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Best value robot pool cleaners

The pool robots that give up the least for the money, ranked on capability per dollar spent.

Value here is capability per unit of money, measured against every other machine in the catalogue rather than a price bracket we invented. A cabled floor cleaner at a third of the price is not a bargain if you still brush the walls every weekend.

3 / 3 models evaluated

Weighted for this ranking

Value
30%
Coverage
20%
Navigation
14%
Power
12%
Filtration
12%
Automation
6%
Ease of Use
3%
Reliability
3%
How we score →
  1. Best Overall
    #1
    MOVA Diver A10MOVA press image
    MOVA

    Diver A10

    Four hours on a charge, a 3-micron filter and AI vision that recognises drains and steps — the fine-debris pick, with the parking-at-the-edge trick included.

    Coverage
    80
    Filtration
    81
    Navigation
    86
    Automation
    66
    AI VisionFloor · Walls · WaterlineCordlessLifts itself out
    $699Check price
  2. #2
    Beatbot

    Sora 30

    The sensible Beatbot: floor, walls, waterline and shallow platforms, a five-litre basket, S-shaped paths, and it floats to the surface when done — for under $700.

    Coverage
    80
    Filtration
    61
    Navigation
    73
    Automation
    52
    UltrasonicFloor · Walls · WaterlineCordlessLifts itself out
    $689Check price
  3. #3
    Beatbot AquaSense 2Beatbot press image
    Beatbot

    AquaSense 2

    Cordless floor, wall and waterline cleaner that parks itself at the surface when it is done — the first pool robot you never wade in for.

    Coverage
    80
    Filtration
    38
    Navigation
    73
    Automation
    52
    UltrasonicFloor · Walls · WaterlineCordlessLifts itself out
    $799Check price

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