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Cost
Price
$2999
$1799
$2499
$2699
$169
$699
$2999
$3999
$499
$699
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Test results
CHOICE Expert Rating
Hard floor dirt pick-up performance score
Dirt removal from carpet score
Mopping performance score
Mopping ease of use score
Pet hair removal score
Cleaning corners and edges score
Ease of use score
App connection score
App ease of use score
Noise measured on carpet/hard floor (dBA)
62/61
69/66
64/63
69/66
58/59
60/58
65/66
59/62
59/59
59/66
63/68
Battery life, measured (min)
120
78
77
116
52
93
104
100
71
49
65
Mopping tank volume, measured (L)
4
4
4
2.8
0.11
0.26
3.15
3.15
0.29
0.26
2.72
Does it hit objects?
No. Is very careful around objects, using an extendable side brush to attempt to clean around the edges of the object.
Yes, rarely, and mostly a very light contact.
Most of the time it slows down and cirlces the edge
Yes, rarely, and mostly a very light contact.
Most of the time it slows down and cirlces the edge
No, didn't touch any objects during cleaning. Would slow down and clean around the edges.
Yes, bumps into everything. Not hard but will consistently bump into obstacles and edges.
Yes, sometimes, mostly a gentle bump.
Slows down in front of objects, then gently nudges
Yes, rarely, and mostly a very light contact.
Most of the time it slows down and cirlces the edge
Yes, rarely, and mostly a very light contact.
Most of the time it slows down and cirlces the edge
Yes, sometimes, mostly a gentle bump.
Slows down in front of objects, then gently nudges
Yes, sometimes, mostly a gentle bump.
Slows down in front of objects, then gently nudges
Yes, sometimes, mostly a gentle bump.
Slows down in front of objects, then gently nudges
Sustainability
Reliability score
Satisfaction score
Country of origin
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
Warranty (years)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Comments
Good points
- Very good at cleaning hard floor.
- Very good at picking up pet hair.
- Very good at cleaning corners and edges.
- App is clear and intuitive for its multiple functions.
- No problems with tassels on rugs.
- Mopping pads are attached, prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Automatically lifted the mopping pads for the carpet and the area around it.
- Excellent mopping performance.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Very good at cleaning hard floor.
- Very good at picking up pet hair.
- Very easy to connect the robot to the app.
- Refused to clean the carpet with tassells, may have recognised it as an obstacle.Mopping pads are prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Automatically lifted the mopping pads for the carpet but struggled around the edge of the carpet.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Very good at cleaning hard floor.
- Very good at picking up pet hair.
- Very easy to connect the robot to the app.
- Will avoid tassels on rugs the majority of time but may get caught if it does pass over them.
- Mopping roller brush is prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Automatically lifted the mopping roller brush for the carpet but struggled around the edge of the carpet.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Very good at cleaning hard floor.
- No problems with tassels on rugs.
- Mopping roller brush is prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Automatically lifted the mopping roller brush for the carpet.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- None to mention.
- Very good at cleaning hard floor.Very easy to connect the robot to the app.
- Will avoid tassels on rugs the majority of time but may get caught if it does pass over them.
- Automatically lifted the mopping pads for the carpet but struggled around the edge of the carpet.
- Clean water bin and mop are separate units attached to the robot and can be left on the robot when not mopping, however will need to clean the mop manually after use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Excellent at cleaning hard floor.
- Very good at cleaning corners and edges.
- Very easy to connect the robot to the app.
- App is clear and intuitive for its multiple functions.
- No problems with tassels on rugs.
- Automatically lifted the mopping pads for the carpet but struggled around the edge of the carpet.
- Mopping pads are prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Excellent at cleaning hard floor.
- Very good at cleaning corners and edges.
- App is clear and intuitive for its multiple functions.
- No problems with tassels on rugs.
- Automatically lifted the mopping pads for the carpet but struggled around the edge of the carpet.
- Mopping pads are attached, prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Robototic arm can pick up items on the floor and place them in designated zones. Can only recognise fabric, "paper balls" and shoes currently.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Very good at cleaning hard floor.
- Easy to remove and replace the built-in bin.
- Over an hour of battery life.
- Excellent at cleaning hard floor.
- Easy to remove and replace the built-in bin.
- Excellent at cleaning hard floor.
- Very easy to connect the robot to the app.
- Mopping pads are prepared and cleaned in the base.
- Very good mopping ease of use.
- Over an hour of battery life.
Bad points
- Poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Only OK mopping performance.
- Refused to clean the carpet with tassells, may have recognised it as an obstacle.
- Poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Suction motor randomly shut off during cleaning and robot was continuing the cleaning job silently. Had to be paused and restarted on the app.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Only OK mopping performance.
- Very poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Only OK at cleaning corners and edges.
- Poor at picking up pet hair.
- Mapping on the app can be buggy. During testing it would often get confused and "update" the map incorrectly adding new spaces or cutting off edges.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Borderline mopping performance.
- Only OK at cleaning hard floor.
- Poor at cleaning corners and edges.
- Very poor at picking up pet hair.
- App is very simple and can only be used to schedule (listed as "timer"), On/off, wall follow, spiral, random, back to charger. Lots of space given to the map but the maps are never saved or editable so majority of the screen is empty.
- Could get stuck on carpet with tassels.
- Dirt receptacle is easy to remove, a bit messy as you need to pull open the bin lid with a bit of force which could cause dirt to spray. No easy clip on the outside to open.
