{"id":9503,"date":"2022-10-03T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housefresh.com\/?p=9503"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:33:34","slug":"taotronics-ap003-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housefresh.com\/taotronics-ap003-review\/","title":{"rendered":"TaoTronics AP003 review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TaoTronics is an interesting brand that is part of the Sunvalley group based in China, which was profiled by The New York Times back in 2017<\/a>. They offer a wide range of technology products, from headphones to air purifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one point, TaoTronics was making $300 million from Amazon alone, so it was a shock when I read that all brands under the Sunvalley group were kicked off Amazon<\/a> last year for breaking review rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we generally focus on air purifiers readily available on Amazon, we hadn\u2019t yet had a chance to test any of the units from TaoTronics. Still, I chose to push ahead with a review after using a tool from ClearnAirStars<\/a>, an NGO run by Dr. Pieter Peach from Australia. His tool results showed the TaoTronics AP003 was at the top for best performance for non-DIY air purifiers! So, I had high hopes for this unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Chinese brands first entered the U.S. market with their generic designs, they could often compete on price but were disappointed with the quality. As any consumer will now relate, Chinese versions of electrical appliances can now match the performance of Western brands and, in many cases, even outperform them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TaoTronics AP003 clearly focuses on the budget end of the air purifier market. With an entry price of $99.77 but a CADR of 226 CFM (384 m\u00b3\/h), its performance aligns with far higher-priced units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On paper, the AP-003 looks like \u2018the Levoit Core 300<\/a> killer\u2019, with the ability to clean more air for less money. But we must take a more in-depth look at this unit before celebrating too early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with all our reviews here at HouseFresh, we bought the TTAP003 with our money. In this case, we bought the unit directly from taotronics.com<\/a>, and while it wasn\u2019t as fast as Amazon, the delivery was within just a few days, and the communication was excellent along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use our own money because we don\u2019t want any external biases. We want to say exactly what we think so that our readers can choose the right unit for their particular use case. We also don\u2019t just take CADR figures for granted; we test using our own equipment to see how real-world performance matches up to the numbers on the box.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How we test air purifiers<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Read our full testing methodology.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We believe this is the only way you can assess and compare air purifiers fairly, as we tested them all performing the exact same jobs under the exact same conditions. This is how we can uncover jewels (like the AP003) and highlight devices that don’t live up to the hype (cough, Molekule cough).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let me walk you through what we learned when testing this air purifier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lowdown on the TaoTronics AP-003<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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“The TaoTronics AP-003 is a budget air purifier that offers powerful air cleaning power and features premium functions. Unfortunately, it won’t be available on Amazon, but you can buy it directly from the TaoTronics store and also might find it on eBay for less than $99.<\/div>\n\n\n\n

As of September 2024, finding this device is becoming increasingly difficult, so I recommend looking into one of the various other brands selling the exact same model as the AP-003 is a white-labeled design<\/a>. I tested the Lago air purifier<\/a> (available in the U.S.) and the Midea SmartAir Pure Control<\/a> (available in Europe), with both devices matching the performance, noise level generation and electricity consumption of the TaoTronics AP-003.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Danny Ashton, HouseFresh Founder & Senior Writer<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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