Comparison

bObsweep vs OWLMOW

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

bObsweep

Remotely control your robotic vacuum, customize cleaning zones, and schedule cleanings. Save multiple home maps and review past cleaning activity. Take full control over your bot's settings for a personalized cleaning experience.

Highlights
  • Remote bot control
  • Customizable room maps
  • Scheduled cleanings
  • Cleaning history logs
  • Multiple saved maps
  • Cleaning preferences
Features
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Control your bot • Send your bot to clean, charge, or empty Customize your maps • Connect and divide rooms, name rooms, and use NoSweep and NoMop zones View cleaning history logs • Review your bot's past activity with detailed history logs Keep up to 3 saved maps • Ensure every level of your home is kept in pristine condition Schedule cleanings • Have your bot clean when you want, where you want, and how you want by scheduling cleanings Set cleaning preferences • Take full control over your bot's cleaning settings Coming soon • App Help Center

About

OWLMOW

This app enables intelligent lawn mowing with advanced path planning for efficient parallel operation. It features environmental perception and adaptive capabilities for optimized lawn care.

Highlights
  • Intelligent path planning
  • Parallel route operation
  • GNSS positioning
  • Environmental perception sensors
  • Self-learning capabilities
  • Adaptive operation
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The M18 intelligent mower is an upgraded version of the intelligent mower with disordered contour lines on the market. It uses the time-space coherence of GNSS positioning at a small scale, and uses a specific path planning algorithm to realize the parallel route operation of the mower, so as to achieve multiple improvements in operating efficiency. It is equipped with sensors such as collision to achieve intelligent perception of the operating environment, and has certain environmental self-learning and adaptive capabilitie

Screenshots

bObsweep4 screens
OWLMOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: bObsweep at 57% against OWLMOW's 0%. bObsweep also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (449 vs 4). OWLMOW's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bObsweep holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bObsweep has 449 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of bObsweep's written reviews are positive against 0% of OWLMOW's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bObsweep ships an update monthly, OWLMOW every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
bObsweep versus OWLMOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbObsweepOWLMOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (449 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings449 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBobsweep Inc.Kalman Navigation

Customer experience

bObsweep

All ratings449 ratings
Positive64.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative29.0%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative35.7%

OWLMOW

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

bObsweep

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Maps disappearing after updates
  • Vacuum disconnecting from Wi-Fi
  • App unable to connect to vacuum
  • Scheduled cleanings not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to control vacuum remotely
  • Notification when vacuum gets stuck
  • Better integration with smart home assistants
  • More customization options for cleaning schedules
  • Smaller no-go zones
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  • Ability to prioritize room cleaning order

OWLMOW

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

bObsweep

No in-app purchases

None

OWLMOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bObsweep free?
bObsweep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OWLMOW free?
OWLMOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bObsweep or OWLMOW?
bObsweep is rated higher. bObsweep averages 3.7 out of 5 from 449 ratings, while OWLMOW averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do bObsweep or OWLMOW have ads?
Neither bObsweep nor OWLMOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bObsweep or OWLMOW?
bObsweep ships an update monthly, and OWLMOW every 3 weeks. Most recently, bObsweep was updated on October 16, 2026 and OWLMOW on October 7, 2026.

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