Key specs
- Cleans
- Floor and walls
- Filtration
- Dual filtration
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Power
- Cordless
- Navigation
- Dual-path planned navigation
Our verdict
A fair budget choice for a simple rectangular pool. Read our Aiper review for the full safety history before you buy.
What we like
- Cheapest Aiper that climbs walls
- 2-year warranty
- Cheapest cordless robot here that climbs walls
- Light to lift out
- Cheapest wall-climbing cordless robot we would consider
- Light and easy to lift
What to know
- No waterline cleaning
- The Pool Nerd measured roughly 60 to 70 minutes of real runtime
- No waterline scrubbing
- Independent testers report shorter real runtimes than advertised
- Aiper has had two US fire-hazard recalls on older models (2023 and 2025)
How it compares
| Spec | Aiper Scuba S1 | Polaris PIXEL | Polaris P70 | Dolphin Nautilus AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | around $529 (Aiper store, Oct 2026) | around $549 (US retailers, Oct 2026) | around $499 (US retailers, Oct 2026) | around $568 (Dolphin US store, Oct 2026) |
| Cleans | Floor and walls | Floor and cove | Floor and cove | Floor and cove |
| Filtration | Dual filtration | 2 L canister with window | 3 L canister with see-through lid | Top-load basket |
| Warranty | 2 years | - | - | 1 year (per The Pool Nerd) |
| Power | Cordless | Cordless | Corded, 40 ft cable | Corded |
| Navigation | Dual-path planned navigation | - | - | CleverClean scanning |
| Cycle | - | About 1.5 h (manufacturer) | As little as 2 h (manufacturer) | - |
| Charge time | - | Under 3 h | - | - |
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