Moorebot Scout vs Yarbo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moorebot Scout
This app allows you to remotely monitor and explore your surroundings with a connected robot. It offers autonomous patrol for peace of mind and integrates with smart home devices for an enhanced experience. You can also learn to program the robot for advanced functionalities.
- Remote monitoring and exploration
- Autonomous patrol
- Smart home integration
- Robot programming with Scratch
- Connect with robot
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Download the "Moorebot Scout" App to stay connected with the robot that lets you monitor, discover, and explore the world around you. Autonomous patrol helps you to achieve peace of mind. Paired with 3rd party home automation devices, you can enjoy the brand new smart home experience. Learn Scratch to program the robot to do more for you. And much more.
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
The clearest difference is rating: Yarbo at 4.3 against Moorebot Scout's 3.0. Yarbo also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 30%) and ratings volume (786 vs 32). 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.
Yarbo holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yarbo has 786 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Moorebot Scout's written reviews are positive against 63% of Yarbo's.
Moorebot Scout ships an update monthly, Yarbo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moorebot Scout | Yarbo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (32 ratings) | 4.3 (786 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 786 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilot Laboratories, Inc. | Yarbo |
Customer experience
Moorebot Scout
Yarbo
Bugs and requests
Moorebot Scout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Moorebot Scout
No in-app purchases
Yarbo
No in-app purchases
