Oh What A Relief It Is!
I wish I had known earlier how LIFE ALTERING the addition of this vacuum to my hearth and home would be! A game changer.I don't have to beg my husband anymore to help me keep the floors clean. I no longer have to vacuum up piles of dirt and dust left by the Swiffer. Oh what a relief it is. This robot has been working daily now for over a month without any major issues.
Where have you been all my life?
So we’ve had this guy for about 3 weeks now. Running it daily and let me tell you, I think I vacuumed the traditional way maybe once since. I was worried it would not work on carpet worth much, but it actually does a decent job, leaving the rooms nice and clean, on the wooden floors it works with an ease. I do mop just because we have foot and paw prints but in all honesty this device cleans well enough you could do without the mopping for some days too.
It’s easy to clean, comes with a little tool to clean the spinning brush off with, a brush and filter replacement kit and gosh has it changed my life?!
I don’t run it when I’m not home as it does get stuck sometimes under a recliner or tangled up in a cable/ string left out by mistake, but couldn’t be happier about the job it does.
Now I got about 3 hours extra a week!
Great Helper
If you are looking for a product that will eliminate your need to sweep or vacuum, this isn’t your answer.
If you are like us, a family of 6, including a set of toddler twins, and have two cats, with 90% being laminate or tile, this thing is great! I had to sweep several times a day! Now, I run this thing a few times a day and only sweep once. It won’t get edges, nooks and cranny’s, or under my couch, but it collects cat hair, dust, and sand like a boss! It will even get shoe lace, underwear, and any random item a teenager might leave laying around. I was concerned it wouldn’t go over the room dividers in our pergo, but it plows right over them. The cats love it, and my toddlers even turn it on. I haven’t taken the time to program it. I just tell a toddler to go turn it on. I’ve had it about a week, and I have no complaints. It puts itself back, and has not run away.
It will surface clean the carpet area. It will get cat hair and Cheerios etc. I still use my upright for the carpeted area. I would rate this as an A plus mother’s helper.
Love this robot
Took a gamble with this product and it totally paid off. I've never owned something like this and decided to get a less expensive, non-name brand. I love it. It's a lot quieter than I was expecting. Perhaps it's not super strong, I don't know. But it doesn't matter because it works great for my purposes since I use it on hardwood floors to pick up dog hair and dust bunnies.
Saves me time
It doesn't perform miracles, but it definitely keeps me all wood floor house clean. It has no issue going over small door stops, which I thought would be an i.ssue.
Great little robot
This is the best purchase I have made in a very long time. My carpets always look newly vacuumed. The first week I needed to empty the bin often, since it gets everywhere, under beds etc., places I didn't vacuum often in the past. It gets right up to all the edges on the tile. I choose this ones over others because it said it was quiet. . We have two small dogs who let me know if it gets stuck somewhere.
Cleans great, quiet, cheap but does the job ALEXA READ REVIEW
My roommates and I bought this for ourselves as a christmas present (I know, how lame), but honestly it works great! We've had it for a little over a month and I'll be the first to say it definitely does the job. We have a Husky German Shepard mix as well as a short haired cat....before this purchase, hair was EVERYWHERE! Clumps of hair tucked in corners... socks, blankets and couches all covered in hair. Now the hair is reduced everywhere! I'm amazed for how cheap this unit is but we clean the roller(super easy to clean) and empty the dust bin daily (THIS IS ESSENTIAL!) No problems so far, it finds it's dock pretty much every time minus the few times it's gotten stuck under the couch or ottoman. It isn't very smart, it's pattern of cleaning is non-existent which is annoying, but when we ignore it, it cleans our wood floors perfectly in an 1100 SQ ft apartment. Keep the unit free of clogged rollers and empty the dust bin and it should last a while.
