Dolphin S50 Pool Cleaner VS Dolphin Active 10 Pool Cleaner
$399.00
 Highs |
|---|
| User Friendly |
| Energy Efficient |
| Large Filtration Basket |
| Lightweight |
| CleverClean Drive System |
 Lows |
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| Cleans Floors Only |
| No Anti-Tangle Swivel |
| Ultra-Fine Filter not Included |
| One Cycle Time |
| Few Operating Features |
| Coverage | 
Good |
| Filtration | 
Very Good |
| Cleaning |
Good |
| Intelligence | 
Fair |
| Usability |
Excellent |
| Maintenance |
Excellent |
| Value |
Very Good |
$499.00
| Highs |
|---|
| Plug-and-Play Design |
| Energy Efficient |
| Active Scrubbing Brush |
| Powerful Vacuum |
| High-Capacity FIlter |
| Lows |
|---|
| Cleans Floors Only |
| No Anti-Tangle Swivel |
| No Weekly Timer |
| Only One Cleaning Cycle |
| Coverage |
Good |
| Filtration |
Very Good |
| Cleaning |
Good |
| Intelligence |
Fair |
| Usability |
Excellent |
| Maintenance |
Excellent |
| Value |
Good |
Head To Head Review Analysis
It may not have all of the bells and whistles of other robotic pool cleaners on the market, but it isn’t hindered at all by its simplicity. For less than $500, you’ll have a hard time finding a comparable robot that can tackle an above ground pool as thoroughly as the S50 does. Its power and simplicity are the perfect combination, making it a solid choice for any small to medium-sized above ground pool.
Sure, it doesn’t have the fancy features or bells and whistles of the more expensive bots in the Active Series, but it does what it’s designed to do extremely well. It accommodates a low-maintenance pool lifestyle with its simple and seamless user experience, and its solid and sturdy design effectively cleans above and beyond other robotic pool cleaners sold at the same price. Plus, its energy efficiency is a huge perk to offset those rising electric bills in the summer months.
Dolphin S50 Pool Cleaner
Dolphin Active 10 Pool Cleaner
Customer Reviews
Based on 20 Reviews
How would you rate Dolphin S50 Pool Cleaner?*
Based on 15 Reviews
How would you rate Dolphin Active 10 Pool Cleaner?*
5 stars
Great pool robot! It does everything I expected and more. Great value too!
5 Stars
I wish I would have gotten my robot years ago. Saved me so much time cleaning the pool, it’s paid for itself already.
Happy for $450
This robot cleans entire bottom of our 15×24 pool & goes around the ladder. Living in Florida we wanted something that picks up all the sand from everyone’s feet & the smaller leaf’s. Easy cleaning basket pops out the top & it will come apart for spraying off with the hose. After 2 months we are happy so far!
5 Stars
Product was great while it worked. I’ve been trying to contact the company for 1 week, leaving phone messages and email messages. Still yet to have been contacted. My product is still under warranty. My pool is in desperate need of a vacuum cleaner that works!
WONDERFUL
MY HUSBAND LOVES IT’S PERFORMANCE.
5 Stars
This dolphin cleans the pool great. We have to haul our water and cant always backwash the pool. This cleans it wonderful. It is a lifesaver
Awesome
It’s great cleans my pool in about 1 hour and z30 minutes my pool is 16 by 52
Best automatic cleaner I've ever used
This cleaner is the only one I’ve ever owned that will actually vacuum the entire bottom of my pool. Even around the edges . It definitely gives you the same results as a hand vacume. It’s expensive but totally worth it in the long run.
Love it
This works great. Powerful suction. Easy to use. Very satisfied on how it cleans my pool
Dolpfin S50
I love it easy to use cleans very time no problems so far .
Strong and powerfull
It has a very nice design, not like others where they are glued together and the glue come off. It also has good suction and picks up a lot of dirt. I wish it comes with the Very fine basket.
I love it!!!
I love my vacuum! My pool is under some trees and the vacuum picks up everything… it is soooo much easier than using my pool vacuum that uses the pool filter. With the dolphin’s self contained collection bag, which holds quite a bit, my sand filter does not need to be cleaned as soon often. And I think the dolphin cleans better. One enhancement, my husband wants a joy stick to tell the dolphin where to go….
5 Stars
Works extremely well on above ground pools. I would definitely recommend this product. Only one downfall cord tangles easily.
Perfect Bottom cleaner
Works great, really pulls all the heavy debris up such as leaves and dirt. Will also climb part way up the wall! Easy to clean out debris that has been picked up. For the price it is worth every penny.
Clean pool, No work
We tired of the crappy “lady bug” pool vac that came with our pool and ran off the pool pump. Decided to go with the Maytronics self powered pool vac. We’ve had this vac for a year now. Simply plug it into a 120 outlet and it’s converted into safe low voltage power which doesn’t rely or bog down your pools pump. This vac has its own rubish collect filter bag. We just set it in and forget it !!! So far, so good. Highly recommended
Pool vacuum
I love my vacuum it works great this will be my 2nd year having it
Clean pool with no effort!!
