REASONS TO BUY
Great value
Convenient
Does well with hard floors
REASONS TO AVOID
Could be better at carpet
Moosoo XL-618A Review
If you are shopping for a stick vacuum and don't want to break the bank, then we think this is a great option
Credit: Moosoo
By David Wise ⋅ Senior Review Editor ⋅ January 11, 2022
Contributions From: Austin Palmer
Our Verdict
If you are on the hunt for a stick vacuum and can't stomach the thought of spending hundreds for a top-tier model, check out the Moosoo XL-618A. This vacuum is convenient and easy to use, all while doing a solid job at cleaning hard floors. While it might not be the best vacuum for carpets, we still think it's a great product and don't have any issue recommending it for anyone shopping on a budget, especially if you'll mostly be tackling hard floors.
Our Analysis and Test Results
The Moosoo stick vacuum is a solid budget option that includes attachments that let it double as a handheld vacuum, further increasing its versatility and value.
The XL-618A is a good budget option even if it isn't the best overall cleaner. Credit: Laura Casner
Convenience
It's effortless to remove and attach different sections with the click-button locking mechanism. We also found the included handheld attachment quite effective and easy to use. Additionally, this vacuum is one of the lighter options of the group, tipping the scale at just over 5 pounds.
The Moosoo is a cordless stick vacuum, and it performed reasonably well in our runtime tests. The manufacturer claims that it can last for up to 28 minutes on low power, aligning well with our hands-on testing. We also got just shy of 23 minutes when running this vacuum on high. However, it takes around 5 hours and 40 minutes to fully recharge the battery, which is a bit high. When it comes to storage, it is designed to be wall-mounted, but we found it can balance against a table or wall decently if you don't want to mount it on the wall.
Hard Surface Cleaning
The Moosoo got off to a good start in this metric, earning one of the better scores for cleaning up rice. It sucked up just about all of the rice we spread out in a single pass, provided we went slowly. It also didn't drop any grains when moving backward. This vacuum also performed quite well when picking up flour, although its performance dropped slightly.
The floor before the flour cleaning test. Credit: Austin Palmer
You can see this stick vacuum's cleaning performance by the stripe in the middle. Credit: Austin Palmer
However, we found this stick vacuum only delivered mediocre results when cleaning up larger items, like Cheerios. It tended to crush them up and get clogged — to the point where we needed to stop vacuuming and shake the entire brush head to free them. Fortunately, performance rebounded when it came to pet hair and oats. The Moosoo did a fine job removing the hair from hard floors and picked up all of the oats in a single pass — similar to the rice.
Ease of Use
This vacuum has both a high and low power mode, and you can easily switch between modes by pulling the trigger. However, there isn't an option to turn the rotating brush head off.
This vacuum has a low and high power mode, as well as a snap-lock to switch to handheld mode. Credit: Laura Casner
We found the Moosoo able to clean in very close to an edge when approaching it head-on, but it left a decent amount of debris behind when moving parallel to the edge. The unit has swivel steering, making it very easy to handle, and is one of the quieter vacuums in our lineup, measuring around 67 dBa.
The swivel steering makes this vacuum very maneuverable. Credit: Laura Casner
This vacuum can also clean about 27" under most pieces of furniture, perfect for getting under coffee tables or couches. This reach isn't the farthest of our tested models, but it's up there.
The Moosoo has a decently long reach under furniture, seen here with our simulated couch. Credit: Austin Palmer
Carpet Cleaning
This vacuum got off to a middling start in our rice test, taking 3-4 passes to collect all the rice from a flat carpet. We also found that rice would usually fall out of the vacuum after turning off the brush roll, necessitating subsequent cleaning. It did even worse on fluffier carpet, leaving quite a mess behind in the deeper piles.
Rice spread out for testing. Credit: Austin Palmer
The Moosoo did okay, but as you can see, some grains of rice were left behind. Credit: Austin Palmer
This vacuum improved a bit when cleaning flour from flat carpet, doing quite well and removing most of the mess. Regrettably, performance plummeted when it came to collecting Cheerios. It not only left behind tons of debris on both types of carpet but also would routinely clog itself up in the process.
The pet hair we laid out prior to our test. Credit: Austin Palmer
There was still plenty of pet hair remaining in the carpet after multiple passes. Credit: Austin Palmer
The Moosoo also didn't particularly impress us when it came to cleaning up pet hair or oats, leaving plenty behind even after multiple passes.
This vacuum did well at cleaning up flour from the carpet but fell a little short with other types of messes. Credit: Laura Casner
Should You Buy the Moosoo XL-618A?
For decent cleaning ability and a budget-friendly price, we don't think you can beat the Moosoo. This vacuum scored well for cleaning hard surfaces and sports a significantly lower price than most higher-ranking competition. If your goal is a secondary vacuum for hard surfaces messes and floating pet hair, the Moosoo is the one we'd recommend.
What Other Stick Vacuum Should You Consider?
The Moosoo struggled a little over the carpet, which isn't the strong suit of any stick vacuum, but others did perform better. If your needs include more carpet areas you hope to cover, you might consider an option with better test results in this metric. The Shark IONFlex earned a higher score here and a higher result overall, but it will cost almost double the price. However, for the price, you get a product that is easier to use, more versatile and performs better cleaning every kind of surface.
—David Wise and Austin Palmer
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