Comparison

Skimmer Pro vs POOL360

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 helps pool service professionals manage their business operations. It allows for route optimization, work order creation, customer history tracking, and invoicing. The software works online or offline, ensuring data is always accessible and synced.

Highlights
  • Route management and optimization
  • Work order creation for repairs and recurring jobs
  • Customer and property management
  • Online and offline functionality
  • Service history tracking
  • Chemical readings and dosage tracking
  • Invoice generation
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

POOL360

Access product information, pricing, and availability instantly. Order ahead, schedule pickups, compare items, and view schematics. Expedite your business operations by streamlining trips to the sales center or arrange for product shipment.

Highlights
  • On-demand product, pricing, and availability
  • Order ahead and schedule pick-up
  • Compare products and pricing
  • View schematics and parts
  • Full product catalog access
  • Ship products
Features
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Have the power of products, pricing, and availability on-demand! This app is made for the pool360 customer. Order ahead, schedule pick-up, compare products/pricing, view schematics/parts, and checkout at any time. Utlizing the app will enhance your business by expediting your trip in the sales center or choose to ship your products. The full product catalog is available in the app. Download today and login.

Screenshots

Skimmer Pro4 screens
POOL3603 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skimmer Pro at 4.6 against POOL360's 2.1. Skimmer Pro also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 17%) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 34). 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 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skimmer Pro has 3.8K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Skimmer Pro's written reviews are positive against 17% of POOL360's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skimmer Pro ships an update weekly, POOL360 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skimmer Pro versus POOL360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimmer ProPOOL360
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better2.1 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews44.6% of reviews — better17.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better34
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkimmer LLCPool Corporation

Customer experience

Skimmer Pro

All ratings3,831 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive44.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative48.9%

POOL360

All ratings34 ratings
Positive20.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative73.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative74.3%

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

POOL360

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skimmer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

POOL360

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skimmer Pro free?
Skimmer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POOL360 free?
POOL360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skimmer Pro or POOL360?
Skimmer Pro is rated higher. Skimmer Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while POOL360 averages 2.1 from 34 ratings.
Do Skimmer Pro or POOL360 have ads?
Neither Skimmer Pro nor POOL360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skimmer Pro or POOL360?
Skimmer Pro ships an update weekly, and POOL360 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skimmer Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and POOL360 on November 7, 2026.

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