Beatbot iSkim Ultra Review: Is a Dedicated Pool Skimmer Worth It?The Beatbot iSkim Ultra was a solar-powered, sensor-driven surface skimmer, not a floor cleaner. It has since been replaced in Australia by the iSkim.
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Sora is the value range, from $999 to $2,299, for pools up to 300 m². AquaSense 2 is the premium range, from $1,999 to $3,999, with longer runtimes and pools up to 360 m² on the Pro and Ultra, which also skim and clarify the water. For most Australian pools, the Sora 70 P7 is the one we recommend.
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Sora 70 P7
$2,299
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| Price and warranty | ||||||
| Price | $2,299 | $3,999 | $1,499 | $2,999 | $1,999 | $999 |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years |
| Cleans | ||||||
| Floor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Walls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waterline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Skims the surface | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Clarifies the water | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Cleans platforms from | 20 cm of water | 35 cm of water | 20 cm of water | 40 cm of water | 50 cm of water | 30 cm of water |
| Battery and charging | ||||||
| Runtime | Up to 5 h floor, 7 h surface | Up to 10 h surface, 5 h floor, 4.5 h walls | Up to 5 h | Up to 11 h surface | Up to 4 h floor | Up to 5 h floor, 4 h full clean |
| Charging | About 4.5 h (65 W fast charging) | About 4.5 h | About 4.5 h (65 W fast charging) | About 4.5 h | About 4 h on the wireless dock | About 4.5 h (65 W) |
| Floats if the battery runs out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Filter and basket | ||||||
| Filter | 150 µm (3 µm basket optional) | 150 µm + 250 µm, two-layer | 150 µm (3 µm basket optional) | 150 µm + 250 µm, dual | 150 µm, two-layer | 150 µm (3 µm basket optional) |
| Basket | 6 L | 3.7 L | 5.2 L | 3.7 L | 2 L | 5 L |
| Fine 3 µm basket | Pre-order | – | Pre-order | – | – | Pre-order |
| Pool size | Up to 300 m² | Up to 360 m² | Up to 300 m² | Up to 360 m² | Up to 300 m² | Up to 300 m² |
| Suction | 25,700 litres per hour | 20,800 litres per hour | 25,700 litres per hour | 20,800 litres per hour | 20,800 litres per hour | 25,700 litres per hour |
| Navigation and sensors | ||||||
| Navigation | SonicSense, dual ultrasonic sensors | HybridSense AI, 27 sensors including an AI camera | SonicSense, 13 sensors including 2 ultrasonic | CleverNav with SonicSense, 22 sensors | CleverNav with SonicSense, 16 sensors including 2 ultrasonic | SonicSense, 11 sensors including 1 ultrasonic |
| Finds the dirt itself | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| App features | ||||||
| App control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Steer it on the surface | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Pool map in the app | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| In the box | ||||||
| In the box | Sora 70 P7 robot, Charger with Australian plug, User manual, Retrieval hook, Quick start guide | AquaSense 2 Ultra robot, Wireless charging dock, Power adapter with Australian plug, Clarifying kit, User manual, Quick start guide | Sora 30 P3 robot, Charger with Australian plug, Retrieval hook, User manual, Quick start guide | AquaSense 2 Pro robot, Wireless charging dock, Power adapter with Australian plug, Retrieval hook, Clarifying kit, Quick start guide, User manual | AquaSense 2 robot, Wireless charging dock, Power adapter with Australian plug, User manual, Quick start guide | Sora 10 P1 robot, Charger with Australian plug, Retrieval hook, User manual, Quick start guide |
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