VacuumAR vs Sweep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
VacuumAR
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Don't vacuum the same spot twice. See your coverage in augmented reality. **THE PROBLEM** You vacuum a room and lose track of where you've been. Some spots get cleaned twice. Others get missed. **WHY YOUR MEMORY ISN'T ENOUGH** Trying to remember every spot wastes mental energy you could spend on things that matter. **THE SOLUTION** VacuumAR shows blue dust patches on your floor in augmented reality. Hold your phone in one hand, vacuum with the other. Aim at a patch and it disappears. A minimap shows your coverage at a glance. Simple. Visual. Free your mind for what matters.
Sweep
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See what you actually cleaned. Point your iPhone at the floor while you vacuum. Sweep follows your vacuum's floor head, paints every strip it covers in green right on your floor, and adds up the area in square metres. When you finish, you get a top-down coverage map of the session. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Hold the phone so the floor head stays in the picture, about a metre ahead of you. ⢠Sweep tracks the head with the camera and LiDAR and draws the trail in augmented reality. ⢠Tap Finish to see the map and the estimated area. ONE-TIME SETUP Show Sweep your floor head once. It remembers it for every future session. Change heads later in Settings. SWEEP PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) ⢠Every session kept, with its map ⢠Cleaning statistics: total area, time, sessions, this week vs last week ⢠Supports development PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your iPhone. No video, photos or depth data are stored or sent anywhere. Only a small appearance reference of the head and your coverage maps are kept on the device. REQUIREMENTS An iPhone with LiDAR (iPhone 12 Pro or any later Pro model) and a stick vacuum with a wide floor head. Coverage is an estimate; it does not measure suction or cleanliness.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VacuumAR at none against Sweep's 1. Sweep's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Sweep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VacuumAR asks for nothing beyond the download.
VacuumAR ships an update weekly, Sweep every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VacuumAR | Sweep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seung-Un Ham | Mustafa Ergisi |
In-app purchases
VacuumAR
No in-app purchases
Sweep
- Sweep Pro$6.99
Questions
Is VacuumAR free?
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Do VacuumAR or Sweep have ads?
Which is updated more often, VacuumAR or Sweep?
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