AIPER EcoSurfer S2 Solar Powered Pool Surface Skimmer Robot with APP Support, 24/7 Continuous Cleaning, Dual Charging Modes, Smart Obstacle Avoidance, 150-um Filtration, OTA Upgrade, Gray

I’ve been really impressed with the Aiper S2. It’s cordless, super easy to use, and does a great job picking up dirt and debris from the bottom of the pool. I love that I can just drop it in, let it do its thing, and not have to deal with hoses or dragging out a vacuum. The battery lasts long enough to clean the whole pool, and the filter basket is easy to rinse out when it’s done. Overall, it’s made pool maintenance a lot simpler and saved me a ton of time. Definitely a great investment if you want something that works without a lot of hassle. Also, we had a great customer service experience when our machine broke down and we had to utilize the warranty. Definitely a well spent purchase!

This thing works great! And yes, it works with a Polaris pressure side hose cleaner, which most people say can't work. I was out for an evening swim, when some lights reflected on the water surface, revealing all kinds of things floating around: tiny bugs, pollen/dust, flower petals, etc. It seems that every one of my neighbors has a crepe myrtle tree with petals that blow into our pool. I didn't like the idea of swimming around in all of that stuff. So I started searching for a skimmer. I figure a skimmer can trap debris before it has time to sink to the bottom, also making things easier on the Polaris. But, all the reviews said you couldn't use a solar skimmer along with a hose cleaner. I saw someone mention adding weights to the hose, but I had an idea. I debated between the Aiper and the Bette skimmer, but I like the idea of having an app, with a scheduler, in case I need to schedule around the hose cleaner or something. I went ahead and ordered the Aiper Surfer S2. Cheaper than the Bette at the time. It arrived. I linked the app, set it in the water and turned it on. It ran around doing its thing. Awesome. But then, it got to the hose and got stuck. Just like they said. I tried scheduling the skimmer to turn off for an hour so the hose cleaner could run. But the hose cleaner would surround the skimmer and they'd both get stuck. I thought about alternating, like pulling the Polaris out and dropping it in as needed. Or letting it run, and only putting the skimmer in as needed. But I really liked the idea of the skimmer running 24/7, and the Polaris running for an hour every day. So I experimented. SOLUTION! The solution turned out to be pretty easy. I simply removed almost all of the hose floats. I removed 6 of them. There are now only 3. There's one on the section of hose coming from the side of the pool. There's one on the 2nd hose section. And there's one on the 3rd section, right above the rescue valve. That 3rd float stays submerged and only helps the valve stay out of the way of the cleaner. Only 2 floats are actually on the surface. I made sure the 1st section, coming from the wall, stays slightly higher in the water than the 2nd section. And of course the 3rd section goes down to the cleaner. Think of each section of hose as kind of "draping" into the water, but not reaching the bottom. There are now only 2 floats at the surface, and the hose drops away on both sides of each float at a sharp angle. I had to get into the water and just slide the floats until I got them the way I wanted. Now, the skimmer glides over the hoses without touching them at all. If it runs into one of the 2 floats, it gently powers over them. The floats are kind of held down by the weight of the hoses, so they are easy for the skimmer to push over. See video. End result is that my pool looks INCREDIBLE now. The bottom surface is spotless, as it gets cleaned for an hour every day. And the Polaris makes good use of the hour, by not getting stuck, and by having a Zipper closure on the bag. It actually cleans, instead of just looking busy. (Our old Pentair Racer looked busy but kept sticking in the corners and blowing debris straight out of the velcro opening.) The Aiper skimmer runs 24/7 on the surface. It doesn't have a set pattern or mapping, but it is relentless and tireless! No bugs, no pollen, no crepe myrtle petals can hide forever. The water shimmers and is clear from the top surface, through the middle, all the way down to the bottom. It really looks incredible. We keep staring at it in wonder. It is that noticeable. And when I went out for an evening swim, the water was like it just poured out of a filtered pitcher. Get one of these skimmers. If you have a hose cleaner, remove most of the floats. Enjoy crystal clear water. Note: In the video, I still had 4 floats, not 3. I later removed one more float that was not needed, so only 3 floats remain. This video should give you a good idea of how it is setup, and how easily the skimmer can push over a hose float, so long as you remove most of them.

