Experts recommend Dolphin Escape more than Dolphin E10
As of 9 Apr 2024, experts prefer Dolphin Escape over Dolphin E10, but both Pool Cleaners have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Dolphin Escape received 5 recommendations: from Better Homes and Gardens (22 Jan 2024), The Spruce (25 Mar 2024) Robotic Pool Cleaners and 2 others. By contrast, Dolphin E10 received only 2 recommendations from River Pools and Cleanup Expert (25 Dec 2023).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 25 Dec 2023
Cleanup Expert ranked Dolphin E10 as #10 and Dolphin Escape as #13 Rank Pool Cleaner Comment ... ... ... #10 out of 16 Dolphin E10 Best for Above Ground Pools... ... ... #13 out of 16 Dolphin Escape Most Versatile... ... ... Source: cleanup.expert - On 22 Jan 2024
Better Homes and Gardens ranked Dolphin Escape as #4 Rank Pool Cleaner Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 9 Dolphin Escape Best for Above Ground Pools... ... ... Source: www.bhg.com - On 25 Mar 2024
The Spruce ranked Dolphin Escape as #8 Rank Pool Cleaner Comment ... ... ... #8 out of 8 Dolphin Escape Best for Above-Ground PoolsSource: www.thespruce.com -
Robotic Pool Cleaners ranked Dolphin Escape as #7 Rank Pool Cleaner Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 13 Dolphin Escape Best Above Ground Robotic Pool Cleaner... ... ... Source: roboticpoolcleanerscompared.com - On 25 Feb 2024
Bob Vila ranked Dolphin Escape as #4 Rank Pool Cleaner Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 8 Dolphin Escape Best for Above-gound... ... ... Source: www.bobvila.com -
River Pools ranked Dolphin E10 as #1 Rank Pool Cleaner Comment #1 out of 6 Dolphin E10 Best for above-ground pools... ... ... Source: www.riverpoolsandspas.com
After counting and adding up the 87 expert endorsements of the April rankings, Dolphin Escape outranks Dolphin E10. This is not to say that Dolphin E10 is a bad option. Like Dolphin Escape, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Dolphin Escape 
Dolphin E10 Customers like Dolphin E10 a bit more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Dolphin E10
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Dolphin E10, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Dolphin Escape.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling pool cleaner receives a consumer score of 7.4 (good). Both Dolphin Escape and Dolphin E10 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Dolphin Escape |
In comparison:
8.5 Great
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| Dolphin E10 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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| Median best-selling Pool Cleaner |
Dolphin E10 is more popular than Dolphin Escape
It's fairly safe to say that Dolphin E10 is a more popular pool cleaner than Dolphin Escape, based on its 5,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Dolphin Escape and E10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dolphin Nautilus CC | $599 | 2 expert recommendations | More Popular | |
 | Aiper Seagull Pro | $776 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | Dolphin Proteus DX3 | $599 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Aiper Seagull 1000 | $266 | 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Pool Cleaner | Better Homes and Gardens | The Spruce | Robotic Pool Cleaners | Bob Vila | River Pools | SteamCleanerMaster  | reviewed.usatoday.com  | Spy  | Cleanup Expert | Pool Research  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $799 | 
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2 | - | $1399 |  Dolphin Premier 2018 | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| 3 | - | $629 |  Dolphin Escape | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 4 | - | $1199 |  Polaris F9550 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
- | - | - | - | 3 |
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Expert reviews [18]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 16
| Highest score by Robotic Pool Cleaners | 92 |
| Average score based on 18 reviews | 90 |
| Lowest score by Cleanup Expert | 89 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [19]
- with a score: 7
- without a score: 12
| Highest score by Cleanup Expert | 91 |
| Average score based on 19 reviews | 78 |
| Lowest score by roboticpoolcleaner.org | 50 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- Delivers unmatched performance for any above ground or in-ground pool at an unthinkable cost. Perfect for any shape swimming pool made with vinyl, fiberglass, gunite up to 33ft
- No messy bags! Large and in charge oversized debris cartridge holds up to 60% more debris. Escape's Hyperbrush Scrubbing Brush scrubs and vacuums away difficult to remove contaminants, algae, and debris.
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- ACTIVE SCRUBBING: Elevate your pool maintenance with the Dolphin E10 - active scrubbing brush eliminates manual effort, guaranteeing a pristine pool. Gentle on surfaces, tough on debris.
- EASY FILTER CARE: Effortlessly maintain a clear pool with our user-friendly top-load filter basket. Easily remove debris for crystal-clear water, enhancing your swimming experience.
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Dolphin Escape is a very popular and one of the cheaper options. It's in the top 3 bestselling pool cleaners and has a couple of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Dolphin Cayman or Aiper Seagull Pro .
Dolphin Escape is $420 less expensive than an average pool cleaner ($1049).
Dolphin E10 is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling pool cleaners and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Dolphin Proteus DX3 or Dolphin Advantage .
Dolphin E10 is $550 less expensive than an average pool cleaner ($1049).
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