The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a small handheld vacuum. It has an outstanding performance on all surface types. It also comes with a turbo brush that has a self-cleaning brushroll to help tackle hair wraps while you clean. However, its dirt compartment is somewhat small. It has a sub-par battery life of around 10 minutes and is advertised to take approximately six hours to charge, although we could fully recharge it under two and a half hours. That said, it's a suitable choice for spot cleaning around your home.
It's worth noting that there are multiple variants of this vacuum, which differ in important ways, namely motor wattage and included attachments. Further details on the differences between models are outlined in the Differences Between Variants section of the review.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is decent for bare floors. It can pick up a mix of debris types on this surface when fitted with its turbo brush tool without a problem, as long as you keep the vacuum at a shallow angle. However, the dirt compartment is fairly small, so you can't pick up more debris if it's full. Its battery lasts just over 10 minutes, which may not be enough for a big mess. That said, it has good build quality and is easy to maintain.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is decent for low-pile carpet. It can pick up most kinds of debris in this surface type, though a small amount of fine debris can remain trapped in carpet fibers. Some debris can also get stuck on some parts of the vacuum. Its battery life is quite short, too. Still, it has good build quality, is easy to maintain, and its dirt cup filter is its only recurring cost.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is good for high-pile carpet. It's good at dealing with larger debris but doesn't have quite enough power to fully clear away finer material worked into carpet fibers within a single back-and-forth pass. Some finer debris can get caught on some of the vacuum's parts. Its battery also lasts around ten minutes, which some may find limiting. On the upside, maintenance is easy, and this model only has one recurring cost.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is mediocre for pets. It's quite portable, so you can carry it around to wherever you may need it. It also comes with a turbo brush with a self-cleaning brushroll so you don't have to worry about hair wraps. This attachment doesn't provide enough surface agitation to clear away pet hair stuck on upholstery or on carpets.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is fantastic for stairs. This handheld vacuum can be used to tackle steps and offers outstanding overall performance on different surface types. It comes with a few tools and brushes like a crevice tool as well. Its cordless design also ensures a virtually unlimited range, as long as it has battery life as well as room left in its dirt compartment.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is great for cars. This well-built handheld can easily maneuver within your car. It does an outstanding job of cleaning low-pile carpet and comes with a couple of tools and brushes to help you clean.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a mediocre option for workshop cleaning. It's more than capable of dealing with household debris on a range of surfaces, but it can't deal with liquid spills, and using it to clean up heavy-duty debris like metal shavings is likely to result in damage.
The Shark UltraCyclone is available in several different variants, which differ in color, included attachments, and motor wattage. We tested the CH951 model, and you can see its label here.
Model Code | Included Tools | Color | Advertised Motor Wattage | Notes |
CH900 | Crevice tool | Light Blue | 65 W | |
CH901 | Crevice tool, Hard bristle brush | Green | 65 W | |
CH950 | Motorised Pet Tool, Crevice tool | Burgundy | 80 W | |
CH951/CH950EUT | Self-Cleaning Motorised Pet Tool, Crevice tool, Hard bristle brush | Black | 80 W | CH950EUT is the European model designation |
CH963AMZ | Bare floor nozzle, Extension wand, Crevice tool, Hard bristle brush | White | 70 W | |
CH964AMZ | Bare floor nozzle, Extension wand, Crevice tool, Hard bristle brush | Blue | 70 W |
If you come across another variant of this vacuum that's equipped differently, let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a well-built handheld vacuum. Unlike many other handhelds like the HoLife HM036E, it has a fantastic performance on carpet. It also comes with a turbo brush with a self-cleaning brushroll, which makes it well-suited for cleaning hair from your shedding pets. However, it has a short battery life and a long recharge time.