Update 9/21/25 the more i use the surfer S2 skimmer, the more I realized my first review was a little too early to really understand the whole functionality is this item. As stated in my last update, I learned how to use the remote control which works really well for me. Also, because it has a really good solar panel, its always charged (in fact, I only charged it with the plug in charger the first time I opened the skimmer. there is no need to charge it again as the solar panel keeps it charged all the time), then I can leave it on my pool for hours chasing the the few leaves that i have and eventually will pick them up. Emptying and cleaning the debris basket is also very easy and only takes me a couple of minutes. however, since i don't have many leaves, I don't really need to clean it every time I use it. Because I feel now more comfortable using it and its functionally now meets my expectations plus their customer service is really second to none, I've decided to finally upgrade my review to 5 stars to better reflect my experience with the Surfer S2 Update: 9/12/25 I wanted to update my original review as I have had now more experience with this product. First, as a mentioned in my original, I only have a few leaves a day on my pool, therefore as the Aiper skimmer navigates around the pool, it may take a while before it picks up the leaves as they are scattered troughout the pool, however I learned that there is a remote control function where you can direct the skimmer towards the leaves or any floating debris. I've been using this way and I can pick up the leaves in no time. I'm glad that the Aiper team thought of this functionality as this works much better for my particular situation. Second, the minute that the Aiper customer service team found out that I was having issues with my new equipment, the contacted me and offered several solutions to solve my issues. This team has gone above and beyond (very rare today) to keep me a happy customer and they have even offered and sent me their Scuba X1 cordless robotic pool cleaner for me to try it. Had I suspected the Aiper customer service was so responsive, I would have contacted them when I had issues with the equipment rather than just leaving a poor review. My bad!!! I can't wait to try the Scuba X1 and I will be giving an unbiased review. Maybe i will be able to finally get rid of having a hose floating on my pool constantly (as is the case with my navigator pool cleaner) Again, kudos for the Aiper customer team and you just won me as a customer for life!! Even though I upgraded my review from 2 stars to 4 stars, I give their customer service 5 stars. I really wanted to like this but after two weeks I'm really disappointed. I don't get a lot of leaves in my pool, normally about 15 leaves a day or so but I wanted this equipment so the leaves don't fall to the bottom and had to be picked up by my navigator floor cleaner since my skimmer doesn't always pick up everything. Unfortunately this thing kind of floats aimlessly with not much logic on how it moves around. It sort of feels lost in the pool. it moves and cleans very slowly. The instructions says to leave it on for at least 3.5 hrs for best cleaning results. I leave it for 8 -10 hrs (after I take out my navigator and hose, so it doesn't get tangled with it) and I'm lucky if it picks up 5 or 6 leaves. I've been watching while it cleans and most of the times it does a great job avoiding running into the leaves floating around. as it moves straight to 1 or 2 leaves floating around, it changes course and avoids the leaves or stops altogether and turns to the left, to the right or turns around 180 and misses the debris. Again, no logic how it moves around. the ad says it does targeted cleaning around the edge of the pool. In two weeks it hasn't pick up single leave around the edges of the pool, actually I had to pick them up with the pool net I was going to buy the Aiper Scuba X1 floor cleaner to get rid of the hose always floating in my pool, but after this experience, I'm definitely keeping my Navigator which I've had for years and does a great job cleaning the floor. I guess it may work better if your pool has a lot of leaves floating and maybe it has a better chance to run into many leaves and pick them up, but if you want it to just pick up a few leaves a day, its not worth the investment. In all honesty, my in ground skimmer does a better job picking up daily leaves than this equipment. Just yesterday, my pool have roughly about 20 leaves, my skimmer pick up 12 and the Aiper pick up 4 and this was after 6 hrs of use.

I bought the Aiper Surfer S2 last Spring in hopes of saving time in scooping debris, mainly bugs, off our pool constantly to allow more swim time in the pool! I wasn’t sure how well this would work but have been so impressed with how well it cleans the surface of debris! I used to get in the pool and then see bugs everywhere that you may not notice until you are in. Then I’d spend the next 20 minutes scooping bugs out! Well NO MORE! This solar powered surface cleaning robot does a fantastic job! It works on leaves, bugs and whatever you have floating on the surface. Not only that but it is super easy to clean! Now about the great specifics on the device itself. First off, it is solar powered while it is working! You put it in the pool and it has a huge solar panel on top so the entire time it is working, it is recharging! I never had to charge it myself except for the first start up. So no wasted electricity or wires/hoses to deal with! It does come with an easy adapter charging wire to plug in and charge as needed. Second, it has these “feet” you can pop out to keep it from getting stuck on the steps if the water is lower. If the water level is lower then those feet will hit the edge of the steps and it either turns around or backs up and goes back out into the pool to keep working. It can also be controlled by an app. The app is easy to use and tells the charge, how long it has run and you are able to turn it and guide it to a specific area you want cleaned. When done, it is easy to clean with a hose! It is fairly lightweight to get out of the pool as well. I’m so glad we bought this device and you will be too! I highly recommend it!

