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iRobot

17 models tracked · 4 fully rated

3.4ZenVacuum Overall
  • Owner Sentiment★★★★☆3.8
  • # Recommendations★★★★☆83
  • Specs & Features★★☆☆☆2.2
  • Budget★★★☆☆$244.99–$887.21

Calculated by ZenVacuum from 83 brand-level and model-level owner comments plus lineup specs. Not a community-submitted score. Methodology.

Most praised versus most complained about

Reliable / recommend11
Self-empty dock4
Pet hair3
Battery / runtime2
App / smart features1
Good value1
Mopping1
Low maintenance1

Complaints

Loud1
Expensive1

Complaint data is thin across the dataset — directional signals, not failure rates.

  • ★★★☆☆owner comment via r/BuyItForLife
    "We have a roomba j7 and shark matrix. The roomba is "smarter" but the shark is more adventurous. They both do alright."
  • ★★★★☆owner comment via r/BuyItForLife
    "I have a Roomba i3+, and what you described with it leaving the base and returning means the charging contacts are dirty."
  • ★★★★☆owner comment via r/BuyItForLife
    "We have an iRobot Roomba E6 for years and at one point it managed hair of 7 cats. It is simple, reliable and affordable."
  • ★★★★☆owner comment via r/PetAdvice
    "I like my roomba j5, specifically with a self emptying base. Without the self emptying base, it sucked."
  • ★★★★☆owner comment via r/homeowners
    "it's loud. But also, it empties itself and that feature was absolutely the most important thing"

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