Comparison

Marstak vs VacuPilot

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

Head to head
About

Marstak

Take full command of your smart home cleaning devices. Create custom cleaning schedules, map your home, and define specific zones for targeted or restricted cleaning. Monitor your devices remotely for a spotless home.

Highlights
  • Smart mapping and room division
  • Customizable cleaning schedules
  • Zone and no-go zone definition
  • Multi-level floor mapping
  • Real-time remote monitoring
  • Adjustable suction power
Features
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The Marstak app has been designed to give you total control over your Marstak home and personal cleaning products from robotic vacuum cleaners to handhold mopping cleaner etc. ---- Robot Cleaner Features Highlight---- Smart Mapping After its first-round job at your home, your Marstak robot cleaner will show you the floor map, automatically divides your rooms, and unlock the customization options. Scheduling Set multiple appointments from hourly to daily to weekly and cover different rooms respectively. You clean the house when nobody is at home. Customized Cleaning Tailor the cleaning jobs to meet the demands of each room. Tune up suction power for the nursery, or tune down suction power when you need a quieter environment. The control is your hands. Zone Cleaning Draw up to 30 zones (shared with no-go zones), and clean each zone twice. No-Go Zones Set up to 30 No-Go Zones (shared with zones above) to keep the robot away from complicated locations. Multi-Level Mapping Save multiple maps of your home and tailor cleaning jobs to match each floor. Real time Monitoring Monitor your robot works at your home and oversee the progress even remotely. Contact Us E-mail: service@marstak.net

About

VacuPilot

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**The native iOS app for robot vacuums running open-source firmware.** VacuPilot is a true native iOS app, built from the ground up — no web wrappers, no Electron ports, no compromises. **WHY VACUPILOT?** • 100% Native Swift & SwiftUI Built with the latest Apple technologies for a fluid, responsive experience. No web views, no loading times — pure iOS performance. • No Cloud, No Data Collection Your data stays with you. VacuPilot communicates exclusively locally with your robots. No tracking, no ads, no hidden services. • Multi-Robot Support Manage all your robots in one app. Perfect for smart homes with multiple floors. **INTERACTIVE MAP** • Live map with real-time robot position and pinch-to-zoom • Tap rooms directly — cleaning order shown as numbered badges • Zone cleaning: Draw custom areas • Create virtual walls & no-go zones • Save and navigate to GoTo points • Save and restore map snapshots • Offline map cache — map visible even without connection **CLEANING CONTROL** • Start, stop, pause with one tap • Room cleaning with selectable passes and custom order • Adjust suction power & water usage • Manual joystick control • Timers for automatic cleanings • Do Not Disturb mode with schedule **ROBOT MANAGEMENT** • Real-time status via SSE — battery, position, activity live • Consumables tracking with low-level warnings • Cleaning statistics & history • Firmware updates directly from the app with progress display • Dock functions (auto-empty, mop drying) • Switch voice packs • MQTT & NTP configuration • WiFi management with signal strength **APPLE INTEGRATION** • Siri Shortcuts for quick actions • Push notifications: Cleaning done, robot stuck, errors • Background monitoring — status updates even when app is closed • VoiceOver support for full accessibility • Dark Mode **AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY** Robots on your network are found automatically via Bonjour (mDNS) and IP scan. Just open the app and start cleaning. **SUPPORTED ROBOTS** All robot vacuums running a compatible open-source firmware with a local REST API. **PRIVACY** VacuPilot is GDPR compliant. No data leaves your device. No analytics, no trackers, no cloud. Zero external dependencies — not even a third-party SDK.

Screenshots

Marstak4 screens
VacuPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marstak at none against VacuPilot's 3. Marstak also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. VacuPilot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Marstak asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marstak versus VacuPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarstakVacuPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarstak Technology Pte LtdSimon Luthe

In-app purchases

None

Marstak

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

VacuPilot

One-time3
  • Small Thanks$1.99
  • Big Thanks$3.99
  • Huge Thanks$4.99

Questions

Is Marstak free?
Marstak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VacuPilot free?
VacuPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marstak or VacuPilot have ads?
Neither Marstak nor VacuPilot shows ads.

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