Comparison

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool vs TrueMotor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

TrueMotor

Features
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TrueMotor is a focused NEC Article 430 motor-calculation app for working US electricians — the clean, correct tool for the branch-circuit math people get wrong by hand. Pick the motor, get the answer in seconds, and see exactly how it was calculated. THE SINGLE-MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT — FREE • Full-load current from NEC Table 430.250 (three-phase) and 430.248 (single-phase), by horsepower and voltage — the table value, used per 430.6(A), not the nameplate. • Branch conductor sized to 125% of FLC (430.22) against NEC 310.16 ampacity, copper or aluminum, 60/75/90 °C termination column. • Branch overcurrent device — the 430.52(C)(1) maximum by device type (non-time-delay fuse, dual-element fuse, inverse-time breaker, instantaneous-trip breaker), rounded to the next standard 240.6 size. • Overload from the nameplate FLA (430.32) — 125% or 115% by service factor and temperature rise. MULTI-MOTOR FEEDER — TRUEMOTOR PRO • Feeder conductor — 125% of the largest motor's FLC plus the sum of the rest (430.24). • Feeder OCPD — the largest branch device plus the other motors' FLCs (430.62). • An editable motor group — add and remove motors, each with its own branch result feeding the feeder. SHOW YOUR WORK — every result expands to reveal the NEC table row, the multiplier or factor, the formula, and the exact code section. Nothing is hidden. NEVER RECOMMENDS AN ILLEGAL PAIRING — TrueMotor cross-checks conductor ampacity (310.16) and standard device sizes (240.6) and warns, in plain language, if something doesn't line up. BUILT FOR THE FIELD — light and dark themes, Universal iPhone and iPad layout, and calculations saved locally on your device. TrueMotor is a calculation aid for qualified professionals. It does not replace code review, engineering judgment, the equipment listing, or the authority having jurisdiction. From 509 Electric — the same team behind TrueBend, TruePhase, TrueFault, TrueRate, and TrueDrop.

Screenshots

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool4 screens
TrueMotor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool and TrueMotor are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pool Math by TroubleFreePool sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year and TrueMotor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool versus TrueMotor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool Math by TroubleFreePoolTrueMotor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (287 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings287 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTroubleFreePoolNicole Nalley

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

TrueMotor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool

Subscriptions1
  • Pool Math Premium Subscription$7.991 Year
1 purchases

TrueMotor

One-time1
  • TrueMotor Pro Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Pool Math by TroubleFreePool free?
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrueMotor free?
TrueMotor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pool Math by TroubleFreePool or TrueMotor have ads?
Neither Pool Math by TroubleFreePool nor TrueMotor shows ads.

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