The mops that will leave your floors sparkling

Score: 80/100

If you’re after a fuss-free, wallet-friendly mop that’ll do a decent job, consider this flat Flash. It doesn’t feel the most sturdy, and you can’t adjust its handle, but its head pivots into tight spaces and its recyclable, scrub-tipped cloths proved straightforward to fit and remove. They were also fantastic at grabbing and trapping dirt, which made for a satisfyingly speedy cleaning session.

In action, it fared well on tiles but the grouting called for a bit of extra scrubbing and collected some excess soap. It didn’t glide as easily on vinyl as it did on laminate, but it cleaned both to near perfection.

Score: 89/100

There’s no denying this is a serious investment, but if it’s a powerful spray mop you’re after, it’s worth the hefty price tag. Unlike the other mops featured, it has the power of electricity behind it, thanks to not one, but two, rotating microfibre mop heads that seamlessly pick up dirt as they go – we were particularly impressed with its performance on vinyl and linoleum flooring.

It didn’t perform quite as faultlessly on hardened mud stains, but it did clean up lighter stains in as little as two sweeps. Plus, it’s cordless so you can enjoy that mopping power without any plug woes.

Score: 86/100

This slim, battery-powered spray mop nips easily into all those hard to reach places, from around the bin to down the side of the fridge. It took seconds to assemble, with the included recyclable pads proving easy to attach, but the average-length handle sadly isn’t telescopic.

Performance-wise, it impressed us the most when cleaning ceramic tiles, quickly lifting grime out of grouting without the need to scrub. It glided well across vinyl and laminate, leaving it shiny and streak-free in only a few sweeps, although a little bit of dirty residue escaped its grasp.

Score: 84/100

Given its bargain price, we were surprised by how smoothly this spray mop swivelled and glided across everything from wood laminate to tiles. It cleaned the latter best, removing every speck of dirt, and it left vinyl completely grease-free. It took a few sweeps to leave laminate clean and free of smears, but we were pleased with our gleaming finish.

It has a big spray bottle, meaning fewer refills when cleaning large areas, but it did leak a little and sometimes failed to spray. The handle is a good length, but it can’t be tweaked if you want it longer or shorter. Overall, however, it ticked all our key boxes for under £30.

Score: 83/100

This mop happily comes with plenty of cleaning solution, which helped it produce first-class results across all types of flooring. Its flat microfibre head glides quickly and smoothly and emerges looking good-as-new after a spin in the washing machine.

However, this spray mop proved stiff to put together, and a more adjustable, comfortable handle wouldn’t have gone amiss for the price.

Score: 77/100

This sponge mop is sleek and innovative by design, with a handy “kickstand” mechanism that means it can be folded flat and propped up during use to ensure even and speedy drying. We enjoyed great results on wood laminate and vinyl flooring but the wringer didn’t remove enough water.

Its performance on grouting was notably lacklustre but we liked the comfortable feel of the non-slip handle. It’s just a shame it’s not telescopic to suit all statures.