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iRobot Roomba j7+ vs Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra: what real owners say

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

iRobot Roomba j7+

54%of 91 owners recommend
54% recommend · 11% neutral · 35% don't
Owners praise
  • Reliable performance with few or no problems
  • Excellent obstacle and pet-poop avoidance
  • Cleans carpets better than many rivals
Owners complain about
  • New rollers jam or melt and stop cleaning
  • Leaves dirt and clumps of pet hair behind
  • Trouble docking, getting lost or going offline
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Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra

61%of 158 owners recommend
61% recommend · 14% neutral · 25% don't
Owners praise
  • Cleans floors thoroughly, leaves them spotless
  • Worth the money despite the high price
  • Strong suction, excellent on pet hair and carpets
Owners complain about
  • Weak obstacle avoidance, tangles on cords and cables
  • Hardware failures (mop/arm jams, LIDAR errors, DOA, flooding dock)
  • Mopping underwhelms, leaves streaks or dirt behind
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What iRobot Roomba j7+ owners say

“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

What Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra owners say

“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