- Mopping pad and water tank need to be prepared manually before mopping and cleaned afterwards, although you can put them in the washing machine.
- Need to physically block off carpets or areas you don't want the robot to mop as there is no saved mapping.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Very poor mopping performance - only cleaned the edge and nothing else over and over again. Lots of water left on the floor on the highest setting.
- Only OK mopping ease of use.
- Very poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Poor at picking up pet hair.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Poor mopping performance - covered whole area but left many stains behind.
- Only OK mopping ease of use.
- Poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Borderline at picking up pet hair.
- Mop pad was pulled along the carpet and collected lots of pet hair.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Only OK mopping performance.
- Poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Only OK mopping performance.
- Very poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Poor at cleaning corners and edges.
- Borderline at picking up pet hair.
- Simple to follow instructions when connecting to the app but need to look in the manual and manually search up the robot model to connect in app.
- Could get stuck on carpet with tassels.
- Mopping pad and water tank need to be prepared manually before mopping and cleaned by hand with soap afterwards.
- Need to manually block out the carpet on the app or physically so that the robot doesn't mop the carpet.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Poor mopping performance - was unable to clean the majority of the stains.
- Only OK mopping ease of use.
- Borderline at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Only OK at cleaning corners and edges.
- Poor at picking up pet hair.
- App is buggy and unintuitive. Have to enter multiple menus to change the settings, maps are awkward to deal with and schedules can't be edited once created.
- App consistently freezes and needs to be reset.
- Robot often encounters multiple "errors" especially when moving the robot to a new area.
- Could get stuck on carpet with tassels.
- Mopping pad and water tank need to be prepared manually before mopping and be cleaned under sink by hand with soap afterwards.
- Need to manually block out the carpet on the app or physically so that the robot doesn't mop the carpet.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Had to place the dock in the carpet test area due to the fact it refused to map and clean a new area without it.
- Very poor mopping performance - missed quite a lot of the area
- Only OK mopping ease of use.
- Poor at picking up dirt from carpet.
- Poor at picking up pet hair.
- App is buggy and unintuitive. Have to enter multiple menus to change the settings, maps are awkward to deal with and schedules can't be edited once created.
- App consistently freezes and needs to be reset.
- Robot often encounters multiple "errors" especially when moving the robot to a new area, some moments during testing the robot refused to clean entirely unless placed back in the dock.
- Robot can't map an area unless the dock is in the area and will refuse to clean the area unless it is mapped.
- Motor noise (68 dBA) is loud and irritating.
- Could get stuck on carpet with tassels.
- During the mopping test, it climbed onto the carpet and then started mopping. Other times, it would lift the mopping pad when reaching the carpet.
- Only comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Had to place the dock in the carpet test area due to the fact it refused to map and clean a new area without it.
- Poor mopping performance - cleaned in a sporadic, random way that missed sections.
Features
Mopping function
Auto-mopping bin
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Self-emptying function
Multi-level mapping
Virtual wall
Brush
Yes (rubber)
Yes (rubber)
Yes (rubber)
Side brush
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Yes (2)
Yes (2)
Yes (2)
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
Remote control
App name
Dreamehome
Ecovacs Home
Ecovacs Home
Eufy Clean
Tuya Smart
Narwal Freo
Roborock
Roborock
TP-Link Tapo
Roomba Home
Roomba Home
Programmable time
Day of the week setting
Items supplied with vac
Robot cleaner, cleaner/dirt disposal station + mains cable, mopping tool pads, side brush, dust bag (x2), ramp extension, cleaning tool, cleaning solution and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging/dirt disposal station + mains cable, mopping tool pads, dust bag, ramp extension, side brush, and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging/dirt disposal station + mains cable, mopping tool pads, dust bag, ramp extension, side brush, and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging/dirt disposal station + mains cable, mopping brush rolls (x2), dust bag (x2), side brush (x4), cleaning brush, cleaning solution, extra dust bin filter, and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging station + mains cable, side brush (x4), mopping attachment, mopping pads (x2), extra filter, remote and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging station + mains cable, side brush (x2), mopping tool, mopping pad (x2), disposable mopping pad (x2), disposable dust bag (x2), plastic floor plate, and literature.
Robot cleaner, cleaner/dirt disposal station + mains cable, side brush, mopping tool pads, dust bag (x2), ramp extension and literature.
Robot cleaner, cleaner/dirt disposal station + mains cable, side brush, mopping tool pads, dust bag (2x), ramp extension and literature.
Robot cleaner, cleaner/dirt disposal station + mains cable, side brush, mopping attachment, mopping pad, dust bag, extra brush bar clip-on, cleaning tool, and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging station + mains cable, side brush, mopping attachment, mopping pad, and literature.
Robot cleaner, charging/dirt disposal station + mains cable, side brushe, mopping tool pads (X4), dust bag (x2), cleaning tool, and literature.
Specifications
Android version required (minimum)
6.0 or later
6.0 or later
6.0 or later
7.0 or later
6.0 or later
7.0 or later
7.0 or later
7.0 or later
7.0 or later
9.0 or later
9.0 or later
iOS version required (minimum)
12.0 or later
13.4 or later
13.4 or later
13.0 or later
13.0 or later
15.1 or later
13.4 or later
13.4 or later
12.0 or later
16.4 or later
16.4 or later
Battery type
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion
Charge time (min)
270
210
270
216
480
Not stated
150
150
240
240
240
Weight (kg)
4.54
4.62
5.48
5.12
1.86
4.26
4.58
4.84
3.16
3.56
4.3
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