Comparison

Skimmer Pro vs PoolFlow

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

PoolFlow

This app streamlines pool service operations by managing routes, water chemistry, service logs, and equipment. It offers offline functionality, proof-of-service photos, and inventory tracking for chemicals. Professionals can also analyze profitability and export data for comprehensive business management.

Highlights
  • Route management with optimization
  • Water chemistry and LSI calculations
  • Quick service logging with photos
  • Chemical inventory tracking
  • Profit analytics
  • Equipment tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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PoolFlow is the all-in-one iOS app built for pool service professionals. Replace paper logs, manual LSI calculations, and scattered spreadsheets with a single tool that works offline — because the best pool software is useless if it can't function poolside. ROUTE MANAGEMENT View your daily route filtered by day of week. Drag to reorder stops, get one-tap Apple Maps directions, and track route completion in real time. Pro subscribers unlock algorithmic route optimization that finds the fastest path across your stops. WATER CHEMISTRY & LSI Instant Langelier Saturation Index calculations with every reading. See at a glance whether water is corrosive, balanced, or scale-forming — color-coded for quick decisions. Get exact dosing recommendations with the chemicals and quantities you need. QUICK SERVICE LOGGING Log a service visit in under 30 seconds. Enter readings, snap a proof-of-service photo, and auto-calculate chemical doses. Your inventory adjusts automatically. CHEMICAL INVENTORY Track every chemical on your truck with real-time stock levels. Get low-stock alerts before you run out. Know your exact cost-per-dose for every product. PROFIT ANALYTICS (PRO) See per-pool profitability at a glance. Track chemical costs against monthly service fees. Identify your most and least profitable accounts with monthly performance reports. EQUIPMENT TRACKING Record pumps, filters, heaters, salt systems, and more for every pool. Track warranty dates, service history, and upcoming maintenance. DATA MANAGEMENT Export service history as CSV, generate professional PDF reports, or create a full backup of your entire business data. Import customers from CSV when migrating from another tool. BUILT FOR THE FIELD - 56pt touch targets for gloved/wet hands - Works 100% offline — sync when you have signal - iPhone and iPad with adaptive layouts - Imperial and metric unit support START FREE Manage up to 5 pools completely free. Upgrade to PoolFlow Pro for unlimited pools, route optimization, profit analytics, full backup, and iCloud sync across all your devices. PoolFlow Pro Subscription: - Monthly: $29.99/month - Annual: $299.99/year (save 17%) - 1-week free trial included with both plans Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://poolflowapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://poolflowapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Skimmer Pro4 screens
PoolFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PoolFlow at 100% against Skimmer Pro's 44%. PoolFlow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Skimmer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 3). On price, 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. PoolFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Skimmer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PoolFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skimmer Pro has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Skimmer Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of PoolFlow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skimmer Pro ships an update every 8 days, PoolFlow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Skimmer Pro versus PoolFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimmer ProPoolFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkimmer LLCHuggler Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Skimmer Pro

All ratings3,754 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative48.9%

PoolFlow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PoolFlow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skimmer Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PoolFlow

Subscriptions2
  • PoolFlow Premium — Monthly1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • PoolFlow Premium — Annual1 Month trial$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Skimmer Pro free?
Skimmer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoolFlow free?
PoolFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skimmer Pro or PoolFlow?
PoolFlow is rated higher. Skimmer Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while PoolFlow averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Skimmer Pro or PoolFlow have ads?
Neither Skimmer Pro nor PoolFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skimmer Pro or PoolFlow?
Skimmer Pro ships an update every 8 days, and PoolFlow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skimmer Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and PoolFlow on October 10, 2026.

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