Wybot C1 vs C2: Which One Suits Your Pool?

Wybot C1 and Wybot C2 are close to twins. They weigh the same, Wybot’s manuals rate both for pools up to 1,615 square feet, and both clean the floor, walls, waterline and steps. The C2 is the step up, and its additions are specific: a second, finer filter, a longer run per charge, a higher suction rating and two more cleaning modes. It also sits one tier higher, in the Premium tier, while the C1 is in the Mid Tier. Assume either one fits your budget, because the choice mostly comes down to the kind of debris your pool collects.

What Both Share

Wybot C1 and Wybot C2 are cordless robots with the same 4,600 mAh battery, and Wybot says each recharges in 3 hours. Both weigh 17.6 pounds and carry the same manual rating of 1,615 square feet. They move on tracks, follow a patterned path, and clean the floor, walls, waterline and steps. Wybot does not list their brushes as active, so the brushes ride along rather than spin on their own. The filter basket lifts out through the top on both, both can be scheduled from the Wybot app, and each comes with a 2-year warranty. Their surface lists match too, with vinyl, fiberglass, tile and gunite on both and pebble on neither, and both are cleared for saltwater.

Filtration

This is the difference that matters most. Wybot C1 relies on a single 180-micron filter, which is meant for leaves and sand rather than fine dust. Wybot C2 pairs the same 180-micron basket with a 10-micron fine net, so it can hold back much finer particles.

There is a catch worth knowing before you count on the net for every clean. Wybot recommends it for the turbo floor mode of Wybot C2 only, and it suggests leaving the net out when the floor is heavily soiled. That makes the second filter a tool for dusty days rather than a permanent layer.

If dust and pollen tend to settle on your pool floor, the finer net is the reason to weigh Wybot C2. If most of your debris is leaves and sand, the basket of Wybot C1 handles the same job, and the second filter adds less.

Runtime, Suction and Cleaning Modes

Wybot quotes up to 3 hours per charge for Wybot C2, in its eco floor mode, and up to 2.5 hours for Wybot C1. Both robots carry the same manual rating, so the extra half hour gives the C2 more time to cover the same pool before it needs the charger. Suction is rated at 3,592 gallons per hour on the C2 and 3,038 on the C1. A suction rating does not tell you how either robot will do in your pool, though, so treat it as one factor among several.

Wybot C2 has seven cleaning modes where Wybot C1 has five. The C2’s list runs from full pool and floor only to wall only, waterline only, wall then floor, turbo floor and eco floor. You choose the mode in the app before the robot goes in, since Wybot’s app connects only while the robot is out of the water.

Day-to-Day Care

Looking after either robot is much the same. Wybot asks you to switch it off before you open the top cover, and to lift it out upright so the water inside drains. Rinse the basket after every clean, before the debris dries, and on Wybot C2 wash the fine net as well, which adds a little to the routine. Charge either one with a dry port, well away from the pool edge on a GFCI outlet, and for winter, dry it, charge it fully and top it up every three months, as Wybot suggests for both Wybot C1 and Wybot C2.

Which One Should You Choose?

Choose Wybot C2 over Wybot C1 if fine dust or pollen collects on your pool floor, or if you would like a little more time per charge. It adds a 10-micron fine net for its turbo floor mode, runs for up to 3 hours per charge, carries a higher suction rating and offers seven cleaning modes. In return, it sits one tier higher, in the Premium tier.

Choose Wybot C1 if leaves and sand make up most of your debris and you would rather stay in the Mid Tier, one tier down. It cleans the same floor, walls, waterline and steps with the same 17.6-pound body and the same 1,615-square-foot manual rating. What you give up is the fine net, half an hour per charge, some rated suction and two cleaning modes.

The table below sets the two Wybot models side by side.

Wybot C1 vs C2

Check Price	Brand and Model	Cleaning Modes	Runtime/Cycle (hrs)	Coverage Area	Main Filter	Fine Filter	Navigation Type	Brush Type	Weight	Pricing Tier
Check Price	Wybot C1	Floor, Wall, Waterline	2.5	1615 sq ft	180 μm		Patterned Path	Passive	17.6 lbs	Mid Tier
Check Price	Wybot C2	Floor, Wall, Waterline	3	1615 sq ft	180 μm	10 μm	Patterned Path	Passive	17.6 lbs	Premium
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which one has a fine filter?

Wybot C2. It pairs a 10-micron fine net with its 180-micron basket, while Wybot C1 has the 180-micron basket only.

Do both clean steps?

Yes. Wybot lists the floor, walls, waterline and steps for both robots.

Which one runs longer per charge?

Wybot C2. Wybot quotes up to 3 hours per charge for it and up to 2.5 hours for Wybot C1.

Is one heavier to lift out?

No. Wybot C1 and Wybot C2 both weigh 17.6 pounds, so the lift out of the pool is the same.

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Wybot C1 vs C2: Which One Suits Your Pool?

What Both Share

Filtration

Runtime, Suction and Cleaning Modes

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