The Wybot C2 gets a thumbs up from me, it's a tie for first place in the mid grade category.
I will also add that they have a newer model for 2025 - but I did a side-by-side comparison, and didn't notice any significant changes or upgrades. Same motors, same battery, same app functionality, etc.
Ok, so here are my results after testing pretty much all the popular pool robots. My favorite in the high end category was the Beatbot. They have a several different models with a range of features, but even the basic BeatBot is great.
This Wybot is in the mid range class, and for me it was a tie between the Wybot C2 and the Aiper Scuba S1.
For the budget class, I like the Aiper Seagull or the Aiper SE. Keep in mind, though, these budget cleaners only work on flat bottom pools and above ground pools (no deep end).
For luxury class, the fancier Beatbot is an amazing piece of tech. It has a hundred features, but that also means it has a hundred things that could go wrong. For example, it's got AI scanning, 30 sensors, basically a full computer on board. So I love it, but I also see the appeal of a simpler unit.
This Wybot has quite a few features for a mid grade robot, but it's also built like a little tank and is very straightforward. It has one sensor instead of 30. So it's definitely less fancy, but from a maintenance perspective it's rather appealing.
I'll start with some of my favorite features, and then compare to the Aiper:
-This is the lightest mid grade robot I tested.
-It is also one of the quickest charging - just 3 hours to charge, and runs for 3 hours.
-It actually has 3 motors in there, and it scrubs, sweeps, and vacuums. The entry level robots have only one motor, they're smaller motors, and they only weep - they don't scrub. You need the scrubbers to get algae off.
-It has the dual filter, which may sound trivial, but it's one of the first things I look at. People are often hyper focused on the battery life or the app, but actually the #1 complaint that pool robots receive is that they leave behind sand and small debris. The fact is, it doesn't matter how powerful the motor or how good the battery life if the filter doesn't catch the debris. So I like the efficiency and design of this filter.
One of my favorite features was introduced last year, and only a small handful of brands offer it. The feature is the ability to leave the robot in the pool for up to a week, for vacation etc, and do a little bit of cleaning every day. So if you select the maximum (7 day option), it will do 45 minutes every other day, for 7 days.
I think this has the edge over the Aiper in several areas. But I will admit the Aiper does a slightly better job with navigation and mapping. The Aiper has live sensors and also a memory, learns the best pattern for your particular pool, meaning it can clean quicker.
Both are great options, though. Both do wall cleaning, floor cleaning, and waterline cleaning (the waterline around the edges). They do not skim - and I highly recommend checking into the solar skimmers. You can leave the solar skimmer in the water pretty much full time, and only remove it to empty it.
It's an easy thumbs up - durable build quality, good overall value.
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