Comparison

Skimmer Pro vs Paythepoolman+

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

Head to head
About

Skimmer Pro

This app provides comprehensive tools for pool service professionals to manage their business. It offers features for route optimization, customer management, work order creation, service history tracking, and invoicing. The app allows for online and offline use, ensuring data is always accessible and synced.

Highlights
  • Manage and optimize routes
  • Track readings and dosages
  • Create work orders
  • Access customer service histories
  • Generate invoices
  • Work online or offline
  • Provide proof of service photos
Features
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Pool service software for the modern pool pro. Everything you need to run your pool service business, all in one app.™ Learn more: https://getskimmer.com Watch demo video: https://getskimmer.com/Demo Sign up: https://getskimmer.com/Account/Register • Manage & Optimize Routes • Manage Multiple Properties & Multiple Bodies of Water • Create Work Orders (Both Repairs & Recurring Jobs) • Work Online or Offline via Mobile App • Easily Track & Enter Readings & Dosages • Access Customer Service Histories • Manage Customer Equipment • Create General & Customized Checklists • Manage Parts & Purchasing via Shopping List • Provide Proof of Service Photos • Deliver Beautiful Completed Service Emails • Easily Generate Invoices and Bill Your Customers • Produce Reports for Usage, Profit, Labor, Installed Items, and Dosages • Send Bulk Emails to All or Some of the Customer Base WORK ONLINE OR OFFLINE Skimmer works the same whether you have an internet connection or not. You shouldn't have to think about it, and now you don't. Plus, it automatically syncs to the Cloud, so your data is always safe. CUSTOMER INFO With Skimmer, you always have the most up-to-date customer information with you. Track all your customers, each with the ability to have multiple locations and bodies of water. Always have up-to-date contact information, wherever you go. ROUTE MANAGEMENT & OPTIMIZATION Everything you need to customize and optimize routes, along with tracking all your service stop data. See your route on a map, along with distance and time to complete. Easily move stops to a different day or from one tech to another. KNOW WHERE YOUR TECHS ARE With just a glance you know where each and every tech is, when they started, and when they should finish for the day. With a simple tap, you can see their entire day’s route and service stop details, so you can manage and grow your business with more information than ever before. SERVICE HISTORY Easily see a pool’s entire service history. Color coding shows when a pool’s chemistry was out of range. Quickly find when parts were installed or the last time a checklist item was performed. TRACK READINGS AND DOSAGES Skimmer is the fastest way to enter all your readings and dosages. Review chemical history to identify issues before they happen. Track your chemical usage and costs by customer, location, or tech to ensure you’re charging enough. SHOPPING LIST Ever forget to buy a part, or install it, or even bill for it? Skimmer tracks a part from the moment it's needed until the time it's billed for. So nothing ever gets forgotten. SERVICE EMAILS Email your customers beautiful service reports automatically when you finish each route stop. Include proof of service photos along with chemical readings and dosages. WORK ORDERS Easily manage repairs, service calls, and even recurring items like filter cleans. Add customized checklists and tasks to different work order types. Then when you’re done, send an email report to your customers with photos and captions showing them what you did. INVOICING Say goodbye to spending hours processing invoices. No more wasting hours just to get paid. With Skimmer's invoice generation, you can do an entire month's billing in just five minutes! REPORTING Skimmer generates reports on all aspects of your service such as invoicing, profitability, labor, chemical dosages, and installed parts and products. Skimmer reports make it easy to forecast chemical needs and make rate adjustments for unprofitable customers. BROADCAST EMAILS Communicate to some or all of your customers with ease! Target customers by tag, service date, or route assignment to send messages, alerts, and promotions. Advise customers of incoming storms, service date changes, or service reminders for equipment in just a few clicks. Get the Skimmer pool service app today!

About

Paythepoolman+

Streamline pool service operations with features like offline mode, shopping lists with images, repair logging, and automated service proofs. Track employee time, chemical usage, and customer history to improve efficiency and customer communication.

Highlights
  • Offline mode
  • Shopping list with images
  • Repair logging and requests
  • Automated proof of service
  • Chemical usage tracking
  • Employee time tracking
  • Route tracking
Features
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When it comes to having Employee's you want to be efficient as possible while providing excellent service. *Offline mode for bad cell service areas *Shopping list with images to never forget items needed *Built in LSI calculations makes your life easier *Log repairs and make repair requests *Add items to your billing to avoid losing money!! *Built in notifications (when Pool Junction App is used ) *See chemical costs while entering amounts used at service stop *Add employee images to be used *See previous service stops readings, chemical usage and images *Automatic Email Proof of service with Pictures & more *Easily track your routes from your Owner Dashboard *Track Chemical Readings *Track Chemical Usage *Track Employee time worked OR Pools serviced per week *Get Repair Request with pictures and quickly turn them into estimates and Customer communication *In English or Spanish *and so much more! See why we are the Pool companies top choice!

Screenshots

Skimmer Pro4 screens
Paythepoolman+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skimmer Pro at 4.6 against Paythepoolman+'s 3.9. Skimmer Pro also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 30). Paythepoolman+'s advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 47%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skimmer Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skimmer Pro has 3.5K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Skimmer Pro's written reviews are positive against 60% of Paythepoolman+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skimmer Pro ships an update every 10 days, Paythepoolman+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skimmer Pro versus Paythepoolman+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimmer ProPaythepoolman+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better3.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better30
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkimmer LLCPAYTHEPOOLMAN, LLC

Customer experience

Skimmer Pro

All ratings3,467 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative47.0%

Paythepoolman+

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Skimmer Pro

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Disappearing functionality
  • Buggy photo uploads
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Rerouting issues
  • Syncing problems
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  • Unreliable data entry

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add photo upload from device
  • Enable invoicing from app
  • Add Waze integration
  • Allow editing of time in/out
  • Add pool chemical calculator
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  • Enable advance billing

Paythepoolman+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skimmer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Paythepoolman+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skimmer Pro free?
Skimmer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paythepoolman+ free?
Paythepoolman+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skimmer Pro or Paythepoolman+?
Skimmer Pro is rated higher. Skimmer Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Paythepoolman+ averages 3.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Skimmer Pro or Paythepoolman+ have ads?
Neither Skimmer Pro nor Paythepoolman+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skimmer Pro or Paythepoolman+?
Skimmer Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Paythepoolman+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skimmer Pro was updated on September 23, 2026 and Paythepoolman+ on September 21, 2026.

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