Pool Math by TroubleFreePool vs Draw Straws To Decide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool
Easily manage your swimming pool's water chemistry by tracking key levels like chlorine and pH. This app calculates the precise amounts of chemicals needed to maintain clear, algae-free water, offering a cost-effective alternative to pool store advice.
- Chemical level calculators (pH, Chlorine, Alkalinity, etc.)
- Track pool maintenance tasks
- Log chemical additions
- Weather condition tracking
- Chemical addition effect calculations
- Bleach price comparison
- Data backup and export
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PoolMath makes swimming pool care, maintenance and management easy by tracking chlorine, pH, alkalinity and other levels to help calculate how much salt, bleach and other chemicals to add. Keep swimming in your TroubleFreePool with Pool Math. Crystal clear algae free pool water is what Trouble Free Pool Math is committed to. Pool Math performs all the calculations you need to keep your chlorine, pH, calcium, alkalinity, and stabilizer levels balanced. Why choose Pool Math over the others? Other apps claim to make testing easy by using test strips and your phone's camera. Unfortunately, this is simply too good to be true. Test strips are notoriously inaccurate and end up costing you much more money in both chemicals and the tests themselves in the long run. Trouble Free Pool believes using a proper test kit is much easier, effective, and economical in the long run. By following these calculations the pool owner achieves and maintains crystal clear water without reliance on the often unproductive advice and unneeded expense from pool stores. Pool Math's great features include: • Calculators for pH, Free Chlorine, Calcium Hardness, Salt, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, Borates, CSI • Track Maintenance: Backwashing, Vacuuming, Filter Cleaning, Filter Pressure, SWG Cell %, Flow Rate • Track Chemical Additions • Track Weather conditions with your logs • Calculate the Effects of Adding chemicals to your pool • Bleach Price Calculator - Find the best deals on bleach easily • Summary page to see an overview of test results and chemical additions • Data backup / Export Premium Subscribers get access to these additional features: • Unlimited Test Log History Storage • Maintenance Reminders • Cloud Sync/Backup • Sync across multiple devices • Unlimited Pool / Spa Configurations • Test Log CSV Import / Export Pool Math Premium Subscription details: • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 year for $7.99 USD • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration of 1 year) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: http://poolmathapp.com/privacy/
Draw Straws To Decide
This app offers two ways to randomly select a winner or assign a task. Choose between a quick game with visual cues or enter names for a personalized draw. It's designed to resolve disputes fairly and enjoyably.
- Two straw drawing modes
- Random selection algorithm
- Quick game option
- Enter names for custom draws
- Share results with participants
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Drawing straws has long been used as a method for resolving disputes, such as "Who will clean up the dog poo?" or "Who's turn is it to do the coffee run?" or "Who is going to be elected to the House of Representatives?" as was the case in Mississippi back in November 2015 when both candidates received a reported 4,589 votes a piece. We've featured 2 versions of drawing straws in this app. Both versions use a random algorithm to select who has drawn the short straw. In the "Quick Game" we have physically attached the short straw condition to one of the on screen images so each challenger has the opportunity to draw the short straw. In the "Enter Names" version you can enter the challengers names and the reason for drawing straws, then the result can be sent to all participants.......or whoever you want! "BE KIND, BE FAIR AND ENJOY DRAW STRAWS"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Draw Straws To Decide at 5.0 against Pool Math by TroubleFreePool's 3.7. Draw Straws To Decide also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Pool Math by TroubleFreePool's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (272 vs 6). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pool Math by TroubleFreePool sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Draw Straws To Decide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draw Straws To Decide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Math by TroubleFreePool has 272 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Pool Math by TroubleFreePool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Draw Straws To Decide's.
| Parameter | Pool Math by TroubleFreePool | Draw Straws To Decide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (272 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 314 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TroubleFreePool | Campbell McIver |
Customer experience
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool
Draw Straws To Decide
Bugs and requests
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subscription issues and inability to restore purchases
- App crashes and freezes on certain actions
- Incorrect chemical recommendations and calculations
- Disappearing historical data after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Custom target ranges and alerts
- Ability to log non-standard chemical additions
- Export options for data analysis
- Apple Watch integration
- Improved user guidance and on-boarding
Draw Straws To Decide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool
- Pool Math Premium Subscription$7.991 Year
Draw Straws To Decide
No in-app purchases
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