Been a single blade wet shaver for years but have had to go to electric for a while due to anti coagulant medication.
IMHO you're never going to get as close as a three pass wet shave with an electric for the simple reason the blades aren't in contact with the skin. Having said that, this is very close and gives no dry flaky skin like foil types I've tried on occasion.
I use it with some kind of product on my face, I've tried creams, proper shaving soap lathered in a bowl with a brush and even a 50/50 mix of organic almond oil and castor oil. In my experience it works much better wet than dry, an occasional dip in water gives it a glide boost, (I should register that as a trademark lol).
There are areas I haven't mastered yet like the underside of the jaw bone and around the Adam's Apple but I very carefully go over these areas with my double edge single blade safety razor obviously not wanting to nick myself.
Cleaning pod is good but it's pretty quick flipping the top and running under the tap too.
Well worth a try and for me, I can still get my wet shave ritual with the sink of water and post shave alum block etc.