The best fly screens, compared.
Top pick: Flux Phenom magnetic door screen 80 x 200 cm – Highest score, tied at 90, with the largest amazon.co.uk review count in that tie: 4.5 from 75,289 ratings, 52 magnets and 1 mm holes stated, about £18.95. Best value: YRH magnetic door screen 80 x 200 cm – Also scored 90, and it is the lowest price among the other listings at that score, about £7.99 for an 80 × 200 cm door curtain. Updated 21 October 2026.
A fly screen is a mesh barrier over an open window or door so air can pass and common flying insects stay outside. In the UK you buy one when a kitchen door is propped open or a bedroom window stays open on a warm night. Stars on those pages sit between 3.7 and 4.5. That tells you other buyers were broadly satisfied, not that an 80 cm curtain will cover your patio. Quality here is a size that covers the frame you measured, a mesh grade that is stated if midges are the problem, and a fixing that survives the frame you have. Opening, mesh and fixing are in the [fly screen buying guide](/hub/hedges-and-privacy-screens/fly-screen/sub/fly-screen-buying-guide). The forms of ten amazon.co.uk listings are a hook-and-loop sheet, a cut-to-size net pack, a framed magnetic window kit, or a walk-through magnetic door curtain. Decorative string and bead curtains are a different product and are not compared here.
A fly screen is a mesh barrier over an open window or door so air can pass and common flying insects stay outside. In the UK you buy one when a kitchen door is propped open or a bedroom window stays open on a warm night.
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Flux Phenom's black polyester curtain is listed for frames up to 80 x 200 cm at £18.95 and 790 g, with 52 magnets and 1 mm holes stated in the bullets. The amazon.co.uk line in this file is 4.5 from 75,289 ratings, which is the saved page figure and not a fresh recount. Reviewers on uPVC used the hook-and-loop and left the thumbtacks in the box because they did not want holes in the frame. Dogs, a cat and one toddler are described as walking through without a tear in that summer, and one reviewer said the Velcro still held in hot weather. The same width draws complaints from people with broad shoulders or a tray, and one buyer wanted another inch each side. The 1 mm line is not the 30 x 20 midge count a UK mesh guide uses. It is the top pick in this comparison when the door is inside 80 x 200 cm and you want the highest stated magnet count with the largest review sample, and you should skip it if the opening is already wider.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Your door is inside 80 x 200 cm and you want 52 stated magnets and the largest review sample.
Less suitable: The opening is wider than 80 cm, or you only need the cheapest curtain that already covers it.
Specifications
Common questions
What does the listing say the holes measure?
The bullets state 1 mm holes and 52 magnets in the seam. They do not print an 18 x 16 or 30 x 20 weave.
Do you have to use the thumbtacks?
Thumbtacks are in the box. Reviewers on uPVC used the hook-and-loop only because they did not want holes in the frame.
Is 80 cm wide enough?
The bullets say frames up to 80 x 200 cm. Reviewers asked for another inch each side or found it tight for broad shoulders.
The YRH curtain is an 80 x 200 cm black nylon door screen at £7.99 and 510 g, with 4.5 from 9,739 amazon.co.uk ratings and a saved rank of 1 in Screen Doors. Reviewers often describe a fit of about 5 to 10 minutes with scissors, and many say the magnets snap shut after a dog or a child walks through. One buyer still had to click the seam together by hand, so the hands-free line is not true of every curtain in the sample. Another found 80 cm looked too narrow once it was up, which is the risk of a fixed width. The hole count is not stated, so you cannot treat the nylon as the 30 x 20 midge weave UK mesh guides describe. A pin box is not in the component line, and one reviewer wanted pins and did not have them. In this comparison it is the best value when your frame sits inside 80 x 200 cm, and the wrong curtain if the doorway is already wider.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a door inside 80 x 200 cm and want a low price with a large review sample.
Less suitable: Your opening is wider than 80 cm, or you need a stated hole count for midges.
Specifications
Common questions
Will an 80 x 200 cm curtain fit a wider door?
The listing size is 80 x 200 cm for front, rear, patio and sliding doors. A reviewer who ordered this width found the opening looked too narrow.
Does it close by itself?
The bullets describe a magnetic strip that opens and shuts automatically. One reviewer still had to click the seam together by hand.
Are pins included?
The component lines describe the screen and tape. One reviewer wanted pins and did not have them. No-drill fitting with hook-and-loop is what the bullets claim.