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The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a better handheld vacuum for cleaning pet hair than the Black+Decker dustbuster AdvancedClean+ Pet. The Shark is better built, easier to maintain, and has fewer recurring costs. It comes with an upholstery tool as well as a hard bristle brush, and it has a better overall performance on all surface types. However, the Black+Decker has a better battery performance and a larger dirt compartment.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a better handheld vacuum than the Shark WANDVAC. The UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is easier to maintain, it has a larger dirt compartment, and its battery life lasts longer. It also comes with a turbo brush with a self-cleaning brushroll to take care of hair wraps. Its performance on all surface types outperforms the WANDVAC. However, the WANDVAC has virtually no recurring costs, and it's easier to store.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a better handheld vacuum for cleaning pet hair than the BISSELL AeroSlim/TurboSlim. The Shark is easier to maintain, has a larger dirt compartment, and comes with a turbo brush with a self-cleaning brushroll. It also has a significantly better performance on all surface types. However, some users may prefer the BISSELL's smaller size. This vacuum also has better battery performance, is easier to store, and has virtually no recurring costs.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is better than the Black+Decker 16V MAX dustbuster Cordless Hand Vacuum. The Shark has fewer parts that need regular cleaning, takes less time to recharge while offering a similar overall battery life, comes with a turbo brush attachment, and is significantly more effective in clearing debris on low- and high-pile carpets. Meanwhile, the Black+Decket incurs lower recurring costs, has a larger dustbin, and delivers better performance on hard surfaces.
The HoLife HM036E and the Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ are two handheld vacuums with different strengths. The HoLife has a longer battery life and has a better overall performance on bare floors. It also comes with a wet nozzle to clear liquid. However, the Shark is better suited for carpets. It can clean low- and high-pile carpets significantly better than the HoLife, and it comes with a turbo brush with a self-cleaning brushroll. Its dirt compartment is also larger, and the vacuum is easier to maintain overall.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a better overall handheld vacuum than the eufy HomeVac H11. The Shark is easier to maintain, it has a larger dirt compartment, and it comes with a turbo brush. it also offers significantly better performance on all surface types than the eufy. However, the eufy has a somewhat better battery performance, and some users may prefer its smaller size.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a better handheld vacuum than the Hoover ONEPWR Cordless Hand Vacuum. It's better built, easier to maintain, easier to carry around, and comes with more tools and accessories, including a turbo brush to clear messes from upholstery. It also does a much better job of sucking up debris on carpeted floors. Meanwhile, the Hoover comes with a bigger dirt compartment and has a longer battery life while taking less time to charge.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is better than the iRobot H1. The Shark is easier to maintain, incurs fewer recurring costs, is slightly lighter, and delivers superior cleaning performance on bare floors as well as low and high-pile carpet. Meanwhile, the iRobot lasts much longer in its least powerful suction mode, though that can vary in the real world. It also comes with a wall-mount rack station, making it a little easier to store.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is better for most uses than the Wyze Handheld Vacuum. The Shark is easier to maintain, has a larger dirt compartment, and comes with a turbo brush for cleaning messes on upholstered surfaces. It also clears debris more effectively on bare floors as well as low- and high-pile carpets. The Wyze incurs lower recurring costs, is easier to store, lasts longer on a single charge, and comes with an extension hose to extend your reach.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ and the Dyson Micro 1.5kg are different vacuum types, though both offer remarkable bare floor performance. The Dyson is a hybrid stick/handheld vacuum, so it's a bit more suited to cleaning larger spaces, while the Shark is a handheld-only vacuum that's ideal for spot cleaning. However, the Dyson isn't suitable for cleaning carpets, and it has a very small dirt compartment that requires frequent emptying, although it does have fewer recurring costs.
The Dyson Humdinger and the Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ are both great cordless handheld vacuums. The Shark feels better built, has a larger dirt compartment, and performs slightly better on all surface types. The Dyson has a HEPA filter to reduce allergens and has virtually no recurring costs.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is a well-built handheld vacuum. It's made entirely out of plastic, but it feels mostly durable. While the dust bin feels sturdy, the dust cup has a flimsy plastic frame with a cloth attached, which feels a little cheap. However, this vacuum is very easy to assemble.
This vacuum is easy to maintain.
All parts that can be cleaned with water should be left to dry for at least 24 hours before putting them back in.
This vacuum is decent to store. It's compact in design but doesn't come with onboard tool storage or a rack to hold its tools. However, you can purchase a charging dock via the manufacturer's website. It's worth noting that the CH963AMZ and CH964AMZ models will take up more space when not in use since they come with an extension wand and a floorhead.
