Comparison

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool vs StarSomnia

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/

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StarSomnia

Features
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Fall asleep to the sounds you choose. StarSomnia is a simple, calm sleep sounds app: pick a few sounds, layer them into your own mix, set a wake time, and drift off. Everything loops smoothly all night. NEW IN 1.11 Sleep Music pack ($2.99) Eight slow, gentle sleep songs made for bedtime: Slow Tide, Moonlit Garden, Cloud Drift, Quiet Lanterns, Deep Forest Night, Lullaby for Stars, Rain on the Roof and Dawn After Dreams. Night Sounds pack ($1.99) Long, seamless sound beds and soft occasional sounds: Gentle Rain, Little Stream, Tide Wash, Cosy Hearth, Summer Crickets, Cat Purr and Heartbeat, plus Water Drip, Wind Chimes, Night Bell, Soft Clock and Moth Wings that drift in every so often. StarSomnia Plus ($5.99) One purchase that unlocks every sound pack, including Sleep Music, Night Sounds, Ocean Waves + Distant Thunder and Campfire, plus unlimited imports in My Sounds. My Sounds: bring your own audio Import your own calming audio and use it like any built-in sound. Your first 3 imports are free. Buying any sound pack or StarSomnia Plus lifts the limit. Make your own sleep sounds Starneel Sound Studio is a free web app where you can compose your own music and sounds. Open https://sound.starneelproductions.com, make something, and send it to StarSomnia. A BIGGER SOUND LIBRARY The free sounds include Tropical Storm, White Noise, Brown Noise, Fan Hum and two free sleep songs, Quiet Night and Slow Drift. The new 22-track sleep catalog adds songs, long beds and gentle one-off sounds, and the beds loop seamlessly so there is no jolt when a loop restarts. Optional sound packs: - Ocean Waves + Distant Thunder ($2.99) - Campfire ($2.99) - Sleep Music ($2.99) - Night Sounds ($1.99) - StarSomnia Plus ($5.99) unlocks all of the above EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE NIGHT - Layer sounds in the Mixer and save your favorite mixes as presets - Start a sleep session with one tap - Set a wake time with an alarm - Optional sleep monitoring (off by default) estimates quiet versus restless periods using the microphone and motion sensor, and can wake you a little early inside a smart wake window - Sleep history to look back on your nights - Screen stays dim and awake during a session so your sounds keep playing - No ads YOUR PRIVACY Sleep monitoring is optional and turned off until you enable it. Audio and sensor data are processed on your device only; raw audio and raw sensor data are never recorded or transmitted, and only a simple local summary is kept. FAIR PRICING All purchases are one-time. There is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. An optional Tip Jar lets you support the developer. StarSomnia is made by Starneel Productions LLC, a small independent studio. Questions or ideas? Contact us from the app's Settings page.

Screenshots

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool4 screens
StarSomnia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pool Math by TroubleFreePool at fortnightly against StarSomnia's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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 StarSomnia sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool ships an update fortnightly, StarSomnia every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool versus StarSomnia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool Math by TroubleFreePoolStarSomnia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (287 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings287 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTroubleFreePoolKeith Hird

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

StarSomnia

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
6 purchases

StarSomnia

One-time6
  • Night Sounds Pack$1.99
  • Support Starneel$1.99
  • Sleep Music Pack$2.99
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  • Ocean Sound Pack$2.99
  • Campfire Sound Pack$2.99
  • StarSomnia Plus$5.99

Questions

Is Pool Math by TroubleFreePool free?
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarSomnia free?
StarSomnia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pool Math by TroubleFreePool or StarSomnia have ads?
Neither Pool Math by TroubleFreePool nor StarSomnia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pool Math by TroubleFreePool or StarSomnia?
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool ships an update fortnightly, and StarSomnia every 2 months. Most recently, Pool Math by TroubleFreePool was updated on November 4, 2026 and StarSomnia on October 31, 2026.

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