Aiper Scuba V3 vs Aiper Scuba X1
Both clean the same surfaces. At about $850 and $800, the table below is where the difference in price has to be found.
Aiper
Aiper Scuba V3
~$850
- Pool fit
- ~55 ft180 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min
- Filtration
- No micron figure published
- Retrieval
- Parks for pickup · 18.2 lb
The V3 is Aiper's AI robot: it plans its path on board and returns to its dock to charge when it finishes, sending a notification rather than waiting to be fished out.
Best for: Owners who want the robot to put itself away
AiperScuba X1Cordless floor+wall+waterline
Aiper
Aiper Scuba X1
~$800
- Pool fit
- ~55 ftclaims ~66 ft180 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min
- Filtration
- 3 µm · fine dust and algae
- Retrieval
- You fish out 24.3 lb
Aiper's X1 scrubs horizontally up to two inches above the waterline, pulls 6,600 gallons an hour through a five-litre basket and a 3-micron MicroMesh layer, and charges on a wireless dock.
Best for: A 40-to-60 ft in-ground pool with fine debris and a scum line
| Specification | Aiper Scuba V3 | Aiper Scuba X1 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$850 | ~$800 |
| Type | Cordless floor+wall+waterline | Cordless floor+wall+waterline |
| Power | Cordless | Cordless |
| Cleans | Floor, walls, waterline | Floor, walls, waterline |
| Pool fit | ~55 ft | ~55 ft |
| Maker's pool claim | 1,614 sq ft | 66 ft / 2,150 sq ft |
| Runtime, floor + walls | 180 min | 180 min |
| Runtime, floor only | 210 min | not published |
| Charge time | 5 h | 4 h |
| Finest filter | not published | 3 µm |
| Filtration tier | not published | Fine dust and algae |
| Filter | 3.5 L top-load basket | Standard filter plus MicroMesh ultra-fine filter |
| Basket | 3.5 L | 5 L |
| Weight | 18.2 lb | 24.3 lb |
| Retrieval | Parks for pickup · 18.2 lb | You fish out 24.3 lb |
| Self-parking | Yes | not published |
| App control | Yes | Yes |
| Caddy or dock | Included | Included |
| Surfaces | concrete, fiberglass, vinyl, tile | concrete, fiberglass, vinyl, tile |
| Warranty | 2 years | 2 years |
| Cost per swim season | $425 floor | $400 floor |
Aiper Scuba V3: what it gives up
- No micron figure, while the $650 S3 states 3 µm
- 3.5 L basket, 1.5 L smaller than the $800 X1's
- Five hours to recharge, the longest of any Aiper floor robot here
- Rated to 1,614 sq ft, a quarter less than the $800 Scuba X1
Aiper Scuba X1: what it gives up
- 24.3 lb and no self-surfacing listed
- Two years of cover, one short of the X1 Pro Max's three
- Aiper rates it to 66 ft on a three-hour battery, which this site's arithmetic does not support for a floor-and-wall pass
Full specifications: Aiper Scuba V3 · Aiper Scuba X1