Waterway Pool & Spa Control vs School Security First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waterway Pool & Spa Control
Manage your pool, spa, and hot tub remotely. Schedule operations for pumps, lights, heaters, and more, and set desired temperatures directly from your iPhone or iPad.
- Remote pool and spa control
- Schedule equipment operation
- Set water temperature
- Control pumps, blowers, cleaners
- Manage lights and auxiliary loads
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Control your Pool, Spa and Hot Tubs from anywhere in the world!. Conveniently operate and schedule pool pumps, blowers, cleaners, lights, heaters and other auxiliary loads and set the temperature of your Pool, Spa and Hot Tubs from your iPhone and iPad.
School Security First
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This is an app that allows any staff member to activate one of seven available emergency alerts. Once the alert goes out, every person on campus, who has the app, as well as the police can be notified as to the type and location of the emergency with just a few clicks. All of this can occur within six seconds. Once the authorities have diffused the situation, parents will be notified that an emergency has occurred and has been cleared. A GPS activation system will then be turned on automatically so parents can locate their children within five feet of their location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waterway Pool & Spa Control at none against School Security First's 10. Waterway Pool & Spa Control also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. School Security First sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Waterway Pool & Spa Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waterway Pool & Spa Control ships an update every 5 weeks, School Security First monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Waterway Pool & Spa Control | School Security First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (85 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waterway Plastics, Inc. | School Security First, Inc |
Bugs and requests
Waterway Pool & Spa Control
Reported bugs
89 issues- Unable to login or register
- App hasn't been updated
- App is outdated
- App needs attention
- App doesn't support UI for larger screen sizes
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- App update 4 months ago looks the same and still doesn't work
- Changing temperature in app changes configuration on hot tub
- Buttons increase/decrease temperature turn jets on
- Need to power cycle hot tub to fix button functionality
- API not in sync with hot tub configuration
- UX is old and needs an update
- System technology is extremely poor
- App outage for 2 days, then randomly working
- App no longer works
- App broken after update
- New update not allowing sign in
- Server not available when needed
- App forced on users by pool builder
- Slow and touchy app
- App updated to make it useless
- Out of office for holidays after update
- App never worked
- App only works for first minute after connecting
- App will never communicate with controller
- Oasis doesn't actively maintain product
- Non-functional app
- Cannot create an account
- Alert "this line needs to be unique" when entering password
- Cannot get help without an account
- App freezes and needs force-closing when creating account
- Took two days to get it to work
- Kept saying "no internet connection"
- No updates available
- App crashes when trying to log in, create new account, or use forgot password
- App turns off entire pool system 4-5 times a week
- Logs out every other day
- Provides no value
- Abandoned app
- Last update 2 years ago
- Extremely buggy app
- Telephone customer support is non-existent
- Constant logging out/in
- "Remember me" feature does not work
- Report a problem feature is INOP
- App garbage
- App will not let me create an account
- Blank screen on app launch
- Buggy app can kind of accomplish what you want
- Takes a couple of attempts to work
- App opens to a white screen
- Unable to do anything
- Phone line rang endlessly
- App does not work
- Tech support said they were working on it, should be up soon
- 3 weeks and still not working
- No acknowledgement of issue
- Blank white screen
- App stopped working completely
- No internet connection error
- Controller connected to WiFi, but app doesn't communicate
- App shows pool running during scheduled time, but it is not
- Never sure if pool is running
- No longer turns pool pump on at scheduled time
- Turns itself off at random times
- Randomly comes on by itself
- Keeps saying loading
- App is so glitchy
- Turned off pool, it turned back on
- Running up the bill
- Have to power down at panel to ensure it does not come back on
- App has never worked right from the beginning
- Constant struggle to troubleshoot issues
- Controller and app shut pool pump off with no reason
- Customer service is bad
- App has minimal support of functionality
- Two different apps in the same poor state
- Does not work
- Expensive pool, cheap app
- Slightly laggy on opening and connecting
- TERRIBLE APP!!!!
- Has a mind of its own
- Does not follow set schedule
- Report a problem button does nothing
- Need an upgrade desperately
- Works ok
- Expected issues based on bad reviews
- Wifi reached the Oasis controller
- Able to control pool lights and pump modes straight away
- First day of use, seems fine
Requested features
6 requests- Update UI for larger devices
- Update API to sync with spa configuration
- Beta test for changes
- Add water chemistry monitoring
- Integrate with home automation (Alexa, HomeKit, IFTTT)
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- Overhaul the app with better features and controls
School Security First
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Waterway Pool & Spa Control
No in-app purchases
School Security First
- 1 Month for 1 user$1.991 Month
- 1 Month for 2 Users$3.991 Month
- 1 Month for 3 Users$5.991 Month
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- 1 Month for 4 Users$7.991 Month
- 1 Month for 5 Users$9.991 Month
- 1 Year for 1 User$19.991 Year
- 1 Year for 2 Users$39.991 Year
- 1 Year for 3 Users$59.991 Year
- 1 Year for 4 Users$79.991 Year
- 1 Year for 5 Users$99.991 Year
Questions
Is Waterway Pool & Spa Control free?
Is School Security First free?
Do Waterway Pool & Spa Control or School Security First have ads?
Which is updated more often, Waterway Pool & Spa Control or School Security First?
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