Polaris Freedom Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner

The Freedom is the standard cordless Polaris: the same cable-free convenience as the Freedom Plus, roughly nine pounds lighter, without the LiFi remote. You control it from the app before it goes in, and it comes back to the waterline on its own when it's done.

Cordless, and lighter for it

At 32 lb the Freedom is noticeably easier to handle than the 40.8 lb Freedom Plus. On a cleaner you lift out of the water by hand every few days, that difference is felt.

Four modes

On-unit buttons cover floor-only and floor-plus-walls-and-waterline. The app adds two more targeted options — worth setting up even if you rarely open it otherwise.

Getting it out

Two retrieval methods: it climbs to the waterline at end-of-cycle and releases water as you pull it out, or you can use the manual retrieval hook with a standard pole. There's no remote-summon on this model — that's the Freedom Plus's differentiator.

A note on reviews

The Freedom sits in the mid-3s across a couple of hundred reviews, with battery life over multiple seasons the recurring theme. That's the standing trade-off with cordless robots generally, not unique to Polaris — but it's worth going in with clear expectations.

Another model worth a look

At 32 lbs, the Freedom still needs manual recharging after every run. For lighter 17.9-lb cordless handling in pools up to 33 ft see our Dolphin Liberty 200, or for 50-ft set-and-forget weekly automation see the Dolphin Quantum.