Good deal
This price is lower than the model could usually be bought for anywhere, and lower than on most days of the past month.
15% below the usual lowest price at any shop, and cheaper than on at least three in four of the last 30 days.
For anyone with a large ground floor to do in one go, the Narwal Freo 20 is unlikely to need a stop at the station halfway.
Learn more →From the facts the maker states, by the rules of our advisor.
Green is the best of these 3, also when they share the lead.
| This model Narwal Freo 20 Best on 4 facts | Nearly as good, 53% cheaper Xiaomi X20 Max Best on 1 fact | Higher score, 31% cheaper MOVA V50 Ultra Complete Best on 6 facts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most important facts | |||
| The lowest price today at a shop that delivers to you, delivery included. A price with an asterisk comes from a shop abroad, and its delivery cost is our own estimate. Lowest price | € 705Narwal (brand store) | € 329Xiaomi (brand store) best | € 489bol.com |
| Our own score out of 10: 60% test-site results, 25% shop ratings and 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Score | best | ||
| The average of the stars buyers give at the shops, with the number of reviews behind it. We only compare it from 20 reviews. Customer rating | – | ★ 4.7 · 116 reviews | ★ 4.7 · 123 reviews |
| The test sites that have tested this model, each linked to its own review. Tests | Vacuum Wars | Vacuum Wars TechRadar | Just A Dad Approved Vacuum Wars TechRadar |
| Suction in pascal, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot picks grit off a hard floor. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
Source
| 31,000 Pa best | 8,000 Pa | 24,000 Pa |
| How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
Source
| 210 min best | 120 min | 200 min |
| The highest threshold the robot takes, as the maker states it. Measure your own: the step into a bathroom or onto a balcony is often higher. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
Source
| 40 mm | 20 mm | 42 mm best |
| How tall the robot is. It decides whether it fits under your sofa, bed or cabinet. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
Source
| 9.5 cm | 9.7 cm | 9 cm best |
| How far the robot lifts the mop when it drives onto a carpet. From about 10 mm a medium pile stays dry. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
Source
| 10 mm | 10 mm | 10.5 mm best |
| How long the maker says a dust bag lasts with daily use. With pets or a lot of carpet it is shorter. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
Source
| up to 120 days best | up to 75 days | up to 100 days |
On 14 November 2026 the lowest price for the Narwal Freo 20 is € 705 at Narwal (brand store), delivery to the Netherlands included. In our ranking it is rank 12 of 73 with an all-in-one station, with a score of 7.6 out of 10.
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brand store Shop in Netherlands. Website in Dutch.
cannot be checked: Discount as claimed by the shop. We have not followed this shop for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet. How we work this out
For anyone with a large ground floor to do in one go, the Narwal Freo 20 is unlikely to need a stop at the station halfway.
Every score Vacuum Wars gave the Narwal Freo 20 sits above that lab's median, navigation furthest of all at 4.44 of a possible 5, with the lab's midpoint down at 3.1. It cleaned 0.81 square metres each minute, with 0.71 square metres the lab's average, and it used its battery so sparingly that the lab expects far more floor from one charge than the average robot manages.
On the obstacle course it steered around 23 of 24 objects, about 7 more than the average robot. Vacuuming came in well over the lab's median, pet hair reached 4.63, nearly a point over the lab's 3.7 midpoint, and long hair left the brush without a tangle. It does all this at 56.9 dB, about 8 dB quieter than rivals with the same kind of station.
The reservation Vacuum Wars kept is the app, whose many modes and settings proved hard to find and understand, so setting it up the way a household wants takes patience.
Product on the market since June 2026
Consumables: a 2.4 l dust bag in the station, which lasts up to 120 days.
Dimensionsrobot and dock
From the published dimensions. The robot passes under furniture with 10 cm of clearance or more. The dock needs a spot 43 cm wide and 40 cm deep.
Suction in pascal, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot picks grit off a hard floor.
31,000 Pa on this model
Lowest
450 Pa Highest
42,000 Pa Middle
6,000 Pa
Higher than 1001 of the 1034 models we track.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
A brush that guides hair to the side instead of letting it wind around the shaft. It saves the cutting work in homes with long hair or pets.
551 of the 580 models we track have this.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
The side brush swings out in a corner or along a kickboard, so the dust there is swept in too.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 10 Oct
The robot notices when it drives onto a carpet. Most then raise their suction, and a mopping robot lifts its mop or leaves it at the dock.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 2 Oct
Whether the robot copes with pet hair: a brush that hair does not wind around and a dock that empties the bin for you. Where the maker does not say so itself, we read it from those two.