TheFitLife is a black polyester curtain at 100 x 210 cm, listed for doors up to 91 x 208 cm, at £20.99 and 590 g, with 26 magnets stated and 4.5 from 2,711 amazon.co.uk ratings. Reviewers praise an easy fit and a seam that closes behind you, and one buyer said a 2019 screen of this type lasted about six years. One reviewer remeasured and found the width spot on, which is the check you still make against the up to 91 cm line. The bullets claim a close with no gap, yet one reviewer returned a curtain that did not close properly, and others found the hook-and-loop weaker than expected. They also say you can install it in minutes without tools while listing backup pins, so those two lines sit on the same page. The hole count is not stated. It is the widest curtain in this set when the frame needs more than 80 cm and still sits under 91 x 208 cm, and an expensive choice if an 80 cm curtain already covers the opening.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need more than 80 cm of width and the frame is still inside 91 x 208 cm.
Less suitable: An 80 cm curtain already covers the door, or you need a seam that closed for every reviewer.
Specifications
Common questions
How wide a door does this curtain cover?
The highlight says 100 x 210 cm and fits doors up to 91 x 208 cm maximum. One reviewer remeasured and found the width spot on.
How many magnets are stated?
The bullets state 26 magnets and a close with no gap. One reviewer returned a curtain that did not close properly.
Are tools required?
The bullets say install in minutes without tools, and they also list backup pins. The technical table lists a screen door and a guide.
SMALUCK is a black polyester curtain at a stated 90 x 210 cm, £9.99 and 620 g, with 4.5 from 2,123 amazon.co.uk ratings and rank 2 in Screen Doors. The box lists the screen, a box of push pins and adhesive tape, and the bullets say to clean and dry the frame first. One reviewer put it on a French-door leaf in about five minutes, and several describe dogs walking through with the seam closing afterwards. A bottom counterweight is claimed, and one reviewer said it held in wind for about a month. A reviewer says the curtain cannot be trimmed to width, so a narrower doorway is not a cutting job. Glue residue that did not come off is a separate complaint, and one earlier set tore after being left up for about three years. The magnet count and the hole count are not printed. It fits a measured 90 cm door when you will use the tape and keep the pins off uPVC, and it is the wrong order if you planned to cut it narrower.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You measured a door at about 90 x 210 cm and will not cut the curtain.
Less suitable: You need a narrower opening, or a frame you cannot mark with pins or leftover glue.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you trim this 90 cm curtain narrower?
The bullets give the actual size as 90 x 210 cm and say to measure first. A reviewer says it cannot be trimmed to width.
What is in the box besides the mesh?
Included components are one door screen, one box of push pins and one adhesive tape. The listing says to clean and dry the frame first.
Is the pet claim a child barrier?
The listing says a pet can walk through and the magnets close. Reviews describe dogs passing. It does not describe a safety barrier.
EGNBU lists a white polyester curtain for frames up to 90 cm wide and 210 cm high, at £8.99 and 480 g, with 26 magnets stated and 4.3 from 4,317 ratings. Reviewers use it to keep flies out of a kitchen with the door open, and dogs are described as walking through. One reviewer covered a single leaf of French doors, and another found the curtain about 4 inches too long, so the up to line still needs a tape measure. A reviewer says the centre should sit slightly higher than the edges so the magnets meet. The listing claims an easy hook-tape fit and also mentions thumbtacks, which mark wood and are a poor idea on uPVC if you wanted no holes. Reviewers report the tape failing when it gets hot, and one curtain that was too heavy to stay up. It suits a door inside that 90 x 210 cm maximum if you accept 26 magnets and heat-sensitive tape, and it is a weak choice if you need a stated midge weave.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a door inside 90 x 210 cm and want 26 stated magnets under £10.
Less suitable: You need a pin-free uPVC fix in a hot spell, or a wider patio than 90 cm.
Specifications
Common questions
What door does 90 x 210 cm cover?
The bullets say a frame up to 90 cm wide and 210 cm high. One reviewer used it on one leaf of French doors and another found it about 4 inches too long.
How many magnets does the listing state?
The bullets state 26 magnets for the seal. A reviewer says the centre should sit slightly higher than the edges so they meet.
Does the tape stay on in heat?
The listing claims easy fitting with self-adhesive hook tape. Reviewers report the tape failing when it gets hot, and one curtain that was too heavy to stay up.
