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FREEDOM Plus

A cordless in-ground pool robot with a charging caddy, four cleaning modes, a 4 L canister, under-five-hour charging, and an underwater handheld remote for steering and retrieval
Market statusCurrent dealer model · public price is a rebate referenceChecked Aug 14
Reference price$1,399 referenceCurrent rebate purchase threshold
Product cyclematureRelease history under review
EvidenceWell supported4 publishers · 2 independent
Next full checkAug 20, 2026Price checks run sooner
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Ready to buy

Get a dealer quote before deciding

Fluidra's current rebate terms use $1,399 as the minimum purchase threshold, not a guaranteed selling price. Confirm the dealer quote, rebate eligibility, pool finish, battery coverage, service route, and return terms before checkout

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Current market

The facts that change the ownership choice

Each line carries its own check date because price, software, specifications, and product cycle do not age at the same speed.

QuestionCurrent answerFreshnessBasis

Price reference

$1,399 minimum purchase for the current $100 rebate

This is not a guaranteed dealer price

Checked 2 days agoDirect source1 evidence item

Cleaning modes

Floor, wall and waterline, floor, waterline, and SMART modes
Checked yesterdayDirect source2 evidence items

Underwater control

A handheld LiFi remote can steer, stop, start, and call the cleaner for retrieval
Checked yesterdayDirect source2 evidence items

Ownership routine

The caddy charges in under five hours and the manual calls for removal after each cycle
Checked yesterdayDirect source4 evidence items

Current verdict

Buy when underwater steering solves retrieval

The feature must justify a dealer-only price check and a launch-charge-remove routine

Checked yesterdayOur synthesis5 evidence items
03

Other paths

The alternatives change what the FREEDOM Plus is worth

These are not generic competitors. Each one represents a different way to buy into the same market.

01ownership

Dolphin

LIBERTY 600

$1,729
Best fit
A buyer who prefers a published direct price, app programs, and a three-year warranty
Tradeoff
No handheld underwater steering remote
Open the source
02lower upfront

Dolphin

Nautilus CC Supreme

$1,149 – $1,449 across current Maytronics pages
Best fit
A buyer who wants scheduled corded cleaning without a battery routine
Tradeoff
A cable on the deck and no cordless retrieval
Open the source
04

What changed

The product has a history

Older observations stay in the ledger when the current view changes. That lets a buyer tell the difference between an old complaint, an active issue, and a problem that was corrected.

  1. material

    Price boundary retained

    $1,399 is the current rebate threshold rather than a direct selling price

Price record

The price history starts here

Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.

  1. $1,399 reference

    Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture

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Owner experience

What repeats after the purchase

FREEDOM Plus combines strong ordinary floor coverage with unusually useful underwater retrieval control, while steps, tight geometry, wall completion, and fine dirt remain pool and filter dependent

Independent long-term Plus-specific evidence is thin, and one multi-season comment may concern a related Freedom model. The record cannot support a reliability rate
SignalWhat owners reportOur readEvidence

Retrieval control

The physical LiFi remote can steer and call the submerged robot to the wall when the app cannot maintain an underwater connection

The remote is valuable when retrieval is a real constraint rather than merely another listed feature

1 evidence record

Coverage and filtration

Ordinary debris and floor coverage can be strong, while fine dirt, steps, and tight geometry may need a different filter or manual work

The actual debris and pool shape should be tested before cordless convenience carries the decision

2 evidence records
06

Sources

Why we believe the current view

The page separates what a source states directly from what we conclude across sources.

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FREEDOM Plus product pagePolaris · identity

Polaris lists FREEDOM Plus as a cordless in-ground cleaner with floor, wall, waterline, floor-only, waterline, and SMART modes, a 4 L canister, app control, and a charging caddy.

Source type
manufacturer
Content hash
a2e254b371af341e
Use
store excerpt
Open Polaris
02
Current Polaris rebate termsFluidra USA · price

Fluidra's current rebate table lists FREEDOM Plus models FFREEDOMP and FRP550CTLR with a $100 rebate and a $1,399 minimum qualifying purchase.

Source type
manufacturer
Content hash
32edcbc81b8a44c9
Use
store snapshot
Open Fluidra USA
03
FREEDOM Plus owner manualPolaris · specification

The FREEDOM Plus manual covers charging, safe lifting, filter cleaning, remote pairing, storage, and the instruction to remove and drain the cleaner after each cycle.

Source type
support
Content hash
646b87074175ad29
Use
reference
Open Polaris
04
FREEDOM Plus multi-week pool reviewPCWorld · specification

Several weeks of testing averaged about 95 percent coverage, with misses around a tight dogleg, shallow-end leaves, and steps. The LiFi remote could steer and recall the robot, while charging took about five hours for roughly two and a half hours of cleaning.

Source type
editorial
Content hash
77e40d7c9a53479a
Use
store excerpt
Open PCWorld
05
Polaris Freedom owner and filter discussionr/swimmingpools · consensus

A Freedom Plus owner described acceptable leaf pickup but weaker fine-dirt capture, while another participant said the fine-mesh basket materially improved small-debris pickup. A separate cordless Freedom owner reported three seasons of daily summer use, although exact Plus-model attribution was not clear.

Source type
community
Content hash
c1285adf046803ac
Use
store excerpt
Open r/swimmingpools

Polaris' current product page, manual, and Fluidra's current rebate terms were checked on August 13, 2026. The $1,399 figure is a rebate eligibility threshold, so the actual dealer price must be confirmed.

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