Customer Ratings & Reviews

Couldn't be happier in the first 20 days of use. I set it to run 15 hours per day (no particular reason other than maybe extend life of parts?) and it is doing fantastic. I empty it about every 1.5-2 days and spray the basket w/garden hose. In that time period I've charged via/plugin twice (+ initial out of box charge) due to cloudy days. Really helping with the Cicada's and stuff the crazy Ducks (who aren't afraid of it) bring into the pool. Certainly helps keep my pool clean and reduces amount of usage of my Robot cleaner and Sand Filter stays very clean. It does have an iPhone app which I basically use it to pause it when I want to clean or simply see how long it's been running. It operates w/my Solar Pool Ionizer floating around and doesn't have a problem other than sometimes pushing it around till they separate. I received a notification once from the App stating one of the propellers was stuck...which turned out to be true due to a stick. Hope it lasts a few years because I think it is awesome.

The surfer S2 was pretty much from box to pool. I downloaded the app while it did a quick charge as required. App set up and use is easy peasy. This bot is lightweight and does cruise over the sun tanning shelf, which is great! In the app, it's a quick changeover to manually drive, which is pretty cool and fun for you tech folks and the kids. I would suggest scheduling it to run when your filter is not. The current from my jets did push it around a little. Overall, cool new toy, and super stoked it's solar changed!

Amazing Pool Cleaner – A Game Changer! I’m blown away by this new pool cleaner robot! Setup was a breeze, and within minutes it was gliding across my pool like a pro. It picks up everything—from leaves to fine dirt—and even climbs walls with ease. The water has never looked clearer. It’s quiet, efficient, and saves me hours of manual cleaning. Totally worth every penny! Highly recommend for anyone who wants a sparkling clean pool with zero hassle.

Let me start by saying this is required tech for every pool owner. We have 2 large trees in our neighbors yard. The Surfer S2 keeps a happy community, because no side at the neighbor when i go out to clean the pool. It is spring and the tree buds did shed and there were husk all over the yard...but not in the pool! At least not that I could see. Roger (our Surfer S2) worked NIGHT and day to give my "bottom feeder* robot and skimmer little work to do. We have the Surfer S1 and the S2 knocks it out of the park with a battery/solar combo that improves to provide 24x7 cleaning. I have charged it 1 time in now 3 weeks of cleaning! Only problem i have had is a stuck anti stranding bar in a first run unit. Still doesn’t stop the AWESOMENESS.

Setup was very easy. I have only had the device for 10 days or so, but was quickly amazed by how efficiently it kept the pool in prestine shape. I normally vacuum every few days, but this little guy kept the surface clean enough where debris was not dropping to the bottom, so can definitely extend time between vacuums. Battery life is excellent. I charged it only once the first time, and it kept going nontstop on the solar charger, never getting below 70% or so. I did start receiving an error that "propellor was stuck, please clean". The error would not go away even though it was clean and nothing was blocking the propellor. Turned out the right propellor stopped working. I contacted the Aiper support and they promptly worked to troubleshoot. They also offered to send a new replacement along with a prepaid shipping label to send back the defective one. The customer support was excellent. So only dropping one star since they are trying to make it right. One other feature request - it would be good if it not only showed the temperature outside (based on location you tell it), but if it also had a thermometer to tell you the temp of the pool water. I had to take our floating thermometer out since this skimmer would constantly take it along for a ride. Adding a pool temp gauge seems like a low cost, easy add to the unit. Other than that, this device (when working) is as perfect as it can get. Highly recommend as a must have for any pool owner.

This skimmer works amazingly well. It's cut down on the need to manually skim the pool to zero. Solar powered and I haven't had to plug it in to charge it yet. With just a few moving parts, it seems to be easily reparable if necessary. The only criticism I might have is that the top of each side has become scratched from the coping on our pool which extends slightly over the waterline. Even with that, it's made my pool maintenance routine much easier.

We have a wide open backyard with minimal shade and this thing never dies ! The solar power is awesome. The app is easy to use and awesome. Cleaning it is simple and awesome. I now mow the lawn and this bad boy gets all the grass that blows in and it’s awesome ! You own a pool with good sun exposure? Buy this. It’s awesome.

Great for little insects like No-see-ums, or any other that end up in the water, as well as any leaves. Big basket so you won’t have to be cleaning it frequently.

Great option if you don’t want to spend your life netting leaves out of your pool.

My friend has one if these in his pool all summer long. It was amazing watching it pick up all the debris floating in the water. So I had to buy one! Can’t wait to set it up when I open my pool.

Best skimmer ever leaves nothing behind . I love it