NeatiEase is a white-frame kit in fibreglass and PVC for windows up to 100 x 130 cm at £26.99 and 1.25 kg, with 4.3 from 4,006 amazon.co.uk ratings. The bullets say about 10 minutes. Reviewers report about 20 to 40 minutes once they have practised, and some took an hour or more on the first window, with corner clips that are hard to snap. Reviewers who cleaned a uPVC frame say the adhesive held, and they cut the mesh with slack over a handle. The strip is a repeated complaint: not enough magnetic or plastic strip for the window, and the adhesive strip is not white, so it shows on a white frame when the net is off. The bullets say keep bugs, cats and dogs off, yet a reviewer says a cat took the screen down in one swipe and that it is a fly screen, not a pet screen. Fire-retardant wording has no standard number. It is the framed kit with the largest review count in this window group when the opening is inside 100 x 130 cm, and the wrong product if you wanted cat-proof glazing or a bigger window.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a lift-off panel on a window inside 100 x 130 cm and a large review sample.
Less suitable: The window is larger than 100 x 130 cm, or you need the mesh to stop a cat.
Specifications
Common questions
What window size does NeatiEase state?
The listing says a frame of 100 x 130 cm or less. Reviewers cut the mesh and left slack over a handle.
How long did fitting take in reviews?
The bullets say about 10 minutes. Reviewers report about 20 to 40 minutes once practised, and some took an hour or more on the first window.
Does it stop a cat?
The bullets say keep bugs, cats and dogs off. A reviewer says a cat took the screen down in one swipe and that it is a fly screen, not a pet screen.
Across 4,396 amazon.co.uk ratings at 4.2, the tesa Insect Stop STANDARD is a 100 x 100 cm anthracite hook-and-loop sheet listed at £2.56 and 60 g. You cut the fabric net to a smaller window and peel it back for the handle, which is how reviewers describe keeping moths out with the sash open. The technical table calls the material acrylic while the bullets call it a fabric net, so the fibre is not one clear line. Reviewers who needed a wider window joined pieces, which is the limit of a single square metre. The listing says the tape can come off without residue, yet reviewers report the strip letting go on painted windows, wooden frames, and when the sash moves, sometimes within days. One reviewer found it workable on an inward-opening window and awkward on an outward one, and another says a cat tore the mesh with one paw. It is a cheap first sheet for a small casement, and a poor match if the frame is already larger than 100 cm or if you need a door you walk through.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a small window inside 100 x 100 cm and want the cheapest peel-back sheet.
Less suitable: You need a door you walk through, or a frame already wider than the sheet.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you cut this 100 x 100 cm tesa sheet?
The listing says the fabric net can be cut to the window. Reviewers who needed a wider window had to join pieces.
Does the tape come in the box?
Yes. Included components are one fabric net and one Velcro fastening strip set. No drilling is claimed, and a wash up to 30°C is claimed.
Does the listing promise the adhesive never fails?
The bullets say the tape can be removed without residue. Reviewers report the strip letting go on painted windows, wooden frames, and when the sash moves.
MiLeJu is a white fibreglass framed window kit for openings up to 120 x 130 cm at £22.93 and 1.25 kg, with 4.2 from 410 amazon.co.uk ratings. You trim the mesh smaller than that maximum and lift the panel off, rather than peeling a loose sheet. The box lists an adhesive magnetic strip, a grooved strip, mesh, a PVC strip, two wind clips and four corner clips, and the bullets say about 15 minutes. Reviewers like the finished look and the click of the magnets, and one buyer used a toilet window to stop a cat jumping out. Repeated complaints say the magnetic strip ran short even after careful measuring, and one screen fell apart once it was up. The plastic surround is the fiddly part, and inward-opening windows are called awkward. The bullets also say flame-retardant and fireproof without a standard number, so those words are not a certification. It is the framed option for a window inside 120 x 130 cm when you want a lift-off panel and you measure the strip before you commit, and a frustrating kit if the strip runs out.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a lift-off panel on a window inside 120 x 130 cm and you can spare strip length.
Less suitable: You need a large UK review sample, or a window that opens inward with a handle in the way.
Specifications
Common questions
What is the largest window this kit states?
The title and size field say up to 120 x 130 cm, and the bullets say the mesh can be trimmed smaller.
Does the box include the magnetic strip?
Included components list an adhesive-backed magnetic strip, a grooved strip, fibreglass mesh, a PVC strip, two wind clips and four corner clips.