Lovin my "Rosie"
I have had this vacuum for a week now and "Rosie" has been a big help! She vacuums the entire 1st floor for me every night while we're sleeping. The main reason why I bought this vacuum is because we have a dog that sheds ALOT. There are times when I get home from work and I'm just too tired to vacuum myself. So after doing all the research and reading reviews, I've decided to go with the ILIFE product over Roomba. For one thing, ILIFE is much more affordable than the Roomba. Our dog, Skipper, isn't afraid of Rosie at all. I actually thought he would be barking at her every time she starts to work, but nope. He just stays away from her. Don't get me wrong, I still vacuum the house myself, but now I only have to do it on the weekends. I'm a neat freak. This vacuum picks up all of Skipper's hairs, which I LOVE. I just make sure to empty her out every night when I get home from work. Thank you Rosie! You're now my new BFF!
BEST PURCHASE EVER!! Saved my life!!
This item has saved my life. We live in a small farmhouse on a busy gravel road and have a toddler.. So to say the least we have dust and lots of it, not counting every rock, grass, and manure chunk that comes in the house.. and toddler comes with a class of MESS!! On the weekends when we are home it runs no stop to clean up messes, and during the week I run it on plan each day at 4pm. My floors have never looked better and its 1 more thing I do not have to stress about anymore. We have hardwood, Carpet and Linoleum and rugs.. Works great.. The only thing I had to pick up were the throw rugs cause it tries to cuck them up and gets stuck. So if you are looking for a life saver, this is it!! So far 3 other family members have purchased one after seeing mine!!
It works!
I love this bot! It manages my pet hair issue well.
You NEED this if you have pets.
I did a lot of research and comparison shopping before finally landing on the ILIFE A4. We've had this vacuum for a few weeks now, and it's one of the best purchases we've ever made! If you're on the fence, trust me, GET THIS. It's worth every penny! Setting it up right out of the box is quick and easy. It cleans a surprisingly large amount of dirt and debris. My partner and I have 2 dogs and a cat, all of which shed a ton. Our floors get dirty super fast. We run the vacuum about every other day and it picks up SO MUCH. It's the perfect height to get underneath dressers and other hard to reach spots. We clean it after almost every use, but it's incredibly easy and takes less than 30 seconds. We've never bothered with the edge cleaning so can't speak to that, it does the job just fine on auto. The only super minor issue we've noticed is the home button doesn't work 100% as it should - sometimes the vacuum will just keep cleaning for awhile. But we don't mind that and simply put it back in it's charging dock.
This vacuum has saved us so much time and energy! So very glad we made this purchase
Best purchase I've ever made
LOVE. THIS. VACUUM. I bought this because I could not keep up with my dog's shedding and could not afford a roomba. She has short hair
My New Best Friend
This is my first robotic vacuum that I've purchased and I could not be happier. I feel I made an excellent choice.
ILIFE, as I have christened my vacuum, has made my life so much easier. I have 3 cats in my 938 square foot house which is all hardwood with several small rugs. The kitties seem to want to distribute litter from the box evenly throughout the house and don't even get me started on the cat hair. Irene is able to transition from wood to rug with no issues at all and she even picked up a fresh, wet hairball without stopping.
The first couple of times I sent her on her merry way I watched her and checked the dust bin and brush frequently. I did have to dump her out and clean the bristles twice on that first voyage but now, running her once a day when I leave for work, I simply clean her up when I get home. With regular use she is easily able to clean the whole house with room left in the dustpan and it really isn't her fault that my long hair gets wrapped around the brushes - that has happened with every vacuum I've ever owned.
I am very impressed with her suction power and how thoroughly she cleans.
My only advice for someone who purchases this vacuum is to lift up bed skirts and couch skirts if you want her to clean those places. She's a little scared of the dark.
I would recommend this product to anyone and everyone!
Happy with this purchase
I'm very pleased with the performance of this vacuum. I haven't had any other robot vacuums to compare against, but this suits my needs well at a nice price compared to other brands. I use it for our downstairs rooms, which has hardwood, tile, and rugs. This vacuums transitions easily over the various surfaces. I haven't timed exactly how long it goes each day, but it is well over an hour and probably more than an hour and a half. It doesn't get every spot each time, but by running it daily my floor looks better than it ever has.
wonderful pickup - even when I think my floor is very clean, I'm amazed at how much dirt it's picked up each day. Doesn't seem very loud. Goes under most of my furniture without any problem - just have one spot under the couch it gets stuck on. Very simple to empty and clean after each run, including cleaning the roller. We have three long-haired girls in the house, but this vacuum is managing the hair well and the roller's not getting destroyed. It's very simple to open and get the hair out. With my traditional vacuum, it takes scissors and a whole lot of effort to get the hair out of the roller.
