GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro vs GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra Nugget Ice Maker with Side Tank
Get the GoveeLife Nugget Ice Maker Pro. Unless counter space is tight — then the GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra is smaller, with a great app, but slower.
GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro
The fastest nugget ice maker we found: first ice in about six minutes, lots of soft chewable ice a day, a big side tank and a useful app. It's big and heavy.
GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra Nugget Ice Maker with Side Tank
The best-known nugget ice maker: crisp, chewable ice, a great app and a smaller footprint than the Govee. But it's slow, needs regular descaling, and some owners say it gets loud or fails within months.
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Both make soft, chewable nugget ice, have a side tank and cost about the same. The Govee makes ice faster and in bigger amounts; the Opal is smaller with an excellent app, but makes about a pound an hour and needs descaling every month.
- —You want lots of nugget ice fast.
- —It's for a family or parties.
- —You'd rather not descale every month.
- —Counter space is tight.
- —You want the best app.
- —You don't mind a weekly clean and a monthly descale.
Key differences
Pros and cons
- +First ice in about 6 minutes
- +Makes lots of nugget ice
- +Side tank and app control
- −It weighs about 40 lb and takes up a lot of counter.
- −The side tank is fiddly to dry before you store it.
- −Like every countertop ice maker, it doesn't keep ice frozen, so the ice slowly melts in the bin.
- +Crisp, chewable nugget ice
- +Excellent app
- +Smaller than the Govee
- −It hums loudly while it's making ice.
- −It needs a cleaning cycle every week and descaling every month.
- −Slow: around a pound of ice an hour.
Ready to choose?
- Is the GoveeLife Nugget Ice Maker Pro worth it?
- Is the GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra worth it?
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Reviewed, Food Network, manufacturer specifications.