Comparison

PoolSense vs mySOS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PoolSense

This app provides a smartphone interface for a smart IoT device that connects your swimming pool to your mobile phone. Monitor and manage your pool remotely through this intuitive application.

Highlights
  • Connects pool to smartphone
  • IoT device interface
  • Remote pool monitoring
  • Smart pool management
Features
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App interface to the Poolsense device. The Poolsense device is a state of the art IOT device that connects your pool to your smart phone.

About

mySOS

Features
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mySOS โ€” Peace of Mind in your pocket. mySOS turns your phone into a personal safety device. When you feel unsafe or face an emergency, one tap raises the alarm and shares your live GPS location with the people who matter most, so help can find you fast. EMERGENCY AT A TAP Choose the help you need โ€” Medical, Police, Road, Fire, Sea or Other โ€” and instantly alert your emergency contacts with your real-time location. LIVE LOCATION SHARING Your contacts can see where you are on a map and follow your movements until you are safe. JOURNEY TRACKING Heading out for a walk, run or drive? Start a Journey and let your contacts watch over your trip. If something goes wrong, they are alerted. FIND HELP NEAR ME Quickly locate the nearest hospital, police station, pharmacy and other essential services, wherever you are. PANIC BUTTON READY Pair a mySOS GSM or 4G panic button to raise an emergency even when your phone is not in your hand. HOW IT WORKS Free plan: your saved emergency contacts are notified with your live location whenever you raise an alarm. Premium plan (Peace of Mind): adds professional 24/7 call-centre monitoring that calls you to verify your emergency and dispatches the right help โ€” medical, security or roadside โ€” while keeping your contacts informed. Whether you are walking to your car, travelling, or simply keeping loved ones close at hand, mySOS helps you feel safer every day. Your safety, shared. Download mySOS today. mySOS is provided by mySOS Solutions (Pty) Ltd. mySOS supports your safety but cannot guarantee response times or outcomes and is not a substitute for official emergency services.

Screenshots

PoolSense1 screens
mySOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mySOS at every 3 weeks against PoolSense's every 2 months. PoolSense's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoolSense ships an update every 2 months, mySOS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
PoolSense versus mySOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolSensemySOS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBernhard HeesenMackor (Pty) Ltd

In-app purchases

None

PoolSense

No in-app purchases

None

mySOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PoolSense free?
PoolSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mySOS free?
mySOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PoolSense or mySOS have ads?
Neither PoolSense nor mySOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoolSense or mySOS?
PoolSense ships an update every 2 months, and mySOS every 3 weeks. Most recently, PoolSense was updated on October 8, 2026 and mySOS on October 1, 2026.

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