- Cleans
- Floor
- Power
- Cordless
- Runtime
- Up to 5 h
- Max pool
- 3,229 sq ft per charge
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Beatbot Sora 30
Mid price cordless robot for floor, walls, waterline and sun shelves
Researched by Riley Hart · updated Oct 30, 2026
Is the Beatbot Sora 30 worth it? A lighter, cheaper Beatbot that cleans the floor, walls, waterline and shallow sun shelves on a 5 hour battery. It costs $999 as of Nov 4, 2026, and 2 independent reviewers tested it.
A lighter, cheaper Beatbot that cleans the floor, walls, waterline and shallow sun shelves on a 5 hour battery. Digital Trends gave it Editors' Choice, while The Pool Nerd found it slow and its standard filter too coarse for fine debris. Buy it for a mid size pool with a tanning ledge; skip it if pollen and fine dust are your main problem.
Best for: pools with sun shelves or tanning ledges. Skip if: fine dust and pollen are your main problem.
Specs
- Pool types
- Pools with shallow platforms, tanning ledges and swim outs as shallow as 8 in (Beatbot); pool materials not listed
- Cleans
- Floor, walls, waterline and shallow platforms; no surface skimming (Beatbot); Digital Trends saw about 70% of its steps cleaned
- Power
- Cordless, 10,000 mAh lithium-ion with 65 W charger (Beatbot, Digital Trends)
- Runtime
- Up to 5 h (Beatbot); Digital Trends got 5 h and still had about 2 h left after a full pool clean
- Charge time
- About 4.5 h (Beatbot); Digital Trends measured 4 h 26 min
- Filter
- 5 L basket with 150 micron filter; optional 400 plus 3 micron dual filter basket sold separately (Beatbot)
- Max pool size
- 3,229 sq ft per charge (Beatbot)
- App
- Beatbot app over 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with modes and OTA updates; buttons work offline (Beatbot, Digital Trends); The Pool Nerd notes the app disconnects underwater
3 year cost of ownership
- Robot
- $999
- Total
- $999
Beatbot publishes no replacement interval for brushes or the standard filter, so no 3 year cost is given.
Status and safety
- US availability
- ● On sale
- Recalls
- ● No Beatbot robot recall in the CPSC database as of Nov 4, 2026. Checked daily.
- FCC authorized
- Not checked
- Company
- ● Active
- Warranty
- ● 2 years (Beatbot store)
Parts and refills for the Sora 30
- Ultra fine dual filter basket
unit price $59.99; a one time upgrade for fine dust, not a scheduled replacement; Digital Trends cited $47.99 at review time (source: Beatbot store) - Shop on Amazon →
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Price history
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Pros
- Cleans shallow platforms down to 8 in
- Long 5 h runtime confirmed in testing
- Lighter than Beatbot's flagships at 19.6 lb
- Buttons work without Wi-Fi
Cons
- Slow cleaning in two tests
- Standard 150 micron filter lets fine debris through
- Fine filter basket costs extra
- No app control underwater
What independent reviewers found
- Editors' Choice, reviewed with the iSkim skimmer. Ran 5 h and had about 2 h left after a full pool; recharged in 4 h 26 min; cleaned about 70% of the steps. The 150 micron basket let pollen and fine particles blow back into the pool.
- Digital Trends
- Pool Nerd Disapproved after two weeks in its test pool: slow, weak on steps, coarse 150 micron filtration, no weekly timer and a build that felt cheaper than the AquaSense line. The site prefers corded robots and earns affiliate commissions.
- The Pool Nerd
Spec history
Checked dailyNo spec changes since we started tracking on Nov 2, 2026.
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Questions buyers ask
Does it skim the water surface?
No. Beatbot says it cleans the floor, walls, waterline and shallow platforms, and parks at the surface for pickup. The Sora 70 adds surface cleaning.
Will it clean my tanning ledge?
Beatbot says it cleans platforms as shallow as 8 in. Digital Trends confirmed it works on sun shelves.
Do I need the ultra fine filter?
Only for fine dust and pollen. Digital Trends saw fine particles pass the standard 150 micron basket. The optional basket is $59.99 at Beatbot.
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