Comparison

Skimmer Pro vs Pool Builder Geek

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

Pool Builder Geek

This app streamlines pool construction and renovation projects with specialized tools for builders. Manage projects, track progress, capture media, and stay updated with real-time feeds and an offline mode.

Highlights
  • Project management
  • Intuitive dashboard
  • Photo, video, and notes capture
  • Full calendar view
  • Real-time activity feed
  • Phase management
  • Offline mode
  • Sales lead management
Features
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Pool Builder Geek is the ultimate software solution to manage your pool construction and renovation projects. Our solution is built specifically for pool builders rather than a general contracting software that misses the boat in many aspects of project management. We've drawn from many years of experience catering to the pool industry to create a robust and reliable tool designed to help you build pools efficiently. Some of the features included with Pool Builder Geek include: Project Management - Stay on top of every pool project with centralized tools to plan, track, and deliver on time and on budget. Intuitive Dashboard - Navigate your projects effortlessly with a clean, intuitive interface. Photo, Video and Notes Capture - Instantly capture and upload updates from the job site. No extra apps needed. Full Calendar View -Get a complete picture of your schedule across jobs, tasks and phases. Real-Time Activity Feed - Stay in the loop with live updates from your team, wherever you are. Phase Management - Start, Stop, and Complete job phases with just a tap and track progress in real time. Offline Mode - Work without internet as your data syncs automatically when you're back online. Sales Leads - Manage and create sales leads on the go.

Screenshots

Skimmer Pro4 screens
Pool Builder Geek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skimmer Pro at 4.6 against Pool Builder Geek's 3.7. Skimmer Pro also leads on ratings volume (3.6K vs 3). 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skimmer Pro has 3.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skimmer Pro ships an update every 10 days, Pool Builder Geek every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Skimmer Pro versus Pool Builder Geek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimmer ProPool Builder Geek
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.6K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkimmer LLCSports-CRM

Customer experience

Skimmer Pro

All ratings3,568 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative47.0%

Pool Builder Geek

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Pool Builder Geek

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skimmer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Pool Builder Geek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skimmer Pro free?
Skimmer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pool Builder Geek free?
Pool Builder Geek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skimmer Pro or Pool Builder Geek?
Skimmer Pro is rated higher. Skimmer Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Pool Builder Geek averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Skimmer Pro or Pool Builder Geek have ads?
Neither Skimmer Pro nor Pool Builder Geek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skimmer Pro or Pool Builder Geek?
Skimmer Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Pool Builder Geek every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skimmer Pro was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pool Builder Geek on September 25, 2026.

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