Dreame Aqua 10 Pro Track review: Smarter mop, bulkier dock, higher upkeep
Dreame finally has a robot vacuum that solves streaky mopping with a new roller system, but its oversized dock and S$1,699 price make it a tougher fit for smaller Singapore homes.
When Dreame dropped the X50 Ultra earlier this year, it felt like the company had finally found the sweet spot. Strong suction, smart navigation, and a docking station that could empty, rinse, and even dry the wet mops. It wasn’t perfect, but it struck a balance that worked.
The new Aqua 10 Pro Track is Dreame going bigger in every sense. It’s got a beefier track roller mopping system, higher suction power, and a docking station that looks less like a vacuum accessory and more like a home appliance you need to plan floor space around. It’s ambitious, and on paper, it fixes in my opinion, the one weakness of the X50 Ultra – mopping. But the real question is whether the trade-offs make sense once you’ve actually lived with it.
I recommend pouring out the water from the waste tank after every mopping sessions for hygiene’s sake.
The docking station is the first thing you’ll notice, and not in a subtle way. The X50 Ultra’s docking station was already chunkier than most, but the Aqua 10 Pro Track’s is quite literally the size of a mini fridge. It houses dual tanks (one for clean water, and the other for waste water), does hot water washing, and even hot air drying for the rollers. Clever, yes, but you’ll need to dedicate proper space for it. In a typical HDB flat, carving out that much room isn’t easy, especially when you’re already squeezing in shoe racks, laundry poles, and storage boxes. It also doesn’t help that the Aqua 10 Pro Track isn’t discreet at all, but thankfully Dreame has done a pretty good job with the design; the textured panel up front gives it a sleeker, almost faux-marble or stone-like look.
The package comes with plenty of spares too – brushes, filters, cleaning fluid – so you won’t need to immediately stock up on extras. And the robot itself is still slim enough to scoot under beds and couches. But once you hit the power button, it’s clear this isn’t just the X50 Ultra with a new paint job.
Vacuuming, mopping, and daily life
The new TrackMop cleans itself even as it mops to prevent grime from spreading.
On suction, the Aqua 10 Pro Track really does pull ahead. With 25,000Pa under the hood, it’s a wee bit stronger than the X50 Ultra, and you feel it most on carpets and fine dust. The X50 Ultra sometimes needed an extra pass on rugs; the Aqua doesn’t hesitate. Pet fur was gone in one sweep, and the DuoBrush system (which is unchanged from the one used on the X50 Ultra) didn’t choke on long strands of hair.
But vacuuming was never Dreame’s weak point. The real story here is mopping. With the X50 Ultra, I sometimes had to sigh and grab a cloth after it finished, because dried spills or greasy patches still left streaks. The Aqua’s track roller mop system that Dreame is calling TrackMop, on the other hand, is a big step up. The track rollers keep themselves damp with fresh water that are heated to 45-degree Celsius, scrub harder against the floor, and then go back to the dock for a rinse and dry cycle. For once, the floor actually looked like it had been mopped by a human, not just wiped down.
The app also adds the ability to adjust mop pressure. I could tone it down on my parquet flooring to avoid over-wetting, then crank it up for tile grout. To be clear, the X50 Ultra could do this too. But the results are quite remarkably different. The Aqua 10 Pro Track’s docking station hot water rinse and drying cycle has also been upgraded, with Dreame claiming water is heated at up to 100-degree Celsius before being sprayed onto the mop pad – allowing it to remove grease and dirt easier.
If your home is pet-free, then perhaps you won’t ever need to refill the pet odour solution tank.
That said, the Aqua 10 Pro Track is not flawless (why can’t someone just make the perfect robot vacuum?). Because of TrackMop’s shape and how its edge is covered by the holder, it doesn’t quite reach edges and narrow corners. Ironically, the X50’s flat pads occasionally did a neater job right up against the skirting. There’s also more upkeep this time, since the cleaning compartment is now split into two – one for the floor cleaning solution and another for a pet odour solution. I’ve got a dog at home that I shower weekly (as any responsible pet owner would), so musky or rancid smells were never really an issue. That also means I can’t say for sure if the pet odour solution works as claimed – and no, I’m not about to skip my dog’s baths just to find out.
Navigation remains excellent. Like the X50 Ultra, it deftly avoided cables and slippers, and it never once got stuck under my dining chairs. It can climb thresholds up to 6cm, which means it’s fine for the little steps you’ll find in older HDB flats. And battery life isn’t a concern – one charge was more than enough to cover the entirety of my 110m2 5-room flat for one and a half rounds (I’ve set the robot to mop only after it has finished vacuuming). The robot’s clean and dirty water bins hold enough for a few days’ worth of cleaning in an average-sized home too, although I do recommend emptying the dirty water tank after every wash for the sake of cleanliness.
The big sticking point, though, is price. At S$1,699, the Aqua 10 Pro Track isn’t outrageous by flagship standards, but it’s still a serious spend. The X50 Ultra sits a notch lower, and you can often find deals that shave a couple of hundred off its tag. At this price, the Aqua 10 Pro Track also rubs shoulders with rivals like Ecovacs’ new bagless Deebot X11 OmniCyclone, which offer their own spin on smart docks and heavy-duty mopping. Dreame’s edge is suction power and its clever roller mop system, which feels more effective on dried messes. But if your household isn’t the type that sees spills every other day, the cheaper X50 Ultra may still feel like the better value.
Impressive, but not for everyone
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The Dreame Aqua 10 Pro Track is the kind of robot vacuum that makes you nod the first time you use it. Stronger suction, smarter mopping, and a dock that actually looks after its own rollers – these are meaningful upgrades. In a home with pets, kids, or just lots of cooking mess, you’ll notice the difference, and you’ll probably appreciate not having to check the floor for streaks after a mopping run anymore.
But you’ll also notice its bulk, and you’ll feel the little chores it adds – there are two detergents to top up here. And while S$1,699 is fair for what it does, it’s not a casual buy. At this price, you’ve got to ask yourself if you’ll actually use all those extras. Dreame’s done a solid job here, but the truth is robot vacuums are getting refreshed so fast that a lot of them are starting to look the same. The upgrades feel smaller each round too – more like polishing the edges than reinventing the wheel.
The Dreame Aqua 10 Pro Track robot vacuum is available to pre-order for S$1,699 on Dreame’s website.