The Roborock Qrevo Curv carries a 7.3/10 ClearPick score built on a thin, genuinely mixed sample: 7 verified Reddit mentions split 2 positive, 2 negative, and 3 mixed. That is a more divided picture than the Curv's premium positioning implies, and lower than this page's older 9/10-score version suggested. The features owners actually confirm — a tangle-free brush system and a hot-water mop dock — hold up in the data. But so does a specific, repeated complaint about the mopping design itself: a horizontal spinning mop that does not collect dirty water on the way back to the dock, which can dilute and spread dirt rather than lift it. This is not a runaway 'worth it' verdict; it is a narrower one.
What owners actually get
The Curv's product data backs its score with hard numbers: Vacuum Wars testing ties it for best-in-class 0% pet hair tangle across 100+ models, and its carpet deep-clean score of 86/100 lands 6th in the same field. Owner reports echo the pattern. One owner calls it the best robot vacuum they have owned with no issues, specifically praising the lifting AdaptiLift chassis for clearing high-pile rugs and tight bathroom doorways without getting stuck, and reports the hot-water mop wash leaves no visible streaks along the floorboards after each cycle. A separate owner comparing it directly to the pricier Qrevo Master reports the Curv is better on carpet and about the same on hard floor surfaces — a rare case of the cheaper model in a lineup matching a flagship on the metric it is supposed to lose. The FlexiArm extending side brush is the other feature that shows up as a genuine differentiator on paper: it reaches past the robot's body to clean along baseboards and furniture edges, addressing the wall-strip problem that owners of fixed-arm robot vacuums bring up constantly in these threads.
The complaint pattern
Negative mentions are a smaller share of this sample than complaints might suggest — 2 of 7, with 3 more landing mixed — but they are specific rather than generic. The most-upvoted negative mention explains a mechanical reason mopping can disappoint: because the spinning mop pads do not collect dirty water on the way back to the dock, the design can dilute and spread dirt around rather than lift it on routinely muddy floors. A second negative mention, comparing the Curv directly to the Narwal Freo Z Ultra, reports the Z mops better and has different, better obstacle-avoidance hardware. The mixed-sentiment mentions add nuance rather than alarm: one owner argues Pascal ratings are largely marketing, since they did not feel much difference in airflow between the Curv and a lower-spec Roborock Slim despite an 8,000Pa gap on paper; a second, comparing the Curv to the Narwal, rates the Curv's obstacle avoidance as 'decent at best' from what they have seen in video reviews. A separate mixed account is worth flagging for anyone switching from an older Roborock: an owner who debated between the S1 and the Curv, then bought the Curv out of brand loyalty, reports having to set it to wash every 10 minutes for dirty paws and says they should have weighed the significant value of the S1's self-washing roller more carefully before switching — a reminder that 'premium' and 'better fit for your specific mess' are not always the same thing.
Who It’s For
Owners with multiple shedding pets, and anyone who mops after cooking regularly, are the ones reporting sustained satisfaction — the tangle-free brush and hot-water dock are the two features that show up unprompted in the positive mentions.
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It is about $150 more at current pricing and now scores notably lower too (5.4/10 vs the Curv's 7.3/10) — its Reddit mentions skew heavily negative (8 of 13), with mop-system leaks reported after the warranty window closes.
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What buyers love
“Best robot vacuum I've owned and haven't had any issues. The lifting chassis has been a game changer as well, hasn't got stuck once, can make it into my bathrooms, and vacuum very high pile rugs. I also use the mopping solution and am very satisfied, everytime I change the water tanks I can tell it's working and there aren't any streaks, even on the edges by my floorboards.”
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“Master has double rollers. Curv is better on carpet and about the same on hard floor surfaces.”
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Common complaints
Mop design can spread dirt on muddy floors
I'm thinking that if you routinely have quite muddy floors to clean up, then a horizontal spinning mop may not be good enough. The issue is that they don't collect dirty water, and have to return to the base station to clean the pads. So by design they do kind of dilute and spread dirt around.
r/RobotVacuumsLoses head-to-head vs the Narwal Z
Z mops better than the Curv. The Z also has different obstacle avoidance hardware that makes it so much better than the Curv. I'm in this same pickle but leaning towards the Z.
r/RobotVacuumsAt today's ~$849 CAD price and a 7.3/10 ClearPick score built on a genuinely mixed sample, the Roborock Qrevo Curv is worth it for a narrower group than a runaway 9/10 recommendation would suggest. Owners with multiple shedding pets and anyone who mops hard floors regularly after cooking are the ones reporting sustained satisfaction, with the DuoDivide brush and hot-water dock doing what the spec sheet promises. But the negative and mixed mentions here are not nitpicks: a mop design that can dilute rather than lift dirt on genuinely muddy floors, and obstacle avoidance that at least one owner rates behind the Narwal Freo Z Ultra. Buyers should also note that the Qrevo S — once framed as the budget alternative — is currently priced higher than the Curv (~$999 CAD vs ~$849 CAD) AND scores notably lower (5.4/10 vs 7.3/10), against a heavily negative-leaning mention sample. On the current data, there is less reason than before to pay more for the S.