Did reviewers have enough strip?
Several reviews praise the finished look. Repeated complaints say the magnetic strip ran short, and one screen fell apart once it was up.
The MOEGFY pack is three white cut-to-size window nets at £11.04, with 130 x 150 cm stated, a listed weight of 300 g, and 4.1 from 4,638 amazon.co.uk ratings. The box list includes a cutter, tape, a press tool, screens and a manual, though one reviewer received two nets and three rolls of tape, and another missed the cutter. Reviewers say the mesh is hard to see once it is up and that it keeps flies and mosquitoes out with the window open. The technical fields do not name a fibre, only fine mesh, so this is not a stated 18 x 16 or 30 x 20 weave. Reviewers report the adhesive lifting in heat, pulling paint, and the mesh tearing if it is pulled tight or clawed. A reviewer says not to buy these nets as indoor cat safety, even where a cat's weight did not immediately pull the tape off. It is useful for two or three windows inside that sheet size, and a poor substitute for a framed kit or a door curtain.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have several windows inside 130 x 150 cm and will cut a peel-back sheet for each.
Less suitable: You want a named fibre, a framed lift-off panel, or a net you can trust with a cat.
Specifications
Common questions
What fibre is the mesh?
The technical fields do not name a fibre. The listing only says fine mesh, cut to size, with no drilling.
Does the 3-pack include tape?
Included components are a cutter, magic tape, a press tool, screens and a user manual. One reviewer received two nets and three rolls of tape.
Will the tape hold a cat?
A reviewer says not to buy these nets as indoor cat safety. Others report the adhesive lifting in heat and the mesh tearing if it is pulled tight.
BITOYO is a white-frame fibreglass kit for windows up to 130 x 150 cm at £23.99 and 1.36 kg, with a 15 mm frame-thickness note in the bullets. The amazon.co.uk line is 3.7 from 17 ratings, and several of the saved reviews are not from the United Kingdom, so the sample is thin. A UK reviewer found the pieces easy to lay out. A reviewer found the magnetic clips about 1 mm too proud to close the window after the mesh had been cut, and cut mesh cannot be returned. The box description lists fibreglass mesh, adhesive magnetic strips, a grooved magnetic strip and instructions. Flame-retardant is repeated in the bullets with no standard number. The hole count is not stated. It is only worth a look when you have measured a window inside 130 x 150 cm and checked the 15 mm frame note, and you should skip it if you want a large UK review sample before you cut mesh.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You measured a window inside 130 x 150 cm and you accept a 17-review sample.
Less suitable: You want thousands of UK reviews, or a sash that must close over the clips.
Specifications
Common questions
How do you size this kit?
The bullets say external dimensions up to 130 x 150 cm or less, with a 15 mm frame-thickness note. Measure before ordering.
Why is the rating based on 17 reviews?
The listing line is 3.7 from 17. The saved file is a short set, and several reviews are not from the United Kingdom.
Can the finished screen stop the window closing?
A reviewer found the magnetic clips about 1 mm too proud to close the window after the mesh had been cut.
Scores use the ten amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. They are editorial, from 0 to 100, and they are not a lab test. Weights sum to 100. Prices in the display file run from £2.56 to £26.99. Deductions, which do not add a sixth weight, are repeated tape-failure lines −4, a review sample under 50 −6, and a fixed curtain a reviewer could not trim when the bullets give no warning −2. The score does not go below 0. Four listings score 90. The top pick is the one with the largest review count at that score. Best value is the lowest price among the other listings at that score.
Review evidence
40%Stars on amazon.co.uk are divided by 5, multiplied by 40, then by a confidence factor from the review count. 1,000 or more reviews scores 1.0. 100–999 scores 0.85. 10–99 scores 0.45. Under 10 scores 0.20. The Flux Phenom line used here is 4.5 from 75,289 ratings as printed on the saved listing. BITOYO is 3.7 from 17.
Fit for the opening
20%A stated size that is either a fixed curtain or a clear maximum, with the opening named as a door or a window, scores 20. A size line that clashes inside the same listing scores 12. No usable size scores 4. An 80 cm curtain is not scored as if it covered a wider patio.
Fixing you can read
15%Hook-and-loop or a magnetic strip named, and the box contents named, scores 15. Tape claimed but pins also in the bullets scores 12. Fixing that is unclear scores 6. Pins mark wood and are a poor match for uPVC if you wanted a clean fix.
