Comparison

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool vs Pool Tester Pro

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

Head to head
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

Pool Tester Pro

Features
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Pool Tester Pro turns Taylor Test Kit results into exact chemical doses for your saltwater pool. Enter your pool volume once and every dose — chlorine, salt, pH, alkalinity, CYA, calcium — scales to it. • Guided, step-by-step test procedures (Taylor Test Kit reagents and drop counts) • A dose calculator that auto-scales to your pool's exact volume • An on-device readings log to track your water over time — no account, fully private • Daily / weekly / monthly / seasonal task checklists, plus an opening-recovery list • A plain-English "what it means" guide explaining the chemistry behind every reading • A sacrificial-anode primer — the galvanic-corrosion physics, how to install, and upkeep Based on the Trouble Free Pool (TFP) method. All your data stays on your device — nothing is collected or sent anywhere, and no sign-in is required.

Screenshots

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool4 screens
Pool Tester Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pool Tester Pro at none against Pool Math by TroubleFreePool's 1. Pool Math by TroubleFreePool's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

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. Pool Tester Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool versus Pool Tester Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool Math by TroubleFreePoolPool Tester Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (272 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings272 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTroubleFreePoolNicolaas van der Berg

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

Pool Tester Pro

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
None

Pool Tester Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pool Math by TroubleFreePool free?
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool Tester Pro free?
Pool Tester Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pool Math by TroubleFreePool or Pool Tester Pro have ads?
Neither Pool Math by TroubleFreePool nor Pool Tester Pro shows ads.

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