Narwal · Review
Narwal Freo X Ultra
Triangular spinning mops with real downward pressure — a scrubber that also vacuums.
Tested & updated February 20, 2026
The Freo X Ultra scrubs harder than any pad-based robot we've tested and polices its own work with DirtSense. Buy it for mopping power; tolerate the so-so app.
best for — Hard-floor homes with kids, pets, and daily kitchen mess
- Cleaning
- 7.7
- Mopping
- 8.5
- Navigation
- 7.8
- App & smarts
- 7.2
- Value
- 6.8
$369.99 at Amazonlow stock
price as of Jun 12, 7:25 PM ET — subject to change
Pros & cons
▲ What we like
- +Highest mop pressure we've measured — visible scrub marks on dried grime
- +DirtSense re-mops dirty zones until rinse water runs clear
- +Dock washes and hot-air dries pads, so they never sour
- +Whisper-quiet for a machine this capable
▼ What we don't
- −Mops swing wide of corners — square rooms get round cleaning
- −App is the weakest of the premium brands
- −At full price it overlaps better all-round combos
Key specs
- Type
- Mop-first hybrid, 8,200 Pa vacuum
- Mop
- Dual triangular pads, 12 N pressure
- Dock
- Washes & hot-air dries pads
- Dirt sense
- Re-mops until water runs clean
- Dust
- Compresses dust — bag-free for ~60 days
- Noise
- Very quiet dock cycles
Full review
01Design & dock
Narwal's dock is a sculpted tower that stores clean and dirty water, washes the triangular pads mid-run, and dries them with heated air so the robot never smells like a forgotten gym towel. The robot itself forgoes a self-empty port: instead it compresses dust into a cartridge it claims holds 60 days — seven weeks in, ours was still going.
02Mopping performance
Two triangular pads spin under 12 newtons of downforce — you can hear the scrub. It cleared 8 of 12 dried stains in one pass and, crucially, DirtSense flagged the kitchen zone as still dirty and re-mopped it unprompted, finishing 11 of 12. Edge work is its blind spot: the swinging pads leave roughly an inch along baseboards untouched.
03Vacuuming, navigation & app
The 8,200 Pa vacuum posted 89% on hard floor — fine, though tangle-prone with long hair versus rubber-roller designs. LiDAR navigation is reliable; the app is where Narwal lags, with odd translations and settings buried three menus deep. It does the basics (zones, schedules, water levels) once you find them.
04Who should buy it
Choose the Freo X Ultra if mopping pressure and self-policing matter more than corner precision or app polish. If you need pristine edges, the full-width rollers on the Eufy S1 or the extending hardware on Dreame's combos serve baseboards better.
Narwal Freo X Ultra
The Freo X Ultra scrubs harder than any pad-based robot we've tested and polices its own work with DirtSense. Buy it for mopping power; tolerate the so-so app.
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