Simplus Cooker with Steamer 1.8L/3L vs Gaabor Rice Cooker 600W 1.8L
Buy the Gaabor if 1.8L is enough and you want the cheapest reliable cooker from an official store. Buy the Simplus if you want the 3L option or the hot-pot function, which is the only real capability either one has over the other.
The Simplus Cooker with Steamer 1.8L/3L is our top rice cookers pick. On value, the Gaabor Rice Cooker 600W 1.8L costs less (₱399 vs ₱894), and both share a 4.9★ owner rating.
Gaabor Mini Rice Cooker 600W 1.8L
₱399as of Aug 6, 2026
Spec-by-spec
| Spec | Simplus Cooker with Steamer 1.8L/3L | Gaabor Rice Cooker 600W 1.8L |
|---|---|---|
| Shopee rating | 4.9★ | 4.9★ |
| Price | ₱894 | ₱399 |
| Type | Rice cooker + steamer | Mini rice cooker |
| Capacity | 1.8L / 3L | 1.8 L |
| Power / Wattage | Not specified | 600 W |
| Functions | Rice, steam, hot pot | – |
| Material | Non-stick coating | Non-stick coating |
| Functions / Presets | – | Rinse, stew, cook |
These two sit at the top of our rice-cooker ranking and they are more alike than different: both are non-stick multi-function cookers from a value brand’s own official store, both rated 4.9 by more than ten thousand people, both with 10K+ sold. The decision is smaller and more practical than the ratings suggest.
How many people are you cooking for?
This is the first and often the only question that matters.
The Gaabor is 1.8L, full stop. That is a mini cooker: right for one to three people, or for a household that cooks rice twice a day in small batches.
The Simplus is offered in 1.8L or 3L. If you are feeding four or more, or you cook once and eat twice, the 3L option is the reason to choose it, and there is nothing in the Gaabor line-up that matches it.
If 1.8L is genuinely enough, the extra flexibility is not worth paying for, and the Gaabor is the cheaper way to get the same amount of rice.
Which one does more than rice?
The Simplus, and by a clearer margin than the listings suggest.
- Simplus: rice, steam, hot pot, with a steamer included.
- Gaabor: rinse, stew, cook, at 600W.
The hot-pot function is the meaningful one. It turns the cooker into a small table-top pot for shabu-shabu, instant noodles for a crowd, or a quick sabaw, which is a different job rather than a renamed rice setting. The steamer basket is the second: siomai or vegetables above cooking rice is a real weeknight shortcut.
The Gaabor’s stew setting covers soups, but you are cooking in the same pot, not above it.
Which is the better buy on a tight budget?
The Gaabor. It is the cheaper unit, it carries the same 4.9 rating from a comparable number of raters, and it comes from the Gaabor Official Store rather than a reseller. For a student, a dorm, a small condo, or a second cooker for the province house, it does the job without asking any more of you.
Do not read our ranking as saying the Simplus is better made. It ranks first because it covers more households, not because the Gaabor is compromised.
What both of these are not
Neither is a Japanese-style fuzzy-logic cooker. Both are single-heater non-stick pots with preset functions, so expect rice that is good rather than perfect, and expect the non-stick coating to be the part that wears first. Wash the pot with a soft sponge and never a metal spoon, and either will last far longer than its price suggests.
Neither publishes a keep-warm specification, so if a cooker that holds rice warm for hours is what you are actually shopping for, check the roundup’s larger picks instead.
Read the full Simplus cooker review or the Gaabor mini rice cooker review, and see how they rank against Dreepor and HODEKT in our best rice cookers in the Philippines list.
Which should you buy?
- Choose the Simplus Cooker with Steamer 1.8L/3L if it ranks higher in our roundup.
- Choose the Gaabor Rice Cooker 600W 1.8L if it costs less (₱399).
Prices shown above were ₱894 and ₱399 when we last checked. Shopee is the live source.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which rice cooker is better for a small family?
For two or three people, either works: both offer a 1.8L pot, which cooks enough rice for a small household in one go. For four or more, the Simplus is the only one of the two with a larger 3L option, so it is the one to pick if you are feeding a bigger table.
Is Gaabor or Simplus the better brand?
Both are value brands selling through their own official Shopee stores, and both listings carry a 4.9 rating from more than 10,000 raters with 10K+ sold. Neither is a premium appliance brand and neither pretends to be. On the evidence available they are equally well received.
What can the Simplus do that the Gaabor cannot?
Hot pot. The Simplus lists rice, steam and hot pot; the Gaabor lists rinse, stew and cook. In practice the hot-pot mode means you can use it as a small table cooker for shabu-shabu or a quick soup, which is a genuinely different use rather than a renamed setting.
Do both come with a steamer?
The Simplus lists a steamer explicitly. The Gaabor's stew setting covers similar ground for soups but the listing does not include a steamer basket. If steaming siomai or vegetables above the rice is part of why you are buying, take the Simplus.
See both ranked in our Best rice cookers in the Philippines (2026), or compare other rice cookers. Read the Simplus Cooker with Steamer 1.8L/3L review. Read the Gaabor Rice Cooker 600W 1.8L review.
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