Robotmaker vs POLARIE U
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Robotmaker
Control your LiDAR cleaning robot remotely to schedule and manage cleaning tasks. Monitor cleaning progress in real-time with an interactive map and customize cleaning modes for efficient home maintenance.
- Remote robot control
- Real-time cleaning map
- Customizable cleaning schedules
- Multiple cleaning modes
- Software update notifications
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Robotmaker APP can control your LiDAR Cleaning Robot wherever you are, the robot will carry out the cleaning working automatically according to your instructions through the APP, you just need to hail its high-efficient cleaning performances, and enjoy your clean and cosy home. APP Intelligent Control l Real time map: the map will be created simultaneously when robot start cleaning, you could see the working situation clearly through the APP. l Control anywhere, anytime: easy control all functions of robot through the APP, Cleaning at anywhere, anytime l Schedule: make the reservation for day to day cleaning working, cater for your customized cleaning requirements. l Software update: understand the robot’s updated status through APP prompt, keep your robot with best performance. l Multi-purpose: Not only can start, stop, pause cleaning and recharging, but support switching for multiple cleaning modes—standard, turbo, eco
POLARIE U
This app enhances night sky photography by controlling a star tracker. It offers various rotation speeds, camera shutter control, and advanced imaging modes for creating stunning time-lapses and HDR images of celestial objects.
- Variable rotation speeds
- Custom rotation speed settings
- Camera shutter control
- Shoot-move-shoot function
- Accurate star tracking
- Bracketed imaging for HDR
- Night vision light
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The POLARIE U app is an app dedicated to the POLARIE U star tracker offered by Vixen. Shooting night skies is easy if only the POLARIE U. With the use of this app, however, you will enjoy creating a time-lapse movie of a higher level. Major features - Various speeds of rotations. (10x of the sidereal tracking rate at the maximum.) - The rotation speeds are available to set in the Custom Mode. - Control a camera shutter with an optionally available shutter release cable. - The motion of a POLARIE U can be linked with the shutter control (Shoot-move-shoot function). - Tracks the motion of stars accurately and the stars appear no trails in long exposures. - The bracketed imaging mode is available. It is effective in capturing fainter celestial objects such as diffuse and emission nebulae and it allows for creating HDR images using a stack of different exposures. A photo with a dynamic range wider than by a single shot will be a result. - The night vision light is available to use with either red light color or incandescent light color. - The screen colors are available for daytime use and nighttime use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: POLARIE U at 100% against Robotmaker's 0%. Robotmaker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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.
Robotmaker ships an update every 3 months, POLARIE U every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Robotmaker | POLARIE U |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市杉川机器人有限公司 | Vixen Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Robotmaker
POLARIE U
In-app purchases
Robotmaker
No in-app purchases
POLARIE U
No in-app purchases









