Beatbot vs SMOROBOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beatbot
Control your robotic pool cleaner remotely. Customize cleaning modes, schedule tasks, and monitor your robot's status from anywhere. View cleaning history and maps to ensure your pool is always pristine.
- Remote robot control
- Customizable cleaning modes
- Scheduled cleaning
- Cleaning history and maps
- Real-time robot status monitoring
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The Beatbot App is the official application for all Xingmai robotic pool cleaners, allowing you to have full control over your robot. With just a single tap, you can ensure your swimming pool is thoroughly cleaned. After completing the network setup, you can enjoy the advanced features provided by the App: 1.Cleaning Mode Setting: Customize cleaning modes for different areas based on your specific needs to enhance cleaning efficiency. 2.Cleaning Record&Map: Access the cleaning record and map for each cleaning task after completion. 3.Robot Working Status: Keep track of your robot's working status using the App, regardless of your location. 4.Delayed Cleaning Setting：Schedule cleaning to start at a specific time period of your choosing. Additionally, we are continually testing and developing other practical features. Stay tuned for more updates in the near future! We hope you'll enjoy using the Beatbot App.
SMOROBOT
Control and manage your pool cleaning robot with this app. Set up cleaning functions, customize modes, and monitor device status for an efficient and improved pool maintenance experience.
- Add pool cleaner easily
- Customized cleaning modes
- Intelligent device control
- Device status monitoring
- User cleaning habit tracking
- Over-the-air upgrades
- Real-time after-sales service
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Smorobot Pool Robot Control APP provides efficient and intelligent pool cleaning robot control and management services.Smorobot is a professional app for customers to set up cleaning functions and intelligence control, allowing users to manage pool cleaning equipment safe, efficient and better experience. ·Add pool cleaner with a few easy steps ·Customized cleaning mode setting and intelligent device control ·Quickly get the status of your device and user cleaning habits ·Convenient OTA upgrade ·Real-time after-sales service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beatbot at 63% against SMOROBOT's 0%. Beatbot also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (272 vs 4). SMOROBOT's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Beatbot holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beatbot has 272 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Beatbot's written reviews are positive against 0% of SMOROBOT's.
Beatbot ships an update every 5 weeks, SMOROBOT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beatbot | SMOROBOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (272 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xingmai Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | Suzhou Smorobot Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Beatbot
SMOROBOT
In-app purchases
Beatbot
No in-app purchases
SMOROBOT
No in-app purchases
