Polaris FREEDOM

Name: Polaris FREEDOM
Brand: Polaris
Price: 1199 USD
Availability: InStock

Polaris' cordless robot cleans floor, walls and waterline in 2.5 hours or less, then climbs to the waterline on its own — or when tapped with a pole — to be lifted out. It charges on a station in under five hours and reports status to the iAquaLink app.

Approx. price

~$1,199

snapshot, not a live price

Pool fit

~49 ft

150 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min

Filtration

No micron figure published

Retrieval

Parks for pickup

surfaces or parks at the wall on its own, so it is lifted from the edge

Runtime

150 min, floor + walls

Cost per swim season

$600

price ÷ warranty years; a floor, not a lifespan

Best for: In-ground pools where the owner wants a cordless robot from a pool-trade brand

Specifications

Approx. price: ~$1,199
Type: Cordless floor+wall+waterline
Power: Cordless
Cleans: Floor, walls, waterline
Pool fit: ~49 ft
Runtime, floor + walls: 150 min
Charge time: 5 h
Filter: 4 L canister
Basket: 4 L
Retrieval: Parks for pickup
Self-parking: Yes
App control: Yes
Caddy or dock: Included
Pool types: in-ground
Warranty: 2 years
Cost per swim season: $600 floor

A specification not listed here is one Polaris does not publish for this model. It is left blank rather than estimated or borrowed from a sibling.

Features

Floor/wall/waterline in 2.5 h or less
Tap & Lift retrieval
Climbs to the waterline at cycle end
Charging station included
iAquaLink app with push notifications

What it does well

Climbs to the waterline by itself at the end of a cycle
Tap it with a pole and it comes up
App notifications when the cycle is done
A stated two-year warranty, where Polaris gives no per-model term for its corded robots

What it gives up

$1,199 for a 2.5-hour cycle and a 4 L canister
Polaris does not publish a battery capacity, weight or pool-size rating
In-ground only; the $949 Liberty 200 is rated for above-ground pools as well

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

The FREEDOM is Polaris' cordless robot for in-ground pools. In 2024 one owner picked it as a big-name brand with a nearby store for repairs and parts and weeks later had no regrets, and in 2025 an owner in a second season said it leaves an 18 × 36 ft rectangle spotless.

The complaints in owner reports center on coverage and the app. One owner with a 49 × 25 ft pool returned it because it missed many spots, and another kept a Beatbot instead, which reliably got into a splash deck. One owner runs the waterline-only cycle twice to finish the waterline, and a 2024 tester found its app well behind Beatbot's.

Two owners who run a solar skimmer like that there is no cord for it to snag on, and two found its bin easy to empty. One owner had a FREEDOM for four and a half years before choosing a next robot in 2026, and one new owner kept the charging station indoors, away from the sun and weather on the patio.

What owners like

In 2025, an owner in a second season said it leaves an 18 × 36 ft rectangular pool spotless, with floor-only and floor-and-wall modes plus a floor, wall and waterline mode in the app.
One owner picked it in 2024 as a big-name brand with a nearby store able to repair it and order parts, and weeks later reported no regrets.
In one owner's screened-in pool, with a deep middle and a couple of small ledges, it copes well with pollen and small bits of debris, going in most days when the owner gets home and coming out about 2.5 hours later.
Tried side by side with a Beatbot AquaSense, it seemed to one owner to spend a little more time scrubbing the waterline.
Its bin is easy to empty: one owner testing it in 2024 rated the clear-topped bin above a Beatbot's, and another found its basket much larger than an old corded Dolphin's and free of the Dolphin's filter steps.
Two owners who also run a solar skimmer like that there is no cord for the skimmer to snag on; one's Betta used to strand itself on the cord of an old corded Polaris 9550 Sport.

Common complaints

One owner with a 49 × 25 ft pool sent it back in 2025: it cleaned well where it went but missed many spots.
One owner who bought it alongside a Beatbot AquaSense returned the Polaris; the Beatbot was the one that reliably got into their splash deck.
When one owner runs the 45-minute waterline-only cycle, it takes two runs, because the first never covers the whole waterline.
Testing it against a Beatbot in 2024, one owner found its app well behind Beatbot's, while rating the cleaner itself better.
Siting the charging station took thought for one new owner, who kept it inside the house because the patio by the pool is exposed to strong sun and the weather.

Questions owners ask about the Polaris FREEDOM

Is the Polaris FREEDOM good for large pools?

Reports differ. One owner with a 49 × 25 ft pool returned it in 2025 because it missed many spots, though it cleaned well where it went. Another, in a second season with an 18 × 36 ft rectangle, says it leaves that pool spotless.

Can the battery be replaced?

One owner judged from the parts diagram and the way it is built that the battery should be easy to replace when the time comes. That was an expectation from 2024, while the robot was still working fine.

How long does a FREEDOM last?

One owner had a FREEDOM for four and a half years and in 2026 was choosing the next robot, without saying why. In 2024, one owner running it with a Betta skimmer had gone over a year without needing a pool pole, and in 2025 an owner in a second season praised how it cleans.