Comparison

Skimmer Pro vs PoolOps

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
Read full description

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

PoolOps

This app helps pool service professionals manage their routes, calculate chemical dosages, and generate professional service reports. It offers features for both solo technicians and growing teams, including real-time tracking and custom checklists.

Highlights
  • Smart route optimization
  • Pool chemical calculator
  • Digital service reports
  • Real-time technician tracking
  • GPS verification
  • Custom team checklists
Features
Read full description

Stop overpaying for bloated pool software. PoolOps gives solo techs and growing teams smart route optimization, an LSI pool chemistry calculator, and proof-of-service reports — online or off. Built for the person in the truck, not a 20-truck franchise. FOR SOLO POOL TECHS - Smart route optimization — GPS sequences your day for the fastest path. Works fully offline in the backyard. - LSI chemistry calculator — enter pH, alkalinity, CYA, hardness and temp; get an instant score and exact dosage. Stop guessing. - Multi-water-body service — pool, spa, hot tub and fountain at one stop, one consolidated homeowner report. - Digital service reports — proof-of-service photo, readings and dosage log, texted in one tap. - Offline-first — customers, gate codes, pet warnings and notes work with no signal; auto-save protects your data. - Extras billing — never forget to invoice filter cleans and extra chemicals. FOR POOL SERVICE TEAMS - Real-time technician tracking from one dashboard. - GPS check-in with anti-spoofing — verify techs are on-site before completing a stop. - Issue flagging with instant owner alerts, photo and description. - Custom checklists, team permissions and route assignments. WHY POOLOPS No-BS routing, chemistry, accountability and reporting — without the enterprise price tag. Built by pool pros, for pool pros. PLANS & PRICING - Solo — $29.99/mo: unlimited customers, route optimization, LSI calculator, SMS reports - Team — $59.99/mo: multi-tech with GPS verification and issue tracking An active account is required for advanced routing and reporting features. Terms of Service: https://poolops.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://poolops.app/privacy

Screenshots

Skimmer Pro4 screens
PoolOps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skimmer Pro at 4.6 against PoolOps's 4.0. Skimmer Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. PoolOps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Skimmer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skimmer Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skimmer Pro has 3.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Skimmer Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of PoolOps'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 11 days, PoolOps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Skimmer Pro versus PoolOps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimmer ProPoolOps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkimmer LLCAppEcho Labs ,LLC

Customer experience

Skimmer Pro

All ratings3,661 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative47.1%

PoolOps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Skimmer Pro

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Disappearing functionality
  • Buggy photo uploads
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Rerouting issues
  • Syncing problems
Show 1 more
  • 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
Show 1 more
  • Enable advance billing

PoolOps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skimmer Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PoolOps

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly14 Days trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Skimmer Pro free?
Skimmer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoolOps free?
PoolOps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skimmer Pro or PoolOps?
Skimmer Pro is rated higher. Skimmer Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while PoolOps averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Skimmer Pro or PoolOps have ads?
Neither Skimmer Pro nor PoolOps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skimmer Pro or PoolOps?
Skimmer Pro ships an update every 11 days, and PoolOps every 2 months. Most recently, Skimmer Pro was updated on October 15, 2026 and PoolOps on September 16, 2026.

Other comparisons