Beatbot AquaSense 2 vs Aiper Scuba X1
On the published numbers, the Beatbot AquaSense 2’s battery covers a pool of about 79 ft against about 55 ft for the Aiper Scuba X1 (the two figures rest on different kinds of runtime, noted below). At least one of them is rated by its maker for more pool than that arithmetic supports. Every other published specification is in the table, with the rows where they differ tinted.
Beatbot
Beatbot AquaSense 2
~$799
- Pool fit
- ~79 ft (floor only)240 min floor-only runtime at 13 sq ft/min — walls not counted
- Filtration
- 150 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Parks for pickup · 23.1 lb
Four hours of floor cleaning on a 10,000 mAh pack, a double pass along the waterline and a wireless charging dock in the box make the AquaSense 2 Beatbot's mid-range robot.
Best for: Mid-size in-ground pools where the owner wants a dock and three years of cover
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 | Beatbot AquaSense 2 | Aiper Scuba X1 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$799 | ~$800 |
| Type | Cordless floor+wall+waterline | Cordless floor+wall+waterline |
| Power | Cordless | Cordless |
| Cleans | Floor, walls, waterline | Floor, walls, waterline |
| Pool fit | ~79 ft, floor only | ~55 ft |
| Maker's pool claim | 3,230 sq ft | 66 ft / 2,150 sq ft |
| Runtime, floor + walls | not published | 180 min |
| Runtime, floor only | 240 min | not published |
| Battery | 10,000 mAh | not published |
| Charge time | 4 h | 4 h |
| Finest filter | 150 µm | 3 µm |
| Filtration tier | Sand, grit and leaves | Fine dust and algae |
| Filter | Two-layer basket | Standard filter plus MicroMesh ultra-fine filter |
| Basket | 2 L | 5 L |
| Weight | 23.1 lb | 24.3 lb |
| Retrieval | Parks for pickup · 23.1 lb | You fish out 24.3 lb |
| Self-parking | Yes | not published |
| Navigation | Ultrasonic | not published |
| App control | Yes | Yes |
| Caddy or dock | Included | Included |
| Pool types | in-ground, above-ground | not published |
| Surfaces | not published | concrete, fiberglass, vinyl, tile |
| Warranty | 3 years | 2 years |
| Cost per swim season | $266 floor | $400 floor |
Beatbot AquaSense 2: what it gives up
- Two-litre basket, a third of the Sora 70's
- Beatbot publishes only a floor runtime, not a floor-and-wall one
- 23.1 lb, 2.6 lb more than the first-generation AquaSense
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: Beatbot AquaSense 2 · Aiper Scuba X1