Yarbo vs Sunseeker Robot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yarbo
Control your robotic yard work system with this app. Plan snow removal areas, monitor progress in real-time, and manage profiles. Features include automatic planning, manual control, and auto-return charging.
- Snow removal area planning
- Real-time progress monitoring
- Automatic plan creation
- Manual controller usage
- Yarbo location tracking
- Profile management
- 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.
Sunseeker Robot
Control and manage your smart lawn mower remotely. Create work zones, schedule mowing times, and monitor your mower's status and battery life in real-time. This app requires a compatible smart lawn mower to function.
- Remote mower control via Bluetooth
- Define work areas and restricted zones
- Schedule mowing and recharge cycles
- Real-time status and battery monitoring
- Map editing and management
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This app is a mobile terminal for the smart lawn mower and must be used in conjunction with the mower. By pairing the app with the smart lawn mower, you can access the following features: 1. Remote Control: Use Bluetooth to create work areas, restricted zones, channels and more. 2. Work and Recharge Control: Remotely operate the mower for work or return it to recharge. 3. Map Editing and Management: Edit existing maps, manage work areas, and create safe zones or virtual restricted areas. 4. Real-Time Status Monitoring: Check the mower's work status, battery level, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connection in real time. 5. Scheduling and Reservations: Set work schedules and reserve the mower's working time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yarbo at 4.3 against Sunseeker Robot's 3.3. Yarbo also leads on ratings volume (786 vs 21) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yarbo has 786 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Yarbo's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sunseeker Robot's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yarbo | Sunseeker Robot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (786 ratings) — better | 3.3 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 786 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yarbo | SHANGHAI SUNSEEKER ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Yarbo
Sunseeker Robot
Bugs and 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
Sunseeker Robot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yarbo
No in-app purchases
Sunseeker Robot
No in-app purchases
