Aiper Surfer S2 vs WYBOT F1
Both clean the same surfaces. At about $340 and $300, the table below is where the difference in price has to be found.
Aiper
Aiper Surfer S2
~$340
- Pool fit
- Skims all day; no pool-size limit
- Filtration
- 150 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Floats; lifted by hand
A solar skimmer with a 150-micron basket, which is fine enough for pollen and light dust as well as leaves and bugs.
Best for: Pollen and fine surface debris on a skimmer budget
WYBOTF1Surface skimmer
WYBOT
WYBOT F1
~$300
- Pool fit
- Skims all day; no pool-size limit
- Filtration
- No micron figure published
- Retrieval
- Floats; lifted by hand
WYBOT's skimmer runs eight hours continuously in Standard mode or cycles ten minutes on, ten off for 24 hours in Smart mode, charging from a 33 W solar panel.
Best for: Skimming on a budget, with app control
| Specification | Aiper Surfer S2 | WYBOT F1 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$340 | ~$300 |
| Type | Surface skimmer | Surface skimmer |
| Power | Solar, with battery | Solar, with battery |
| Cleans | Surface | Surface |
| Runtime, skimming | 35 h | 8 h |
| Charge time | 6 h | not published |
| Finest filter | 150 µm | not published |
| Filtration tier | Sand, grit and leaves | not published |
| Filter | 150 µm top-load basket | Fine filter basket |
| Basket | 4 L | 7 L |
| Weight | 12.6 lb | not published |
| App control | not published | Yes |
| Pool types | in-ground, above-ground | not published |
| Warranty | 2 years | 1 year |
| Cost per swim season | $170 floor | $300 floor |
Aiper Surfer S2: what it gives up
- Four-litre basket, under half an iSkim's
- Six hours on the adapter, tied with the Betta SE for the slowest charge here
- Aiper lists a remote but no app
WYBOT F1: what it gives up
- No micron rating, while the Surfer S2 states 150 µm and the Betta 200
- One-year warranty, where the $429 iSkim carries three
- Continuous runtime is eight hours, well short of the Betta and Aiper skimmers
Full specifications: Aiper Surfer S2 · WYBOT F1