Beatbot~$429
Beatbot iSkim
Surface skimmer · 28 h skimming
- Pool fit
- Skims all day; no pool-size limit
- Filtration
- 550 µm · leaves and bugs only
- Retrieval
- Floats; lifted by hand
- 28 h without sun
- 9 L basket
- 3-year warranty
Cleans: Surface
Surface skimmer~$599Beatbot
Beatbot iSkim Ultra
The iSkim Ultra keeps the iSkim's 24 W panel, battery and nine-litre basket, tightens the mesh to 380 microns and adds 20 sensors, planned S-path coverage and a magnetic wireless charger. Beatbot gives it a two-year warranty, a year shorter than the plain iSkim's.
Approx. price
~$599
snapshot, not a live price
Skims all day; no pool-size limit
Floats; lifted by hand
Best for: Surface debris that is finer than whole leaves
Specifications
- Approx. price
- ~$599
- Type
- Surface skimmer
- Power
- Solar, with battery
- Cleans
- Surface
- Battery
- 10,000 mAh
- Charge time
- 5 h
- Finest filter
- 380 µm
- Filtration tier
- Leaves and bugs only
- Filter
- 9 L basket
- Basket
- 9 L
- App control
- Yes
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Cost per swim season
- $300 floor
A specification not listed here is one Beatbot does not publish for this model. It is left blank rather than estimated or borrowed from a sibling.
Features
- 24 W solar panel
- 380 µm basket
- 20 sensors and S-path coverage
- Magnetic wireless charging
- App control (2.4 GHz)
What it does well
- 380 µm mesh, finer than the iSkim's 550
- Planned S-path rather than random wandering
- Magnetic wireless charging, which no other skimmer here lists
- Keeps the iSkim's nine-litre basket, more than double the Surfer S2's four
What it gives up
- Two-year warranty, one less than the cheaper iSkim
- Beatbot's page gives no runtime figure
- 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only, so a router broadcasting 5 GHz alone will not see it
The two lists above come from the maker’s own specifications and this site’s arithmetic on them, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.
What owners say
No owner discussion has been read for the Beatbot iSkim Ultra yet. This section stays empty until there is something real to put in it.
Others in the same part of the catalog
Betta~$390
Betta SE Plus
Surface skimmer · 30 h skimming
- Pool fit
- Skims all day; no pool-size limit
- Filtration
- 200 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Floats; lifted by hand
- Solar + adapter
- 30 h runtime
- 200 µm basket
Cleans: Surface
Betta~$370
Betta SE
Surface skimmer · 30 h skimming
- Pool fit
- Skims all day; no pool-size limit
- Filtration
- 200 µm · sand, grit and leaves
- Retrieval
- Floats; lifted by hand
- 30 h runtime
- 200 µm basket
- Solar only
Cleans: Surface