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 the cordless robot owners pick when they want a pool-trade brand, local service and parts, and in a standard rectangle owners report it cleaning thoroughly across several seasons.

Its limits show in bigger or more complex pools. An owner with a 49-foot pool found it missed too much, and another preferred a Beatbot that reached a splash deck the Polaris did not. That fits the arithmetic here: Polaris quotes a 2.5-hour cycle, which is on the short side for a large pool.

A mid-size rectangular in-ground pool and a nearby dealer are the conditions it does best in. Plan where the charging station will live out of the sun.

What owners like

An owner in a second season with an 18 × 36 ft rectangle says it leaves the pool spotless, with separate floor, floor-and-wall and app waterline modes.
Buying a pool-trade brand matters to owners with a local store that can service it and supply parts.
Owners reading Polaris' parts diagram note that the battery looks easy to replace when the time comes.
Compared side by side with a Beatbot AquaSense, it scrubbed the waterline for longer.

Common complaints

In a large pool it missed a lot of spots: an owner with a 49 × 25 ft pool sent theirs back despite liking how it cleaned where it went.
The same side-by-side owner kept the Beatbot instead because it reliably cleaned a splash deck the Polaris skipped.
Where to keep the charging station is a real question — owners do not want it in full sun and weather on the pool deck.