All in all, I'm happy with this purchase and this sure beats hauling the traditional vacuum & cord all over the place!
Got pets? Got a busy life? GET THIS THING.
I LOVE THIS THING. I've only had it for about...5 days? And it's already made my life significantly easier.
I have a cat. My cat sheds a lot. I live alone in a medium-sized studio apartment (about 700 sq. ft.) but I work a lot & sometimes (okay, most of the time) I come home, see little cat hair tumbleweeds, and instead of pulling out the vacuum for the 4th time in a week, will straight-up just turn off the lights so I don't have to look at it. NOT GOOD, I KNOW.
As a Valentine's Day gift to myself (yeah, I know, sad), I was NOT disappointed. My mom bought a name-brand Roomba around the same time by a complete coincidence, and paid almost twice as much as mine for just about the same functionality, cleaning-wise. Hers maps out rooms so it's a BIT more efficient when going about, but in the end out houses are both clean and I paid a fraction of the price.
I've set it to run a few times when I was out only to come back to it not on its dock but stuck in a weird spot of my bathroom or tangled up in a cord, so I'm going to be more careful about the placement of rugs and cords, but even on those occasions there wasn't really any mess to deal with and the MAJORITY of my apartment was cleaned. If you're worried about leaving it alone, just run it when you're at home--if it gets stuck, you'll hear it.
All in all: highly recommended. I didn't care about room mapping or whether or not it could connect to WiFi (and they REALLY aren't necessary for such a high upcharge it'll cost to get you them) and this has been the perfect thing for me!
It is kind of finicky around rugs, so I would recommend just shaking them off and putting them up somewhere until the robot is done. The collection bin is kind of small, but I suppose it's not something that could be fixed as it would probably add to the size of the robot.
Overall, I would recommend this and I have to my family. It's more affordable than the name brand and it does a great job cleaning the carpet and hardwood.
Good!
I was hesitant to buy this product, as I'm a fan of name brands, but I have to say I'm very pleased! I have been using this little robot for about 3 weeks, running it at least once a day in at least one room. I own 2 cats and between me and the cats, we shed a lot of hair. I have children who love to leave crumbs and things all over the kitchen floor. The first room I tried out was the kitchen. My floor has never been so clean! I enjoyed watching it clean. LOL. It had no problem navigating around the table legs and it even fits underneath my chairs. I ended up putting up the chairs the next time because I felt like it just took more time trying to get around the chairs than cleaning. It picked up hairs, food crumbs, dry cat food, and other debris. This was hardwood. I have carpet in the rest of the house and it took care of that no problem!
It is kind of finicky around rugs, so I would recommend just shaking them off and putting them up somewhere until the robot is done. The collection bin is kind of small, but I suppose it's not something that could be fixed as it would probably add to the size of the robot.
Overall, I would recommend this and I have to my family. It's more affordable than the name brand and it does a great job cleaning the carpet and hardwood.
Great for Daily Cleaning Up After Cats
My husband and I plus our 4 cats live in a 430 square foot RV and travel the country. Due to the small space and the large number of cats, fur and litter are a constant problem. I was sweeping everyday and found it annoying. We bought this robot vacuum and it has been a true help. We run it once a day and it sucks up all the fur and litter really well.
A great little product
I love it
I loved this when it was working
I loved this when it was working! It was nice to "set it and forget it" and have clean floors
The best of the four low cost robot vacuum I've owned
In the past year I have purchased and returned an Eufy, Ecovacs and KOIOS vacuums due to unsatisfactory operation, mostly because battery did not meet advertised performance. This ILIFE is by far the better machine
It's important to keep any of the robot vacuums clean as a dirty machine depletes the battery faster and your cleaning time gets reduced. A trick I found that was useful: get a small cat hair brush to clean the machine brush of hair. It works much better than the small cleaning tool included. In addition to daily emptying the dust bin, I throughly clean weekly and replace the filters monthly. I have two large ginger cats, hardwoods throughout with a couple of oriental rugs.