Source: derived, no source of its own · checked on 2 Oct
A sensor notices where more dirt lies, at the doormat for example, and the robot cleans that patch longer or a second time.
Source: us.narwal.com · checked on 2 Oct
How the mop is built: flat pads, a vibrating pad, two spinning discs or a roller. Discs press harder on dried-on dirt, a roller rinses itself while it works.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
How far the robot lifts the mop when it drives onto a carpet. From about 10 mm a medium pile stays dry.
10 mm on this model
Lowest
5 mm Highest
30 mm Middle
10.5 mm
Lower than 158 of the 310 models we track.
Source: amazon.com · checked on 5 Oct
The pad slides out along a wall or a kickboard, so the last few centimetres are mopped as well.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 5 Oct
The robot leaves the mop at the dock before it vacuums a carpet, so the carpet never gets wet.
59 of the 122 models we track have this.
Source: derived, no source of its own · checked on 3 Oct
The robot returns to the dock during a run to rinse the mop, instead of pushing dirty water around.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
How much clean water the robot carries. It sets how long it mops before a refill, which a dock does by itself.
Source: saturn.de · checked on 9 Nov
The robot heats the water in its own tank while it mops, not only the dock when it washes the mop. Warm water lifts grease and dried stains better.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 2 Nov
How warm the robot makes the mop water while it mops, as the maker states it.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 2 Nov
A roller that rinses itself with clean water while mopping and sucks the dirty water up, without driving back to the dock.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 2 Nov
The robot or its dock works with steam. It loosens dried-on dirt and grease, or washes the mop hotter than water alone.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 28 Oct
The dock empties the robot’s dust bin, usually after every run. You only empty the dock’s bag or bin.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
The dock collects dust in a bin instead of a disposable bag. No bags to buy, but you empty it yourself.
Source: us.narwal.com · checked on 29 Sept
How much the dust bag in the dock holds.
Source: us.narwal.com · checked on 29 Sept
How long the maker says a dust bag lasts with daily use. With pets or a lot of carpet it is shorter.
up to 120 days on this model
Lowest
up to 30 days Highest
up to 180 days Middle
up to 70 days
Higher than 503 of the 535 models we track.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
The dock washes the mop for you, so you do not rinse it by hand.
322 of the 405 models we track have this.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
How hot the dock washes the mop. Above 60 °C grease comes off, which is what keeps a mop from smelling.
100 °C on this model
Lowest
45 °C Highest
100 °C Middle
75 °C
Higher than 160 of the 201 models we track.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
The dock dries the mop afterwards, so it does not sit there wet and start to smell.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
Drying is done with warm air instead of cold. It is faster and it helps against smell.
272 of the 346 models we track have this.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
How warm the air is that the station dries the mops with. Warmer air dries faster and keeps smells away better.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 2 Nov
The dock mixes detergent into the water itself, from its own bottle.
Source: Manual · checked on 5 Oct
The dock can be connected to the tap and the drain, so you never fill or empty a tank. It does need a connection nearby.
63 of the 161 models we track have this.
Source: vacuumwars.com · checked on 5 Nov
The clean water tank in the dock, which wets the mop.
Source: saturn.de · checked on 9 Nov
The tank that catches the dirty water from the mop. You empty this one yourself.
Source: saturn.de · checked on 9 Nov
The width, depth and height of the dock. Measure the spot you have in mind, and leave room for the lid and for the robot driving in.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 3 Oct
How the robot maps your home and follows that map. Lidar measures with a laser and works in the dark, a camera looks along and recognises more.
Source: vacuumwars.com · checked on 29 Sept
How the robot sees loose things on the floor, such as cables, socks or a pet accident. A camera with depth sensing sees more than a bumper that reacts on contact.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 25 Sept
The highest threshold the robot takes, as the maker states it. Measure your own: the step into a bathroom or onto a balcony is often higher.
40 mm on this model
Lowest
3 mm Highest
60 mm Middle
20 mm
Higher than 965 of the 1000 models we track.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 22 Sept
An extending leg or wheel that carries the robot over a high threshold. Without one it usually stops at about 2 cm.
68 of the 125 models we track have this.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 22 Sept
How you keep the robot out of a place: a zone you draw in the app, a virtual wall or a magnetic strip on the floor.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 2 Oct
Whether the robot has a camera, and what for: to recognise obstacles, or also to show you a live picture of your home in the app.
