WaterGuru vs Fluidra Pool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaterGuru
This app provides comprehensive control over your pool's water chemistry. It helps maintain a safe environment by keeping out harmful contaminants and offers lab-grade analysis and treatment advice for simplified pool management.
- Pool water chemistry control
- Harmful virus and bacteria prevention
- Lab-grade analysis
- Water treatment advice
- Simplified pool management
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Get ultimate control over your pool water chemistry with WaterGuru. Keep harmful viruses and bacteria out and simplify how you manage your pool forever. Rebuilt from the ground up, the next generation app includes all features you love and more, including lab grade analysis and water treatment advice.
Fluidra Pool
Easily control select robotic pool cleaners with this app. Set cleaning schedules, monitor battery status, and receive alerts when your cleaner is ready. Enjoy a cleaner pool with simple, remote management.
- Control select robotic cleaners
- Set cleaning schedules
- Check battery status
- Receive retrieval alerts
- Manage cleaning modes
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• A better pool day starts with the Fluidra(R) Pool app - the easiest way to control select Polaris(R) robotic cleaners, like your Polaris(R) Freedom(TM) LT. Choose cleaning modes, set a schedule, check your battery status, and get alerts when your robotic pool vacuum is ready to be retrieved and recharged*. • Fluidra is a global leader in commercial and residential pool and spa equipment and owns a portfolio of some of the industry's most recognized and trusted brands, including Polaris(R), Jandy(R), Taylor(R), and S.R.Smith(R). • *WiFi connection not available while cleaner is underwater.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fluidra Pool at 5.0 against WaterGuru's 4.1. Fluidra Pool also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WaterGuru's advantage is ratings volume (239 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fluidra Pool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WaterGuru has 239 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of WaterGuru's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fluidra Pool's.
WaterGuru ships an update every 4 weeks, Fluidra Pool monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterGuru | Fluidra Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (239 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WaterGuru, Inc | Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
WaterGuru
Fluidra Pool
Bugs and requests
WaterGuru
Reported bugs
3 issues- App notifications not working properly
- Inability to upload pool photos
- Inconsistent app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom testing schedule
- Measure salt levels
- Provide more advice on adjusting water chemistry
- Add hourly temperature readings
Fluidra Pool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterGuru
No in-app purchases
Fluidra Pool
No in-app purchases