Overall, I have really liked the Surfer S2 and it has done a good job cleaning the surface of the pool with relatively low maintenance. The basket holds a lot and I only have to empty it once a week. The extendable legs are great to prevent it from getting stuck when the pool water level changes. I liked the software upgrades that have brought about new features as well such as intermittent cleaning. My main concern with the Surfer S2 is that I've had to send it in twice to be repaired within the first year. Turnaround for warranty work has been relatively quick (I've gotten it back within 2 weeks each time) and they have fixed the issue each time. I am worried about it's long term durability and the cost of repairs once it is out of warranty, hence why it lost a star.

Best investment by far. It keeps my pool spotless. I have it on a timer and it cleans 3 times a day. I charged it right out of the box and put it in the pool. And haven't charged it since. The solar is awesome. Easy to use app and easy to take the tray out and clean. If you are on the fence about it. I will say this. GET IT!!! you wont regret it.

After one summer of use, I can say that our Surfer S2 has been great. It did a good job of skimming the surface of our pool and keeping the surface clean. We found that it worked best to just leave it running 24/7, especially during times when blooms or other debris from our trees was actively coming down. It was a game changer from having to use a net all the time. It also helped reduce the amount of debris in the pool skimmer baskets. I also really like how it charges itself via the sun. This makes it almost care free. Never had to charge it all summer. It ran through the night and recharged itself during the day while running. There was only 1 problem. There is a spinning reel at the front of the unit that pulls material into it's hopper. This reel is supported by little ball bearings. One bearing completely failed on our original S2, causing the reel to freeze up. Aiper sent us a replacement S2. Never had any problems after that. Suspect it was just a bad bearing from the beginning. Really nice that they stand behind their product.

We have had our Aiper for awhile now and my husband and I both wish we would have purchased it sooner. It truly is a time-saving and simple to use device. Simply stick it in the pool, and it does its job! It works ALL day and ALL night using solar power to charge its battery. We remove and dump the basket weekly, but more often in the fall. It catches SO many leaves! Our pool sits somewhat under a tree so we used to have a lot of leaves that would get to the bottom of the pool. Now, it’s RARE that we find any leaves at the bottom of the pool. I’m so happy that we found this device! It keeps our pool looking gorgeous with pretty much little to no effort at all. My only regret was not purchasing this sooner! Some more things I love: frequent updates to keep it running smoothly, easy to use app, easy to remove and not too heavy, AMAZING customer service.

I have a 5x10 m pool This robot is a game changer !!! I highly recommend it for every pool owner It works well !!placed it in the pool since bought it … always charged by solar!!! I just need to clean the filters

Very happy with it so far. I haven't used it with a chlorine puck in it as it just opened my pool but it is running all day and all night and seems to be doing a good job.

Works like a beaver on a tree, keep up the great job Aiper as it is ROCK solid......

Expensive for what it is my other one broke after 18 months which climbed the walls this one sits on the surface and does clean anything

The AIPER Surfer S2 arrived in a well-packaged box, and I was immediately impressed by its sleek, futuristic design. The solar panel on top is a standout feature, emphasizing its eco-friendly appeal. The build quality feels sturdy, and the compact size makes it easy to handle. Setup was straightforward, with clear instructions and minimal assembly required. Setting up the AIPER Surfer S2 was a breeze. Simply charge it via USB for the first use, place it in the pool, and let the solar panel do the rest. The app guides you through the initial setup and pairing process. Once in the water, the skimmer gets to work immediately. It moves quietly and efficiently, covering the entire pool surface without missing spots. The smart navigation system ensures it avoids obstacles, and the app provides real-time updates on cleaning progress. Emptying the debris basket is quick and easy. The basket is large enough to hold a significant amount of debris, reducing the frequency of cleaning. The skimmer is made from high-quality, UV-resistant materials that withstand prolonged exposure to sunlight and pool chemicals. After weeks of use, it shows no signs of wear or damage. The solar panel remains efficient, and the internal battery holds a charge well. Minor Drawbacks: 1. While the solar panel is a great feature, it’s less effective on cloudy or rainy days, requiring more frequent USB charging. 2. The skimmer doesn’t handle debris at the bottom of the pool, so you’ll still need a separate pool vacuum for thorough cleaning. 3. Occasionally, the app loses connection with the skimmer, requiring a restart to The AIPER Surfer S2 Solar Pool Skimmer is a fantastic investment for pool owners who want to keep their water clean with minimal effort. Its solar-powered operation, smart navigation, and app support make it a standout choice for modern, eco-conscious households. While it’s not without its flaws (solar dependency and surface-only cleaning), its efficiency and convenience more than make up for them. Skip If: - You need a skimmer that also cleans the bottom of the pool. - You live in an area with limited sunlight and prefer a non-solar option. Pro Tip: Use the skimmer in conjunction with a pool vacuum for a spotless pool from top to bottom. Schedule cleaning sessions via the app to ensure your pool is always ready for a swim!