Source: derived, no source of its own · checked on 2 Oct
You pick one or more rooms on the map in the app, and the robot cleans only those.
Source: us.narwal.com · checked on 2 Oct
Sensors under the robot that see a drop, so it stops at the top of a staircase instead of falling down it.
Source: Manual · checked on 5 Oct
The maker says the robot recognises a pet accident and drives around it, so it does not smear it across the floor. This is the maker’s claim, not a test of ours.
Source: us.narwal.com · checked on 2 Oct
An arm on the robot that picks up small loose things such as socks, so they are not in its way.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 28 Oct
How tall the robot is. It decides whether it fits under your sofa, bed or cabinet.
9.5 cm on this model
Lowest
5.6 cm Highest
36.1 cm Middle
9.5 cm
Lower than 544 of the 1112 models we track.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 22 Sept
How wide the robot is. Narrower gets between chair legs more easily, wider usually means a bigger dust bin.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 27 Oct
What the robot weighs. It counts most if you carry it up a staircase every day.
Source: amazon.com · checked on 5 Oct
How much dust the robot holds before you empty it. It matters less with an auto-empty dock, which empties the bin after every run.
Source: saturn.de · checked on 9 Nov
The noise in decibels while cleaning, in the setting its source names: makers mostly give the standard setting, shops often the highest. 65 dB is like a vacuum at half power, 55 dB like a conversation. Emptying by the dock is louder and listed on its own.
56.9 dB on this model
Lowest
20 dB Highest
80 dB Middle
65 dB
Lower than 613 of the 753 models we track.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 27 Oct
The capacity of the battery. It hints at the runtime, but how much the robot draws counts just as much.
Source: Manual · checked on 27 Oct
How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped.
210 min on this model
Lowest
40 min Highest
360 min Middle
150 min
Higher than 888 of the 1137 models we track.
Source: amazon.com · checked on 5 Oct
How long an empty battery takes to charge fully in the dock.
Source: Manual · checked on 5 Oct
Matter is the standard that lets devices from different makers work together. With it you can run the robot outside the maker’s own app.
Source: eu.narwal.com · checked on 27 Oct
Which voice assistants the robot works with, such as Google Assistant or Alexa.
Source: amazon.com · checked on 5 Oct
The warranty the maker gives in the Netherlands. Consumer law here stands apart from it and can last longer.
Source: de.narwal.com · checked on 27 Oct
You set days and times, and the robot starts by itself, also when you are not at home.
Source: us.narwal.com · checked on 5 Oct
Where a row says “no (assumed)”, the maker's full product page for this model names the feature nowhere, so we take it as a no.
Sources: eu.narwal.com · amazon.com · saturn.de · de.narwal.com · us.narwal.com · Manual · vacuumwars.com
Confidence: medium. One test site and fewer than 300 owners’ ratings. The highest score today is 7.8.
Test sites 60%7.3
5 cleaning abilities measured, on one scale for every robot.
Measured by Vacuum Wars (read on 29 September 2026).
Measured 8.4, counted 7.3, pulled toward its station type’s average.
Owners’ ratings 25%7.5
No ratings yet, so counted at the market’s mean of 4.5 stars.
Features 15%8.9
82 of 92 points for the facts the maker states.
Positions and labels, never text. These picks are shown beside the score and do not count in it. How the score comes about is on the method page.
On our lists: #9 for high thresholds
Since we began measuring on 8 October 2026, its lowest price was € 705 (12 November 2026, at Narwal (brand store)) and its highest € 999 (8 October 2026). On average it cost € 863. Narwal (brand store) had the lowest price on 20 of those 38 days. In our other editions it costs today: United States $1,099 before sales tax, at Narwal (brand store).
Yes, with water at 100 °C. Drying is done with warm air.
Thresholds up to 40 mm, the maker says. It has no climbing system for higher thresholds.
Yes, the maker says. The brush guides hair to the side instead of winding it round the roller. The maker says it also recognises a pet’s accident and drives round it.
210 minutes on its quietest setting. A full charge takes 3 hours.
The maker
Narwal makes robot vacuums and wet and dry vacuums. It was founded between 2016 and 2018 by Junbin Zhang and brought out its first robot vacuum, which washes its own mop, in 2019. Its privacy policy gives a postal address for the company in Shenzhen, China.
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