SunFounder Controller vs Yarbo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SunFounder Controller
This app acts as a virtual remote control for robot kits powered by ESP32 and Raspberry Pi. It offers customizable controls like radar ranging, tracking, sliders, buttons, and arrow keys for interactive robot operation.
- Virtual remote control
- ESP32 and Raspberry Pi compatibility
- Radar ranging control
- Three-channel tracking
- Customizable control layout
- Sliders, buttons, and arrow keys
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Sunfounder Controller is a virtual remote control APP, used to control ESP32 and Raspberry Pi-based robot kits. The APP integrates controls such as radar ranging, three-channel tracking, sliders, buttons, and arrow keys. Users can customize the arrangement of these controls according to their own preferences.
Yarbo
Control your robotic snow removal system with this app. Plan snow removal areas, manage operations, and monitor progress in real-time. Features include manual control, location tracking, and automatic charging.
- Area planning for snow removal
- Automatic plan creation
- Real-time progress monitoring
- Manual controller usage
- Location tracking
- Auto return charging
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This app allows you to control all the functions of Yarbo robotics, including: - Planning the total area for snow removal, - Managing the total area, - Creating automatic plans, - Monitoring the progress of Yarbo in real-time, - Using the manual controller, - Locating your Yarbo, - Managing your profiles, - Enabling auto return charging.
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Verdict
SunFounder Controller and Yarbo both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of SunFounder Controller's written reviews are positive against 62% of Yarbo's. SunFounder Controller also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Yarbo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (725 vs 28). On price, rating, 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.
SunFounder Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yarbo has 725 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of SunFounder Controller's written reviews are positive against 62% of Yarbo's.
SunFounder Controller ships an update every 3 months, Yarbo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SunFounder Controller | Yarbo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) — better | 4.2 (725 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 725 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Maker Stars Technology Co., Ltd. | Yarbo |
Customer experience
SunFounder Controller
Yarbo
User reviews
SunFounder Controller
From 28 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Useful
- 👍 Good functionality
- 👍 Powerful features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs to be more stable
- 🐛 Needs to be more user-friendly
- 🐛 Disconnects and won't reconnect without reinstallation
- 🐛 Link button off-screen on iPhone XS Max
Yarbo
From 725 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great system overall
- 👍 Love it
- 👍 Solid all around
- 👍 Gets better every month
- 👍 Very capable
Room to improve
- 💰 High price tag
- 🐛 Difficulty maintaining GPS signal
- 🐛 Overheating issues
- 🐛 Problems with blades
- 👎 No help when issues arise
Bugs and requests
SunFounder Controller
Reported bugs
2 issues- App disconnects and requires reinstallation to reconnect
- Link button is off-screen on iPhone XS Max
Requested features
2 requests- Add a list-box or radio-button widget class
- More warm functions
Yarbo
Reported bugs
29 issues- Difficulty maintaining GPS signal
- Overheating issues
- Problems with blades
- Slow support response
- Frequent software bugs and errors
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- Unit goes out of boundaries
- GPS problems under trees
- Charging issues related to GPS
- Unit slips on hills
- Unit has problems going around obstacles
- Unit skips long sections
- Poor cut quality
- GPS signal drops
- Unit goes out of boundary
- Requires significant manual intervention
- Bad pathing
- Poor obstacle avoidance
- Poor person detection
- Shoddy UX
- Software issues
- Connection issues (Wi-Fi and data)
- App is dysfunctional and frustrating
- Impossible to operate continuously
- Requires constant reconnecting/deleting/reconnecting
- No technical support available
- Cannot map
- Tutorials are a joke
- Unit gets lost under a tree during mapping
- Mower never delivered
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to edit maps
- Ability to draw no-go zones without driving the unit
- More human-readable diagnostic info
- Ability to program mowing every other day or every three days
- Ability to see programs while the unit is running
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- More focus on resolving customer issues
In-app purchases
SunFounder Controller
No in-app purchases
Yarbo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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