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simplehuman 58L Rectangular Sensor Can with Voice & Motion Control vs iTouchless 13-Gallon Extra-Wide Stainless Steel Sensor Trash Can with AbsorbX Odor Filter
Which should you buy? Here's the honest call, pulled from our full The Best Touchless Kitchen Trash Cans: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The simplehuman is the best touchless can you can buy, with a sensor and build nothing else here matches. But the iTouchless delivers most of that daily experience, including real odor control, for far less, and is the smarter pick for most kitchens.
simplehuman 58L Rectangular Sensor Can with Voice & Motion Control
Buy itThe one that quietly does everything right, if you can stomach the price.
- Fast, accurate motion sensor plus optional voice control that owners report rarely misfires
- Heavy-gauge steel body with a hidden liner pocket and a built-in bag-tensioning rim that keeps trash bags from slipping
- Long multi-year warranty and easy-to-source proprietary liners; runs a long time between charges on a rechargeable dock
- Costs multiples of every other can here
- Locked into simplehuman's fitted liners for the cleanest look; standard bags work but bunch
iTouchless 13-Gallon Extra-Wide Stainless Steel Sensor Trash Can with AbsorbX Odor Filter
Buy itMost of the flagship experience for a fraction of the outlay.
- Responsive infrared lid with adjustable open time and a manual open/close override
- Built-in carbon odor filter genuinely dampens smells, a rarity at this price
- Wide opening swallows big bags; can run on batteries or an optional AC adapter
- Plastic lid module feels less substantial than the all-steel simplehuman
- Replacement odor filters are an ongoing consumable
Side by side
| simplehuman 58L Rectangular Sensor Can with Voice & Motion Control | iTouchless 13-Gallon Extra-Wide Stainless Steel Sensor Trash Can with AbsorbX Odor Filter | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Anyone who wants a set-and-forget can for a high-traffic kitchen and treats it as a long-term appliance. | Value-minded buyers who want odor control and a roomy opening without paying flagship money. |
| Price tier | $$$$ · flagship | $$ · mid-range |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the simplehuman 58L Rectangular Sensor Can with Voice & Motion Control - The one that quietly does everything right, if you can stomach the price. Choose the iTouchless 13-Gallon Extra-Wide Stainless Steel Sensor Trash Can with AbsorbX Odor Filter instead if value-minded buyers who want odor control and a roomy opening without paying flagship money.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Touchless Kitchen Trash Cans: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).