POWERbot-S

2.4
AndroidGoogle Play

What it actually doesPOWERbot-S is an app for controlling Samsung robot vacuums from a smartphone with mapping capabilities, but with significant stability, functionality and registration issues.

30%Marketing ≈ reality20%Stability

Actually does

  • Smart home control90% of reviews
  • Расписание уборки(bonus)15% of reviews
  • Отображение карты территории(bonus)20% of reviews
  • Автоматическое определение комнат на карте(bonus)7% of reviews
  • Ручное управление пылесосом(bonus)14% of reviews

Common complaints

  • Vacuum cleaner forgets cleaning schedule7% of mentions

    «The vacuum cleaner constantly forgets the cleaning schedule. I have to manually go into the app once a week and turn all scheduled cleanings on/off»

  • Registration and authorization errors29% of mentions

    «Can't register. At all. You enter your email and it says 'enter a valid email address', and there's no registration button»

  • Connection and synchronization errors21% of mentions

    «Shows error 0051301 all the time and can't log into the app»

  • App freezes smartphone for half an hour7% of mentions

    «Approximately half an hour later the smartphone freezes completely, doesn't respond to anything, only way to unfreeze is to restart by holding the power button»

  • Lack of functionality (no room selection, no reverse in manual mode)14% of mentions

    «I'd like more features. The app automatically detects room boundaries on the map, but it's impossible to select cleaning for only one or several rooms»

What people praise

  • App works and allows controlling the vacuum

    «Good app, without glitches or errors, allows you to control the robot»

  • Automatic territory map detection

    «The app automatically detects room boundaries on the map»

Where to install