Comparison

Skimmer Pro vs Lapsheet

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

Lapsheet

Organize your daily service calls with an ordered list of stops. Add details like addresses and notes, then optimize your route for efficiency. Navigate directly to each location and mark tasks as complete.

Highlights
  • Ordered list of daily stops
  • Add stops with address and notes
  • Route optimization by nearest-next
  • Direct navigation via Apple Maps
  • Mark stops as complete
  • On-device operation, no account needed
  • Large UI for outdoor use
Features
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Lapsheet is the complete field run-sheet for pool technicians. Open the app to see today's stops as one clear, ordered list. Add stops with name, address, notes and checklist. Tap Optimize to sort by nearest-next (uses internet for addresses). Tap any stop then Navigate — Lapsheet hands you straight to Apple Maps for turn-by-turn. Mark Done when finished. That's the full day. Free tier: up to 20 stops and 3 route optimizes per session. Everything works on-device with no account or tracking. Lapsheet Pro (auto-renewable subscription) removes all limits for unlimited stops and optimizes. Monthly ($7.99/month) or annual ($59.99/year). One flat price per company — not per pool or per tech. Payment charged to your Apple Account at purchase; renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. No background GPS. No battery drain. Big readable UI for sun and gloves. Local-first and private. Privacy Policy: https://lapsheet.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://lapsheet.com/terms Support: https://lapsheet.com/support

Screenshots

Skimmer Pro4 screens
Lapsheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skimmer Pro at none against Lapsheet's 2. Skimmer Pro also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). Lapsheet's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lapsheet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Skimmer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lapsheet 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skimmer Pro ships an update every 8 days, Lapsheet every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Skimmer Pro versus Lapsheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimmer ProLapsheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkimmer LLCMARK GLEN BARRY

Customer experience

Skimmer Pro

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

Lapsheet

All ratings1 ratings
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

Lapsheet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skimmer Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lapsheet

Subscriptions2
  • Lapsheet Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Lapsheet Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Skimmer Pro free?
Skimmer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lapsheet free?
Lapsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skimmer Pro or Lapsheet?
Lapsheet is rated higher. Skimmer Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Lapsheet averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Skimmer Pro or Lapsheet have ads?
Neither Skimmer Pro nor Lapsheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skimmer Pro or Lapsheet?
Skimmer Pro ships an update every 8 days, and Lapsheet every 2 days. Most recently, Skimmer Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lapsheet on October 18, 2026.

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