Pool Math by TroubleFreePool vs Pool Chemistry
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/
Pool Chemistry
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Poolora turns your water test into an exact plan for YOUR pool. Type the numbers from any test strip or drop kit. Poolora tells you how much of the products you already have to add, in cups, ounces or pounds, in what order, and when it's safe to swim. WHY POOL OWNERS LIKE IT - Your products, your strength: liquid chlorine, bleach, chlorine tablets, cal-hypo, muriatic acid, baking soda, soda ash, calcium, stabilizer, salt and borates. - Doses in household units, not just ppm. - A step-by-step plan in the right order. Never acid and chlorine together. - Can I swim? Poolora follows the swimming range on your chlorine's label and explains when pool chemistry says otherwise. - Real water balance (CSI): will your water leave scale or etch your plaster? Explained in plain words. - Your target ranges stay yours. Edit them once and they never reset. - Green or cloudy water? A guided shock process with your products. - History with charts, and reminders to test and clean. - English and Spanish. Works offline. No account. No brand pushing. BUILT ON REAL CHEMISTRY Doses use a mass balance for each product and a carbonate-equilibrium model for pH and water balance, checked against the USGS PHREEQC geochemistry model. FREE Pool volume for any shape, one pool, your chlorine dose and the swim verdict. POOLORA PRO Every chemical dosed (pH, alkalinity, calcium, stabilizer, salt, borates), water balance, the complete plan, problem fixes, history, reminders and more than one pool. 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://poolora.info/privacy/ Estimates only. Always follow your product label. Never mix chemicals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Pool Math by TroubleFreePool at 3 against Pool Chemistry's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Pool Chemistry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pool Math by TroubleFreePool | Pool Chemistry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (287 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 314 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TroubleFreePool | Daniel Gonzalez |
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 Chemistry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pool Math by TroubleFreePool
- Pool Math Premium Subscription$7.991 Year
Pool Chemistry
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
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