Comparison

Matic Robots vs Detectorist

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

Head to head
About

Matic Robots

Control your robot vacuum remotely for intelligent, hands-free cleaning. Monitor its status, create custom cleaning schedules, and define no-go zones. Enjoy a simplified setup and advanced mapping features for a cleaner home.

Highlights
  • Live robot status and battery level
  • Photorealistic and semantic home mapping
  • Remote start, pause, and stop cleaning
  • Effortless daily/weekly cleaning schedules
  • Draw to clean specific areas
  • Set no-go zones
  • Multi-floor and multi-robot support
Features
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Connect to your Matic robot vacuum for smarter, hands-free cleaning. The Matic app gives you full control over your robot vacuum. Set your preferences, check in from anywhere, and enjoy a truly intelligent cleaning experience—without the long setup, mapping, or micromanaging.

 App features include: * Live Robot Status – Check your Matic’s activity, battery level, and cleaning progress in real time * Photorealistic Mapping – Watch your home map generate in stunning visual detail as Matic learns your space * Semantic Map Views – Switch between photorealistic and semantic views of your home * Remote Control – Start, pause, and stop cleaning sessions from anywhere * Effortless Scheduling – Set daily or weekly cleaning routines that work around your life * Draw to Clean – Simply draw anywhere on the map and send Matic to clean that area * No-Go Zones – Set off-limit areas with a tap—no tape or barriers needed * Multiple Map Support – Manage multiple home layouts for multi-floor cleaning * Multi-Robot Support – Connect and control multiple Matics from one app * Precision Joystick Mode – Take manual control when you need spot cleaning or fun demos * Privacy Built-In – All video and processing stays on your device—nothing sent to the cloud Matic is the first robot vacuum built to clean like you clean. Just unbox it, plug it in, and go. No complex setup. No babysitting. Just a vacuum that works the way you always hoped it would.

About

Detectorist

Features
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Detectorist is the field logbook for metal detectorists. Record every find the moment you dig it — with GPS, photos, depth, and your detector's signal ID — then relive your hunts on a map and in your stats. Built for the field: big buttons, glove-friendly pickers instead of fiddly typing, high-contrast design that's readable in bright sun, and full dark mode. Everything works completely offline — GPS tagging and track recording need no signal. LOG FINDS FAST • One tap to add a find: auto-captures your GPS location • Snap photos with the camera or attach from your library • Quick pickers for category (coin, relic, jewelry, junk, other) and material (gold, silver, copper, iron, alloy) • One-tap VDI / target-ID presets from your detector profiles • Depth in centimetres or inches, plus free-text notes MAP YOUR DIGS • Every find as a colour-coded pin, clustered when you zoom out • Save sites with land-permission status (granted, pending, public) • Long-press the map to drop a new site TIME YOUR HUNTS • Start a hunt to time your session and record your walked GPX track • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island shows your timer and find count SEE YOUR STATS • Finds by category and over time, as clean charts • Your best site by finds-per-hour • "Junk ratio" per site, so you know where the good ground is YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE • 100% offline and private — no account, no tracking, nothing leaves your iPhone • Export every find as CSV or GPX waypoints, and any hunt track as a GPX route • Import finds from a CSV or GPX file to migrate or restore Free to use for your first 20 finds. DETECTORIST PRO Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited finds • The full Stats tab • CSV & GPX export Pro is an auto-renewing yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Happy hunting! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Matic Robots4 screens
Detectorist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Matic Robots at none against Detectorist's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Detectorist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Matic Robots asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Matic Robots versus Detectorist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatic RobotsDetectorist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (123 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings123 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatician, Inc.Artur Pahasian

In-app purchases

None

Matic Robots

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Detectorist

Subscriptions1
  • Detectorist Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

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

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