Netro is a smart irrigation brand whose Sprite and Spark sprinkler controllers, Pixie hose timer and Whisperer plant sensor are managed from the Netro app. The system builds watering schedules from local weather and can be driven through Alexa, IFTTT and a public API.
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Netro devices connect to Wi-Fi and are managed through Netro's cloud. Setup uses Bluetooth on the Spark, and the other integrations we found, including the voice skill, IFTTT and the community Home Assistant and Homey add-ons, all go through Netro's cloud and its public API.
That suits lawn and garden owners who want weather-adjusted schedules and some automation, for example water-on-schedule or soil-moisture rules in IFTTT, Home Assistant or Homey. It is weaker for local-only control, because the daily API quota limits how often other systems can poll, and we found no Matter support or built-in Home Assistant integration.
Source: Netro app page
The official app, published by Netro Inc. It manages schedules (smart, program and manual), builds watering plans from plant and land details and local weather, shows water use and savings, and displays local watering regulations. The App Store listing names the Sprite, Pixie and Whisperer, and its version history mentions Pixie 2, Pixie Z1, Whisperer 2nd Gen, Stream and Stream Eco. The Android link is the one Netro's own app page uses.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Netro's Spark page gives 2.4 GHz only (802.11 n). The App Store listing describes Netro as a cloud-based watering system, and the Spark page says it is tuned for better local control while keeping remote features, without explaining what works locally. | Netro Spark product page Netro app (App Store) |
| Bluetooth | Yes | The Spark page's comparison table lists Bluetooth for the Spark and a Wi-Fi access point mode for the Sprite, and the page says Bluetooth is used for Wi-Fi setup. We could not confirm whether Bluetooth is used for anything beyond setup. | Netro Spark product page |
| Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not found | None of these radios are mentioned on the Netro pages we read. | Netro Spark product page |
| Matter | Not found | The Spark page does not mention Matter, and we found no Netro announcement or listing for it when we searched. | Searched, no source |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Netro publishes a NetroHome Alexa skill, enabled from Skills and Games in the Alexa app with a Netro account. Commands (Alexa, ask Netro Home to...) water all zones, water one zone by number or stop watering, with 5 minutes as the default duration. The guide says Alexa controls only the first Netro controller on the account, and lists English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. | Netro Alexa guide Netro Spark product page Alexa Skills store |
| Google Home | Official | Netro's Spark page lists Google Home and Google Assistant. Netro's guide for Google Home is written around IFTTT applets: a trigger phrase such as water my yard starts watering and a second applet stops it. We could not find a native Google Home setup page, although the guide says Netro also supports Google Home directly and suggests it for accounts with several controllers. | Netro Spark product page Netro IFTTT and Google guide Netro Alexa guide Google Home compatible devices |
| Apple Home | Not found | No Apple Home or HomeKit support found. Siri is not mentioned on the Spark page. | Netro Spark product page |
| Samsung SmartThings | Not found | No SmartThings integration found when we searched. | Searched, no source |
| IFTTT | Official | Netro has an IFTTT service with 4 triggers (schedules, moisture, sensor data, events) and 6 actions (set device status, water, stop water, do not water, set moisture, report weather), and no queries. Netro's guide walks through connecting it, and lists weather sources such as Weather Underground, Netatmo and Ambient Weather. We could not confirm from the pages whether a paid IFTTT plan is required. | IFTTT Netro service Netro IFTTT guide |
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| Home Assistant | Community | We found no built-in Home Assistant integration, though we could not open Home Assistant's own integrations page to be sure. A community integration, Netro Watering by kcofoni, is listed as a HACS default. It covers Sprite, Spark, Pixie and Whisperer, and uses Netro's public API, so it is subject to the daily call limit. It states it is not affiliated with Netro. | Netro Watering for Home Assistant Home Assistant integrations |
| Homey | Community | A community app, Netro Smart Watering by Patrick Tavaris, states it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Netro. It controls Sprite and Spark controllers and the Whisperer sensor with zone watering, moisture settings, dashboard widgets and Flow cards, and needs a Netro account and device API key. The listing names Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server but also says each device requires a Homey Bridge, and we could not resolve how those fit together. | Homey Netro Smart Watering |
| openHAB | Unconfirmed | We did not find an openHAB binding for Netro in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Node-RED node for Netro. The public API could be called from Node-RED HTTP nodes, but we could not confirm a ready-made node. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Hubitat driver for Netro in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Domoticz plugin for Netro in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Control4 driver for Netro in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Philips Hue | Not found | No integration found when we searched. | Searched, no source |
| Netro Public API | Official | Netro documents a Public API at api.netrohome.com for its controllers (Sprite, Spark, Pixie) and the Whisperer sensor. The device serial number acts as the API key, so Netro warns that anyone holding it can access the device. Endpoints read device info, schedules, moistures, events and sensor data, and can start or stop watering, set status or moisture, skip watering and report weather. The limit is 2,000 calls a day, resetting at midnight UTC. The community Home Assistant page adds that some newer devices only work with an API v2 that uses API keys, which we did not verify on Netro's page. | Netro Public API manual Netro Watering for Home Assistant |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Not that we could find. The Spark page does not mention Matter, and we found no Netro announcement or listing for it when we searched.
Yes, officially. Netro publishes a NetroHome Alexa skill, enabled from Skills and Games in the Alexa app with a Netro account. Commands (Alexa, ask Netro Home to...) water all zones, water one zone by number or stop watering, with 5 minutes as the default duration. The guide says Alexa controls only the first Netro controller on the account, and lists English, Spanish, French, Italian and German.
Yes, officially. Netro's Spark page lists Google Home and Google Assistant. Netro's guide for Google Home is written around IFTTT applets: a trigger phrase such as water my yard starts watering and a second applet stops it. We could not find a native Google Home setup page, although the guide says Netro also supports Google Home directly and suggests it for accounts with several controllers.
Not that we could find. No Apple Home or HomeKit support found. Siri is not mentioned on the Spark page.
Yes, through a community-built integration. We found no built-in Home Assistant integration, though we could not open Home Assistant's own integrations page to be sure. A community integration, Netro Watering by kcofoni, is listed as a HACS default. It covers Sprite, Spark, Pixie and Whisperer, and uses Netro's public API, so it is subject to the daily call limit. It states it is not affiliated with Netro.
Not that we could find. No SmartThings integration found when we searched.
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community app, Netro Smart Watering by Patrick Tavaris, states it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Netro. It controls Sprite and Spark controllers and the Whisperer sensor with zone watering, moisture settings, dashboard widgets and Flow cards, and needs a Netro account and device API key. The listing names Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server but also says each device requires a Homey Bridge, and we could not resolve how those fit together.
Unconfirmed. We did not find a Hubitat driver for Netro in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists.
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