iHome Clean

iHome Clean is the cleaning appliance line of the iHome brand, and its official store runs under the tagline "Live Life Clean". It sells robot vacuums under the AutoVac name, next to StickVac cordless sticks, HandVac handheld vacuums, the WetVac wet dry floor washers and a small Cooling line of fans and chillers. The store is priced in US dollars, offers free shipping on products over $99, and has a customer service team available Monday to Friday. Reviews on its own product pages mention buying iHome machines at HomeGoods and Menards as well, so the brand also reaches US shoppers through general retail, not only its web store.

The AutoVac robot range

iHome Clean organizes its robots by how they navigate, which is a useful way to shop. The AutoVac menu groups four series under three navigation types: standard mapping, front laser and 360˚ LIDAR. The series names are Juno, Eclipse, Luna and Nova.

The Juno is the entry robot. The Juno (2nd Gen.) was listed at $199.99 USD, and was marked sold out on the homepage. It sits under the standard mapping heading.

The Luna series adds a laser. The Luna Pro's full product name spells out what it does: "iHome AutoVac Luna Pro 3-in-1 Robot Vacuum and Vibrating Mop with Front Laser Navigation and Auto Empty Base, 2200pa Strong Suction, Google and App Control." In plain terms, it vacuums, mops with a vibrating pad, empties itself into a base station, steers with a front-facing laser and works with the app and Google voice commands. That makes it the most complete machine on the homepage, even though its 2200pa suction figure is modest.

The Nova series is promoted on the homepage as the "All new" 2023 AutoVac line, with the Nova S2 and Nova S1 PRO. The Nova S1 was listed at $299.99 USD (also marked sold out) and the Nova S1 Pro at $399.99 USD. The Nova S2 gets the homepage feature. The brand lists "2600pa power" and says it "Cleans every inch of your home leaving no mess behind while mopping at the same time." Its other headline feature is virtual boundaries: "You can set virtual boundaries for your Nova S2. Clean where you want it and avoids where you don't."

So the ladder runs from the Juno at the entry price, through the self-emptying, laser-guided Luna Pro, to the Nova robots with the strongest listed suction and app-drawn boundaries.

iHome Clean also sells AutoVac accessories and a cleaning solution concentrate "for WetVac & AutoVacs w/mopping", listed at $14.99 USD, so the mopping robots and the WetVac use one floor solution. Each product family has its own support page (AutoVac, StickVac, WetVac and Cooling) and its own accessories section, and the store has an Activate Warranty page, a product registration page, a Warranty & Return Policy and a Mobile EULA for the iHome app, which the Luna Pro lists among its controls.

WetVac: the wet dry washer

The product with the fullest page on the site is not a robot. The WetVac WV5 is a cordless wet dry vacuum and mop, listed at $299.99 USD and in stock. iHome Clean lists a "Cordless 45 Minute Runtime", a "Dual Clean Tank System" that keeps dirty water apart from fresh, a "Self Cleaning Base" that washes the brush roll at the touch of a button, and "Voice Control / One Touch Clean". The page says it works on "Tile, hardwood, ceramic, laminate or marble", and that a built-in LED screen shows the mode, water level and cycle status while voice guidance tells you when to refill, charge or start self cleaning. The home base also stores accessories. A replacement WV5 roller brush was listed at $19.99 USD. A second model, the WV10, is listed in the WetVac menu.

For a household with a robot on the hard floors, the WV5 covers the jobs a robot handles badly: spilled coffee, egg, cereal and sticky messes the brand names on the product page.

StickVac and HandVac

The StickVac range runs through the SV5, SV6, SV7 and SV80. The SV5 is the budget stick, listed at $99.99 USD, with "11,000pa Suction power", a 350ml integrated dustbin, an extra dustbin, a 2-in-1 crevice brush, mounted tube storage and a choice of tabletop or wall-mounted charging. It "converts from a handheld to a stick vacuum within seconds", in the brand's words. The SV6 is described as a "Cordless High-Powered Stick Vacuum" with a wall mount, accessory storage, a crevice tool and a brush attachment.

The HandVac line covers small handhelds, among them the iHHV1, iHCV3, iHCV4, iHCV12, iHHV80 and CV15. The Cooling line adds the PROCOOL Mini and the PROAIR XL fan, listed at $69.99 USD.

Downsides

The reviews on iHome Clean's own SV6 page are the clearest warning on the site. The page shows an overall rating of 2.05 / 5 from 20 reviews, and most complaints are about batteries that stopped holding a charge within months and a replacement battery listed as sold out in the brand's store. One owner writes: "Replacement battery unavailable at iHome, sold out." Another did the sums on a $100.00 vacuum needing a $40.00 battery. That concerns a stick vacuum, not a robot, but it speaks to parts supply across the brand, and a robot buyer should check that batteries, brushes and filters for the chosen AutoVac are in stock before buying.

Stock is thin on the robot side too: two of the three AutoVac models with a price on the homepage were marked sold out. The store footer still reads © 2024, and the newest robots are promoted as the 2023 line.

Who it suits

iHome Clean suits a US buyer who wants an inexpensive robot, and possibly a wet dry washer and a stick from the same brand, and who shops on price. The Juno is for a first robot in a small home. The Luna Pro is the pick for someone who wants self-emptying and mopping from one machine. The Nova S2 fits a buyer who wants virtual boundaries and the highest suction in the range.

It suits less well anyone who wants a large, current robot lineup, long battery supply, or detailed spec sheets for every model before buying.