Mesh honesty
15%A hole size or a magnet count printed in the bullets scores 15. Fine mesh, or a fibre name with no hole count, scores 8. No mesh line scores 4. None of these listings print 18 × 16 or 30 × 20. A 1 mm hole line is not that midge specification.
Price in this set
10%Under £10 scores 10. £10–£19.99 scores 7. £20 and above scores 4. The bands are these ten listings, not a survey of every UK shop. Made-to-measure aluminium frames are a different shelf and are not priced here.
Match the opening first, then the frame you measured, then whether the mesh grade is actually printed. A low price does not turn a window sheet into a door you can walk through.
A fly screen is a mesh barrier over an open window or door so air can pass and common flying insects stay outside. In the UK people buy one when warm weather means a propped kitchen door or a bedroom window left open at night. The forms in this set of ten amazon.co.uk listings are a hook-and-loop sheet, a cut-to-size net pack, a framed magnetic window kit, or a walk-through magnetic door curtain. Decorative string and bead curtains are a different product and are not compared here.
Take width and height of the frame in three places and keep the smallest. A fixed curtain that is already narrower than the opening will not grow, and a reviewer found an 80 cm curtain too narrow once it was up.
Flyscreen Queen tells you not to trim a lightweight magnetic door screen because the magnets and the weighted hem are in the mesh. A SMALUCK reviewer said the 90 × 210 cm curtain could not be cut down to width.
A door curtain may let a dog or a cat push the seam. It is not a child barrier and it is not a window restrictor. Leeds City Council describes restrictors as limiting the opening to about 10 cm. A NeatiEase reviewer called that kit a fly screen and a poor pet screen.
A door you walk through needs a magnetic centre-seam curtain or a specialist framed panel. A window needs a sheet you cut, or a framed magnetic panel you lift off. Measure the frame, not the glass, in three places and keep the smallest. A listing that says up to 90 × 210 cm is a maximum. A fixed curtain, such as YRH at 80 × 200 cm or SMALUCK at 90 × 210 cm, is not a blank you can freely narrow. Flyscreen Queen says not to trim a lightweight magnetic door screen.
Adhesive hook-and-loop is the usual no-drill method, on a frame that is clean and dry. Reviews on several door curtains and on the MOEGFY nets say the tape lifts in heat, on paint, or after a short time. Pins in the box mark wood and are a poor match for uPVC. In this set, about £2.56 buys the tesa sheet, about £7.99 to £9.99 buys an entry door curtain, about £11.04 to £20.99 is the mid band, and about £22.93 to £26.99 is a framed window kit.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have a casement inside 100 × 100 cm and you want the cheapest peel-back sheet. The tesa Insect Stop STANDARD is about £2.56, anthracite, with hook-and-loop and 4.2 from 4,396 ratings. One sheet stops at 100 cm. It is not a door you walk through.
The door sits inside 80 × 200 cm and a dog or a child needs to pass. The YRH curtain is best value at about £7.99, with 4.5 from 9,739 ratings. The magnet count is not stated, and a reviewer found 80 cm too narrow.
The door is still inside 80 × 200 cm and you want 52 magnets named in the bullets, plus the largest review file. Flux Phenom is the top pick at about £18.95. The 1 mm holes are not a 30 × 20 midge weave, and thumbtacks are in the box.
The top pick is the Flux Phenom magnetic door curtain for frames up to 80 × 200 cm at about £18.95. Four listings score 90. Flux Phenom is the one with the largest amazon.co.uk review count at that score, 4.5 from 75,289 ratings on the saved listing, and the bullets state 52 magnets and 1 mm holes. That 1 mm line is not a 30 × 20 midge weave, and reviews call 80 cm tight for broad shoulders. Best value is the YRH curtain at about £7.99, also scored 90, the lowest price among the other listings at that score, for a door inside 80 × 200 cm. The magnet count on YRH is not stated. Skip both if the opening is already wider than 80 cm.
Flux Phenom magnetic door screen 80 x 200 cm
Highest score, tied at 90, with the largest amazon.co.uk review count in that tie: 4.5 from 75,289 ratings, 52 magnets and 1 mm holes stated, about £18.95.
YRH magnetic door screen 80 x 200 cm
Also scored 90, and it is the lowest price among the other listings at that score, about £7.99 for an 80 × 200 cm door curtain.
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