With a thorough wiping roller and enormous climbing capabilities: Mova Z60 Ultra Roller Complete review

There are differences in terms of suction power, even if the difference is ultimately less than 10 percent. The Mova Z60 Ultra Roller Complete has 2,000 Pa less suction power and achieves "only" 28,000 Pa. However, this is still an extremely high value, also in comparison to other manufacturers. At 9.6 cm, the Mova robot with retracted laser tower is slightly thinner than its colleague from Dreame.

Of course, the base station in the familiar Mova design is also included. It not only cleans the dust container into a 3.2 l dust bag. It also takes care of cleaning the mopping function. Mova uses water at a slightly lower temperature of 80°C than Dreame. However, this did not really affect the visual cleanliness of the mopping roller in the test. Warm air is then used to dry it. In addition, UV sterilization can be activated via the app and two cleaning agents can be dosed automatically.

The Mova Z60 Ultra Roller in the Complete version also comes with a comprehensive scope of delivery. In addition to the robot and the base station, it comes with four dust bags and roller wipers, two main brushes, three side brushes, four dust filters (each installed once, rest replacement) as well as 1 l of cleaning solution and 200 ml of pet odor remover.

Anyone who has already used the Dreame app will quickly find their way around the very similar Mova app. The structure is largely identical and also clearly laid out.

After the connection between the robot, app and Wi-Fi was established without any problems during the test and the usual mapping run, which only takes a few minutes, you can get started with smart floor cleaning. However, a few adjustments on the virtual map may need to be made first. In our test environment, this was already quite good in terms of the room layout, but (as usual) still required some reworking. Here you can choose from the options familiar from many other manufacturers, such as exclusion zones and passable thresholds.

There is little to criticize about the functionality of the Mova app. It offers many options for customizing the cleaning process. In addition to the AI assistant CleanGenius for an automatic and intelligent cleaning process, there are the four usual user-defined modes (vacuuming, mop, vacuuming and mopping, mopping after vacuuming). These can be customized in terms of suction power (four levels), mop pad moisture (32 levels), route (fast, standard) and frequency of return to mop washing.

Various options are available in the menu to set the behavior of the robot vacuum cleaner and the station. In addition to its own voice assistant, which also speaks German, scheduled cleanings and a live video function round off the features of the successful Mova app. The only thing we missed here was Matter support.

Overall, the navigation of the Mova Z60 Ultra Roller worked reliably in the test. However, it was not one of the fastest in our test area. It takes a little longer to clean than the best competitors. Ultimately, however, this is perfectly acceptable if you don't have a visitor at the door in a few minutes.

As with other models from Dreame, Roborock and others, the retractable laser tower is a practical feature. This makes it possible to clean under even more furniture, as the robot hoover shrinks to a height of just 9.6 cm. Other models such as the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro (1,299 euros on Amazon) even manage to reach a height of just 8 cm, but do not have a mopping roller that takes up a lot of space in the housing.

The naked values of the Mova Z60 Ultra Roller Complete are slightly lower than the comparable model from Dreame. However, this made no difference in our practical test. With its 28,000 Pa suction power, the test candidate not only cleaned all smooth surfaces thoroughly, but also made a good impression on carpets and removed most of the dirt from the fibers.

Useful here is not only the shield that is placed over the mop roller to prevent soiling of the carpet fibers. The LiftPro housing (which can be activated via the app), thanks to which the robot automatically lifts itself slightly, also proves to be practical. This prevents it from getting stuck even on long-pile carpets.

In addition, the extendable brush provides excellent corner cleaning. The double brush system has successfully prevented tangled hair and is also raised when the automatic dirt detection system detects liquid on the floor.

We also have a lot of positive things to say about the mopping function. In general, robot hoovers with a roller solution mop more thoroughly than the classic models with two rotating mops, as our test experience shows. This also applies to the Mova Z60 Ultra Roller.

It was also able to remove most of the more stubborn dirt, often right up to the edge thanks to the lateral extension function. For our taste, it could have maneuvered a little closer to furniture and skirting boards. It sometimes left a bit of a safety distance with its extendable squeegee. However, we'd rather have a narrow, uncleaned strip than a scratched interior caused by the roller's plastic cover.

The Mova Z60 Ultra Roller Complete completed our usual cleaning routine of 50 square meters with predominantly smooth floors and some carpet, which every test robot hoover has to complete with standard settings, with 34 percent remaining capacity in the 6,400 mAh battery. This means that the mop roller model is quite energy-hungry and can only clean a good 60 square meters per battery charge with these settings.

Let's assume that the Mova Z60 Ultra Roller is supposed to perform this task once a day. According to our measurements, including the charging process and preparation in the station, this results in an extrapolated monthly energy consumption of a good 12 kWh. This makes it slightly more economical in the test than the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller. Among other things, this is probably due to the slightly lower temperature when washing the mop.