Imperial Pools vs CoverIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imperial Pools
This app provides easy access to distribution centers, products, and tools for pool and spa packages. It allows users to contact support, share product information, view inventory, and place orders.
- On-the-go access to distribution centers
- Product information and tools
- Contact support and corporate office
- Share product information with customers
- View inventory quantities
- Place orders easily
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Imperial Pools, a privately owned company dedicated to creating best-in-class swimming pool and spa packages. We provide all you need to create the ultimate backyard oasis, with an unwavering dedication to people, products, and performance. Imperial Pools Inc. is committed to providing our customers with devoted support in reaching their goals and objectives. Through continual research and advancement of technologies and methods, we endeavor to manufacture the most preeminent products in the swimming pool industry. Guided by privately held ownership and passionate beliefs in strong working relationships, our goal is to be the most respected and preferred choice in the swimming pool business. Use or app for easy on-the-go access to our distribution centers, products and tools. Contact any of our distribution centers or Corporate Office using autodial or email. Use the app to share product information with your customers while at the job site. Your confidential dealer information and pricing will not display until you login. Get detailed product information such as parts explosions, owner's manuals, installation instructions and brochures. View the quantity on hand at any of our distribution centers and place an order in just a few clicks.
CoverIQ
This app transforms your iPhone into a precision measurement tool for pool safety covers. It offers drone-based or manual measurement modes with AI validation, instant quote generation, and job management features for authorized dealers.
- Drone measurement with AI
- Manual A-B triangulation mode
- Instant cover quotes
- Job management
- AI measurement validation
- Voice input for measurements
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CoverIQ is the professional pool safety cover measurement platform built for authorized Merlin dealers. Stop wrestling with tape measures and manual calculations. CoverIQ transforms your iPhone into a precision measurement tool that delivers accurate pool cover dimensions in 15 minutes or less. KEY FEATURES: • Drone Measurement Mode — Fly your DJI drone over the pool, capture overhead photos, and let CoverIQ's AI calculate precise dimensions automatically. No ground-level measuring required. • A-B Triangulation Mode — No drone? No problem. Use CoverIQ's guided A-B measurement workflow to map any pool shape with traditional distance measurements and AI-powered validation. • Instant Cover Quotes — Generate accurate pool safety cover quotes in office and share professional PDFs with homeowners before you even measure • Job Management — Track all your measurement jobs, customer information, and pool specs in one organized place. • AI Validation — Built-in AI reviews your measurements for errors and flags anomalies before you submit. • Voice Input — Dictate measurements hands-free while working at the job site. EXCLUSIVELY FOR MERLIN DEALERS: CoverIQ is a free tool provided to authorized Merlin Industries pool safety cover dealers. Access requires a dealer account — contact your Merlin representative or visit coveriq.ai to request access. Requires login with authorized Merlin dealer credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CoverIQ at every 4 days against Imperial Pools's every 3 months. CoverIQ also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Imperial Pools's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Imperial Pools against 5.0 for CoverIQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Imperial Pools ships an update every 3 months, CoverIQ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imperial Pools | CoverIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imperial Pools Inc. | CoverIQ LLC |
Customer experience
Imperial Pools
CoverIQ
In-app purchases
Imperial Pools
No in-app purchases
CoverIQ
No in-app purchases









