iRobot Home (Classic) vs PetFun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRobot Home (Classic)
Control older iRobot floor cleaning robots with this app. It offers features like enhanced maps, room-specific cleaning, custom schedules, and smart home integrations. Ensure your robot is compatible before downloading.
- Control older iRobot models
- Enhanced cleaning maps
- Room and zone-specific cleaning
- Customizable cleaning schedules
- Personalized cleaning suggestions
- Smart home integrations (Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant)
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The classic iRobot Home App is compatible with older Roomba®, Braava® and Klaara™ products, including Roomba® or Roomba Combo® e, i, s, m, j, Essential, Essential 2, and 10 Max series robots. For other Roomba® models, please download the Roomba® Home app. Take control of cleaning your home with the classic iRobot Home app. The easy-to-use app offers enhanced maps, room, zone and object-specific cleaning, customized scheduling, personalized cleaning suggestions, and simple smart home integrations with Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant-enabled devices*, all designed to make sure you get the most out of your iRobot floor cleaning robots. Feature availability varies by model. *Works with Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant-enabled devices. Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com or its affiliates. Google and Google Home are trademarks of Google LLC. Siri is a registered trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
PetFun
Control your intelligent pet feeder remotely to ensure your pet is fed on schedule. Monitor your pet's activity, communicate with them, and capture memorable moments through video recording and photo sharing.
- Feeding statistics
- Regular feeding schedules
- Automatic feeding
- Remote one-key feeding
- Remote pet monitoring
- Remote communication with pet
- Video recording for pets
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PetFun APP is designed for users to operate the PetFun intelligent pet feeder. The following functions waiting for you to experience: Feeding statistics Regular feeding Automatic feeding Remote one-key feeding Remote pet monitoring Remote communication with pet Make video recording for pet Share the pictures and videos of pet to friends If you have any questions about the operation or the device, please contact us More>feedback
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iRobot Home (Classic) at 74% against PetFun's 10%. iRobot Home (Classic) also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (172K vs 54). PetFun's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iRobot Home (Classic) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRobot Home (Classic) has 172K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of iRobot Home (Classic)'s written reviews are positive against 10% of PetFun's.
iRobot Home (Classic) ships an update every 2 weeks, PetFun monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRobot Home (Classic) | PetFun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (172K ratings) — better | 1.9 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 10.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 172K — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 591 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iRobot Corporation | 宝平 钟 |
Customer experience
iRobot Home (Classic)
PetFun
User reviews
iRobot Home (Classic)
From 172K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great robot
- 🚀 Excellent product
- 🚀 Impressive cleaning
- 🚀 Reliable and effective
- 🚀 Fantastic for pet owners
Room to improve
- 🐛 App issues (crashes, slow, glitches)
- 🐛 Mapping problems
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 🐛 Frequent maintenance required
- 🐛 Short battery life
PetFun
From 54 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works as it should (when functional)
- 📸 Nice camera quality
- 🏠 Good for remote pet monitoring
- 📅 Reliable scheduled feeding (when working)
- 🔊 Clear audio transmission (when working)
Room to improve
- ❌ Unreliable connectivity issues
- 📉 Outdated app interface
- 🚫 Frequent app crashes/freezes
- ⚠️ Difficult setup process
- 💸 Expensive for unreliable product
Bugs and requests
iRobot Home (Classic)
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to connect to robot
- Mapping issues leading to navigation problems
- Charging and docking issues
- Unexpected robot behavior and errors
Requested features
7 requests- Add Siri/voice control integration
- Improve app UI and usability
- Allow manual control/steering
- Provide live map tracking
- Add more scheduling options
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- Improve mapping and room detection
- Enhance error reporting and diagnostics
PetFun
Reported bugs
41 issues- Pre-programmed feeds not appearing
- App states 'abnormal' feeder status
- Machine doesn't work after app update
- Notifications not received on other devices
- Cannot change WiFi after moving
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- Cannot connect device
- Feeder disconnects randomly
- Login issues / stays loading
- App crashes when adding recording to audio list
- Scroll wheels gone after iOS update
- Latest update broke app functionality (portion size, times)
- Cannot connect to network / goes offline easily
- Error when entering WiFi password
- Feeder stops auto-feeding after update
- Programmed feeding stops when away from home WiFi
- Manual feed unresponsive
- App lost connection after update
- Device is not online
- Camera does not work unless connected to WiFi
- Cannot login to app / request timed out
- Counter history not working
- Voice recordings and auto schedule resets
- Device not online after working fine
- App glitches out constantly
- Audio issues
- Cannot have more than one person use the app
- Feeder doesn't consistently work
- App doesn't count feeding statistics
- Smart feeder wouldn't recognize QR code
- App switches between home WiFi and network feeder
- App doesn't store WiFi names
- Never successfully connected
- App makes feeder almost worthless
- Only works with Android
- Does not stay online when not on same WiFi
- Password with special characters prevents login
- Facebook login rejected
- Pet feeder device must be plugged in for initial WiFi contact
- Router needs to find feeder, not vice versa
- Face phone screen at feeder's camera for QR code
- 5GHz connections no longer supported
Requested features
12 requests- Update app interface
- Full screen support
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Support for multiple users
- Notification for other devices
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- Option to not ask about time zone change
- Compatibility with newer iOS versions
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Notification when food is dispensed
- Notification when feeder is empty/blocked
- Ability to remove/add networks easily
- HomeKit integration for camera and feed button
In-app purchases
iRobot Home (Classic)
No in-app purchases
PetFun
No in-app purchases
