Real owners lean toward the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra: 61% of 158 owners recommend it, vs 54% of 91 for the iRobot Roomba j7+.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
“Being a new owner in 10 days and wow, what can I say this thing is near perfect in what I need.”— @nmraidernation.6092 on YouTube
“the roomba, despite having worse navigation, seems much more reliable in terms of not getting stuck and emptying the bin every time”— @johnmerryman1825 on YouTube
“The J7+ Combo supposedly had great "poop avoidance" features but it ran over the poop and smeared it all over our floors on two separate occasions, lol.”— OnCloud1989 on Reddit
“it has been amazing so far. All I have to do is clean the air filter on the dust bin every 3 days and change the bag out every 3 weeks or so when I refill the detergent. Come home every day to perfectly clean floors with extremely minimal maintenance.”— @mint88rx8 on YouTube
“My Roborock is second to none… well worth the high price tag.”— @lackr0073 on YouTube
“It’s… soooooo expensive tho…”— @MrBlueCreeper on YouTube
Real owners lean toward the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra: 61% of 158 owners recommend it, vs 54% of 91 for the iRobot Roomba j7+.
Owners point the iRobot Roomba j7+ at pet owners needing reliable poop and obstacle avoidance, and homes cluttered with cords, toys, and baby gear.
Owners point the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra at pet owners battling shedding and hair on floors, and busy families wanting near hands-off daily cleaning.
The most-cited downside of the iRobot Roomba j7+ is new rollers jam or melt and stop cleaning. For the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, it's weak obstacle avoidance, tangles on cords and cables.