Aiper - Scuba N1 Plus: Robotic Pool Cleaner with MicroMesh Filtration for In-Ground Pools, Caterpillar Treads, and Mobile App - White

It is my first pool cleaner … finally! I have an odd shaped pool 35 x 8. My swimming pool is surrounded by Bamboo and my neighbors huge tree blows the leaves over. I just keep it charged and toss it in. It runs for three hours and somehow manages to pick up all the leaves and anything else at the bottom. Best investment. It goes for 3 hours. I just orderer the M2 Aiper solar skimmer this am!! Then I will have nothing to do except float with my cocktails!

It does not make zero turns, so it doest pick all debris - Also the suction is just okay- and the app is not easy to setup. Going back to the coded dolphin natius. Same price better results.

I have a freeform concrete Pebbletech pool with a lot of rounded edges and I have spent the last month and a half trying out various cordless pool vacuum robots. After my corded Polaris Robot bit the dust after 4 years, I wanted to try something without a cord since the layout of my pool makes a corded option cumbersome. I started out with the Dreame Z1, which I actually really liked. The remote control was a cool way to be able to operate it while under water since WiFi doesn’t’ work underwater (for any robot). Unfortunately, it kept getting stuck on my raised intakes in the deep end. It was unable to work itself free and just was not going to be an option for my style of pool. The pattern and cleaning power worked great and with some design tweaks along the bottom of this robot, I think it would be a strong contender! After returning the Dreame, I purchased the Beatbot Aquasense 2. After the first run I knew that I was not going to keep it. It left a lot of debris behind, missed a lot of spots, and just did not perform well in my pool. I then purchased the Aiper Scuba N1 from Best Buy. I ran it the first time with the high density filter attachment and couldn’t believe the sand and debris that it sucked up! It didn’t get hung up on the pool drains for more than a few seconds and, though doesn’t follow any clear pattern while cleaning, seemed to do a GREAT job cleaning my pool. I’ve seen several positive reviews online and was pleased with this purchase. So I thought, if the N1 (sister to the S1) is this good, the X1 must be even better! So, I ordered the Aiper Scuba X1 directly from Aiper’s website since it was the best deal. It is significantly heavier than the S1, but with the dual brushes and more technology this didn’t bother me. I dropped it in the pool and off it went climbing the wall and seemingly doing a good job. It also has the fine filter option and I ran it on that. After observing the inaugural run of the X1, my excitement turned to disappointment as I watched it get stuck on the pool light, the pool drains and the edges of my curved steps and other curved edges. I was pleased to see that it would eventually work itself free from all of these, it would take a long time. It took almost 3 minutes to work its way loose from the drains and never was able to conquer climbing over the pool light. It last right at 2 hours, which is actually less than the N1 does in my pool. I could see this causing unnecessary wear and tear on the robot AND the edges of my pool and drains. In the first run of the X1, I did it in “S-shaped” cleaning path and it would get stuck in a “loop” going over the same spots over and over and then when it finally got out of it it would miss wide swaths of ground. It the second run I did the “Adaptive Path” which is more of a random cleaning, which did better, but still got stuck on drains and ledges for extended amounts of time. Also, the basket is way to porous without the fine filter on it. I reached out to Aiper and they were very responsive. I gave them all of the information that they requested and at the end of the day I decided that this robot was not ideal for my pool, though for a rectangle shaped pool, I think that it would be a great option! I have landed on keeping the N1 (aka S1) as it does a great job and doesn’t get stuck on the drains and does a great job for my pool shape. In a couple of years, I will be anxious to see how they continue to progress, but for now, I highly recommend the Scuba N1 or S1, especially at their price point!

Battery doesn’t last as long as we hoped, but it lasts long enough. We get 2-3 runs out of it in our size pool, which cleans the entire bottom at least one full time, and then we need to pull it out to charge it. Cleans well, and coverage is complete.

Full disclosure, we replaced a Dolphin with this. Performance is OK. Not horrible. Not great. Cleaning the catch basket is messier and more difficult than the Dolphin and it does not have near the cleaning power. But, it is cordless and easy to operate. Overall, if you can get it on sale like we did, worth a look.