So easy and so nice to just be able to throw the dolphin in the pool and let it go!! The best way to clean the pool with no effort but plugging it in. It’s so nice to just being able to throw it in and go do something else till it’s done. Also so easy to clean, just spray out the basket and it’s ready to go for the next time
Not right the first time.
I purchased the Dolphin S 50 to save me the physical time to clean my pool. It will pick up most items in the pool but will not collect the finer particles. The pool looks great until an hour or two later and the particles have settled back on the bottom of the pool. I then have to manually vacuum the pool. I talked to the business I bought it from and they told me I could purchase an ultra fine filter for $100.00 that “might” pick up the fine particles. I did not know this when I spent $500.00 on the S-50 so I would not have to manually vacuum. They have basically said too bad. I can not afford to buy the ultra filter not knowing if it will solve the problem knowing they will not back up the sale with a refund if it does not.I know this because when I was looking at purchasing the S-50 I was told Is a great performer, no complaints, if your not satisfied bring it back”. I did and was told I could not return it once it had been in the water. How was I going to know how it worked if I did not put it in the water? Now they want to sell me a better filter basket. You should sell it with the ultra fine basket to begin with. I feel I have wasted my $500.00. This robot pool cleaner does not do the job Right The First Time,or the second, or the 3rd. Very disapointed.
Does not clean bottom
I have tried reaching out to customer support with no answers I must be doing something wrong it picks up the leaves but blows them back out the top in smaller pieces if anyone has any suggestions if I am doing something wrong please let me know I am looking to replace
JUNK
If you are looking for double the work then this is the cleaner for you!! Simply put it in your pool and let it run a cycle or two and just watch it break all the debris into smaller partials making it settle to the bottom of the pool again. Then remove the robot from the pool and start to hand vacuum the big mess that the robot made all in all its double the work.
This is awesome!! Really cleans the pool
This is awesome !! Really cleans the pool !
Five Stars
it really delievers
Five Stars
Love it
Who knew pool cleaning could be so easy?
This thing is amazing. No more manually vacuuming the pool. I love it. This little guy does wonderful work in the pool.
Poolette
Love, love, love it! Just place in the pool and plug it in. When it’s done unplug and lift out. No wear and tear on the filter. Leaves are collected in a cartridge, couldn’t be easier! I’m now spoiled on these little robots!
5 Stars
Excellent product. Takes the work out of cleaning the pool.
Unbelievable Cleaning Ability
I can’t believe the debris that was collected in the first 1.5 hours with this device. Then i cleaned the basket and put it to work again. Once again, more debris. I couldn’t see the debris standing on the edge of the deck looking into the pool, but it was there obviously. I give this Active 10 a 5 star because of this and the fact that it is so easy to use. Open box, follow directions, and presto…clean pool!
I wished I had purchased this when I bought my pool
It’s fast: Clean pool in 1.5 hours, way faster than running the pool vacuum all night. It’s quiet: It runs on a low-voltage motor, not powered by a suction line hooked up to your pump that has to run on high speed. Cheaper to operate: Again, low-voltage motor, versus running a 12 AMP pool pump motor. Efficient: The Active 10 moves by using a dual belt track (like a tank). It learns the size of your pool; and moves in a patter that gets your pool clean in it’s 1.5 hour cycle. If you pool is re
Powerful
This has been the best labor reducer I’ve owned. It cleans the bottom fantastically and even picks up acorns in the early fall before the pool is shut down for the winter
5 Stars
very good product. saves me time by doing it by hand. little expensive but worth it. plug it in put in pool and go about rest of day. love it
Love this Pool Cleaner!
Unit does a great job of cleaning pool floor! Just place on pool and turn on and walk away! In a hour or 2 pool is clean.
EXCEPTIONAL Love it
The Dolphin Active 10 is exceptional. It does far better than I ever expected. Plug it in, turn it on and watch it go! It does a great job.
Although it is convenient and easy to empty the basket
Although it is convenient and easy to empty the basket, I thought it would do a much better job picking up dirt. I find it just brushes the dirt off the bottom but doesn't actually pick it up. I does do a great job picking up leaves. I have to vaccum the pool each morning because of dirt on the bottom of the pool and never had to with my old Pool Rover Jr. I do like it but thought that for the amount of money I spent on it I thought my pool would be spotless after each vaccum.
Poor purchase
I loved this product but it only last one season. After looking at reviews there are MANY who complain of the same problem. It will only go a few inches then stops! Have tried everything they told me to do and still no luck. Totally not worth the $400 dollars!
Only worked for 2 seasons
Garbage. Bought end of season in 2015. Used in 2016 and 2017 in PA which each pool season is about 4 months. So I paid $600 for a pool sweeper that lasted 8 months. Maytronics says send it back (we have to pay to return) they will fix at our cost and ship back. Really 8 months. I am so upset as we use our pool as my husband has Parkinson’s and the pool helps his legs. I cannot believe Maytronics will not stand behind their product