Find the best electric scrubber to supercharge your cleaning

Tested by Mumsnet home editor Poppy O’Neill: Read our in-depth Bosch UniversalBrush Set review.

The Bosch electric scrubber stood out during testing. It’s comfortable to hold and manoeuvre, and it’s perfectly sized to cover large areas quickly. The detail attachment is useful around plug holes and window seals, or for removing grime that’s taken up residence in your grout.

The Bosch comes with a carry case, which might sound inconsequential, but for a gadget with lots of small attachments, it makes a big difference to have a sturdy zip-up case to keep them all safely together.

It’s also incredibly powerful. At times, our tester Poppy found it a little too powerful for fine detail jobs, going with such gusto that it skidded off the curve of her bath taps. As well as the flat round brush suited to scrubbing large areas and shifting limescale, and a detail attachment, it comes with a melamine polishing pad and two brillo-pad-esque options, the latter of which worked wonders inside Poppy’s oven. It can also be used inside pots, pans and casserole dishes, making light work of dried-on food residue, such as pasta bake.

At over £50, it’s one of the most expensive electric scrubbers on this list, but while the other scrubbers Poppy tested excelled at a particular task, the Bosch was suited to every job she set it to. The only drawback is that while other scrubbers have a long, thin neck like an electric toothbrush, the Bosch is a little chunkier. This made it tricky to reach the narrowest, hardest-to-reach nooks and crannies, such as behind kitchen taps.

Tested by Mumsnet home editor Poppy O’Neill: Read our in-depth Lakeland electric scrubber review.

If you’re looking for an affordable electric scrubber for detail work, the compact Lakeland Electric Scrubber costs less than £20.

Thanks to the gripped, non-slip handle, Poppy found this scrubber lightweight and comfortable to hold, even during longer cleaning sessions. The slide-to-stay-on button worked well, while a simple press delivered bursts of oscillation for stubborn mineral build-up or grubby seals.

Poppy loved the pointed detail-brush attachment, which helped her get into tight spaces and clean around plug holes with ease. The Lakeland Electric Scrubber performed well on limescale and grout. Even with the large brush head, though, it’s relatively small and slow to use over larger areas.

The four required AA batteries aren’t included, and Poppy found the battery cover quite fiddly to remove, a complaint echoed by many online reviewers. The bristles also showed signs of wear fairly quickly, so this model is best suited to occasional detail work rather than frequent whole-house cleans.

Tested by Mumsnet home editor Poppy O’Neill: Read our in-depth Sonic Scrubber Review.

With over 2 million units sold since 2007, the ‘original’ Sonic Scrubber has earned high praise from online reviewers. It also lived up to expectations during testing, with Poppy describing it as ‘small, precise and surprisingly strong’.

Looking like an oversized electric toothbrush, the Sonic Scrubber comes with four attachments and a long, slim neck that reaches small spaces, such as behind taps and inside plug holes. With brush heads oscillating 10,000 times per minute, Poppy found it surprisingly effective on limescale and grout, even in tight corners and joins.

Due to its compact size, this scrubber is best suited to detail work around taps and grout rather than large expanses of tiled wall or flooring. The largest attachment measures just 3.8cm across, so tackling a shower screen or the inside of an oven would be slow going.

This affordable Sonic Scrubber is battery-powered and, helpfully, the batteries are included. If you prefer a rechargeable model, we’ve also tested the SonicScrubber Rechargeable System below.

Tested by Mumsnet home editor Poppy O’Neill: Read our in-depth Lakeland Turbo Scrubber Cordless Bathroom Cleaning Kit review.

While smaller handheld electric scrubbers are better for detail work, the Lakeland Bathroom Turbo Scrubber excels on reach and efficiency. Its brush heads include a large dome for bigger areas, while the long, adjustable handle makes it easier to clean high tiles, shower screens and window frames without clambering into the bath.

Our tester Poppy found the twist-and-click brush heads easy to change, even with wet hands, switching between the flat brush for tougher grime and the side brush attachment to reach around corners and edges.

The Lakeland Bathroom Turbo Scrubber made a visible difference to Poppy’s grout and limescale, though she still needed to wipe the surface with a cloth afterwards for a streak-free finish.

The built-in 50ml dispenser is designed to hold water or cleaning fluid, so you can spray as you scrub. Unfortunately, this didn’t work on our test model, but Poppy applied the cleaner directly to the surfaces instead.

Even on sale at £40, this scrubber’s quite an investment, but it could be worth it for larger bathrooms or cleaning at height. For taps, baths and detail work, Poppy recommends one of the smaller models above.

Tested by Mumsnet home editor Poppy O’Neill: Read our in-depth Lakeland Electric Cordless Scrubber review.

If you’re constantly scrubbing food splatters, limescale and dried-on mess in the kitchen, the Lakeland Electric Cordless Scrubber can spare your wrists and cut down the elbow grease.

With four interchangeable brush heads, including a sponge and scourer, this cordless scrubber made light work of larger areas in Poppy’s bathroom and kitchen. It lifted limescale from her sink, residue from the hob and food spills from her splashbacks. The scourer attachment was particularly handy on dried-on mess.

Overall, this affordable model is a real time-saver. Its short handle makes it easy to apply extra pressure on stubborn stains, although it can get slippery when wet. The chunky design suits larger surfaces better than detail work, so it’s less effective in narrow grooves, grout lines and awkward tile corners.

Tested by Mumsnet home editor Poppy O’Neill: Read our in-depth Sonic Scrubber Rechargeable System review.

Responding to customer feedback, Sonic Scrubber released a rechargeable version of its original design. With handy USB-C charging, the SonicScrubber Rechargeable System provides up to three hours of runtime on a single charge, plenty for a thorough kitchen and bathroom clean.

At £10 more than the original model, with similar overall performance, you’re paying a premium for convenience. That said, Poppy loved the rechargeable design. Her scrubber lasted all afternoon on one charge and delivered consistent power without the hassle of replacing two AA batteries mid-clean.

Just like the battery-powered model, the SonicScrubber Rechargeable System performed well on grout, taps and limescale; however, for shower doors, wall tiles and splashbacks, you may prefer a scrubber with a larger brush head.