more plastic for the landfill. ### 1/5 — Typical.. *2019-06-26, version 3.5.1* Unfortunately the only online reviews are the ones which promote the product.. if the company wants to gain support then answer the phone, respond to your customers and stop the hide and seek.. I’m not sure how this is legal to go from a free service to now you have to pay to keep it with no warning or notifications made to the consumer base.. I’m sorry I appreciate the “smart “tech aspect but I’ll go buy a “dumb” controller to not have to pay and deal with the old school stuff rather than the tech crashes, lack of communication and now being forced to pay for a service that was provided for free. Best of luck but you have lost more than your $2.. ## Frequently asked questions about Skydrop Mobile ### What does the Skydrop Mobile app do? The Skydrop Mobile app allows you to connect to and control your Skydrop Smart Sprinkler Controller from anywhere. You can adjust settings, monitor your watering schedules, and view detailed watering reports directly from your smartphone. ### How does Skydrop save water and money? Skydrop uses hyper-local weather data, including precipitation, humidity, temperature, and wind, to intelligently adjust watering needs. This ensures your yard receives the optimal amount of water, preventing over or under-watering and leading to savings. ### Is the Skydrop Mobile app free to use? Yes, the Skydrop Mobile app is free to download and use. The app provides remote control and monitoring capabilities for your Skydrop Smart Sprinkler Controller. ### What devices is Skydrop Mobile compatible with? The app is designed to work with Skydrop Smart Sprinkler Controllers. It can be accessed from your smartphone or computer. Additionally, the controller integrates with Alexa and Google Assistant for voice control. ### Can I get help if I have issues with the app or controller? Yes, Skydrop offers support for questions or problems. You can visit skydrop.com/support, call 844-SKYDROP, or email support@skydrop.com for assistance. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.7.1 — 2020-08-14 Skydrop Mobile 3.7.1 * Minor bug fixes ** We love feedback! Please submit a review to tell us if we are doing well or need improvement. If you are experiencing problems, please contact our support team at skydrop.com/support, support@skydrop.com or 844-SKYDROP. ### 3.7.0 — 2020-07-27 Skydrop Mobile 3.7.0 * Compatibility with latest iOS versions * Minor bug fixes ** We love feedback! Please submit a review to tell us if we are doing well or need improvement. If you are experiencing problems, please contact our support team at skydrop.com/support, support@skydrop.com or 844-SKYDROP. ### 3.6.0 — 2020-03-20 Skydrop Mobile 3.6.0 * Minor bug fixes ** We love feedback! Please submit a review to tell us if we are doing well or need improvement. If you are experiencing problems, please contact our support team at skydrop.com/support, support@skydrop.com or 844-SKYDROP. ### 3.5.1 — 2019-06-18 Skydrop Mobile 3.5.1 * Fix problems with in-app purchase process * Allow restoring purchase ** We love feedback! Please submit a review to tell us if we are doing well or need improvement. If you are experiencing problems, please contact our support team at skydrop.com/support, support@skydrop.com or 844-SKYDROP. ### 3.5.0 — 2019-06-10 Skydrop Mobile 3.5.0 * Improve compatibility with newer versions of iOS * Bug fixes and optimization * Display new Skydrop Plus pricing ** We love feedback! Please submit a review to tell us if we are doing well or need improvement. 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