This vacuum has a mediocre dirt compartment. It has a smaller capacity than alternatives like the Hoover ONEPWR Cordless Hand Vacuum, and it doesn't have a cover to keep debris from spilling out. This can be more problematic when the compartment nears its maximum capacity, and you must keep it upright when in hand. It also doesn't have a max fill line to let you know when it's full.
Exclusive attachments for the CH963AMZ/CH964AMZ are listed below:
The following attachment is exclusive to the CH950 model:
This is a cordless handheld vacuum and has an unlimited range so long as there's room in its dirt compartment and sufficient battery life.
The Shark Pet Pro+ is outstandingly portable. It's very lightweight and has a carrying handle so you can easily bring it to other rooms.
This vacuum has a sub-par battery performance. It lasts just over ten minutes, which is significantly less than the iRobot H1 when used in its least powerful suction mode, so you need to work quickly when cleaning up a mess. The manual also lists an approximately six-hour charge time, but we could charge it in just under two and a half hours. It has a power indicator light that flashes when it's low on charge.
This vacuum has a power button on top of its handle, making it easy to turn on and off. However, unlike the Wyze Handheld Vacuum, it lacks any sort of suction power adjustment feature.
The Shark CH951 has a few extra tools and brushes. Its turbo brush has a self-cleaning brushroll that removes hair wraps as you clean, and you can use it as an upholstery tool to clean couches. There's a crevice tool to help you clean hard-to-reach areas and a hard bristle brush for tackling more stubborn messes.
The closely related CH950 variant isn't bundled with a hard-bristle brush and comes with a differently-designed motorized turbo brush tool that isn't billed as self-cleaning.
The CH963AMZ/CH964AMZ variants don't come with a motorized turbo brush, but they do come with an extension wand, a bare floor nozzle, a crevice tool, and a hard-bristle brush.
The CH901 comes with a hard-bristle brush and crevice tool, whereas the entry-level CH900 only comes with a crevice tool.
This vacuum does a good job of cleaning high-pile carpet. Its turbo brush tool provides a good level of surface agitation on this surface type, enabling it to clear away medium and large-sized debris like rice or cereal. However, its relatively weak suction motor means it can leave behind material that's been thoroughly worked into carpet fibers.
This vacuum has good performance on low-pile carpet when used with its turbo brush tool. The attachment's suction inlet is large enough to accommodate material like rice or cereal. It's also capable of dealing with the majority of fine material like sand worked into carpet fibers, though a small amount can be left behind.
Like many other handheld models, this vacuum delivers great suction performance. It has little to do with the power of its motor and more with the fact that its suction inlet can seal very tightly with the surface you rest it against.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+'s airflow performance is poor overall, although it outperforms other handheld options like the Shark WANDVAC. Still, its small suction motor simply isn't powerful enough to move large quantities of air and debris into its dustbin.
This vacuum is fairly quiet overall. You're likely to have some trouble hearing what people nearby are saying if they speak quietly, but it's far from unbearably loud, and it won't be too noticeable if you use it in another room.
This vacuum has decent maneuverability. It's not meant to clean large areas but is still lightweight and portable enough to tackle small messes. The crevice and turbo brush can clean furniture, too. If you want to clean larger areas, consider the CH963AMZ/CH964AMZ variants, which can be used as a compact stick vacuum since they come with an extension wand and a floorhead intended for use on bare floors.
This vacuum does a poor job of cleaning debris on fabric furniture. Its Self-Clean Motorized Pet Brush tool is remarkably ineffective in dealing with pet hair, leaving most of it behind. Using it with its hard bristle brush results in only marginal improvement, as seen here. Pet hair gets collected in the tool's bristles instead of being sucked into its dustbin, forcing you to remove any leftover strands by hand.
This vacuum does a terrible job of sealing in fine particles, which can escape from its exhaust and panel gaps around its dustbin.
This vacuum does a decent job of cleaning crevices. Its small suction inlet seals pretty tightly against flat surfaces, and it has little trouble dealing with messes in shallow and medium-depth cracks.
It's worth noting that this vacuum's suction performance was heavily degraded after we'd used it for this test: its filter was almost completely clogged with baking soda, the debris type that we use to evaluate crevice-cleaning performance. If you plan on cleaning a similar type of debris with this vacuum, be ready to clean its filter thoroughly right afterward.