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Best Budget-Friendly Robotic Pool Cleaners

Simpler, single-purpose models that tend to sit at the lower end of the market — with an honest note on why we don't track exact prices.

We don't track or display prices anywhere on this site — they change too often for a static page to keep accurate, and we'd rather not present a number we can't verify as current. See our data disclaimer for why.

What we can do honestly is point out which models tend to sit at the simpler, lower-cost end of the market by design: single-purpose floor or floor-and-wall cleaners without AI navigation, multi-surface coverage, or app control. Simpler usually does mean cheaper, even though we can't promise an exact number — check each model's current price directly on Amazon before you decide.

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Best for Above-Ground Floors

Dolphin E10

A simple, purpose-built floor cleaner for above-ground pools up to 30 ft, with no battery to manage.

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Dolphin Escape

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Dolphin Cayman

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Hayward SharkVac

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Polaris P70

Above-groundCordedFloor

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Aiper Seagull SE

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