WaterGuru vs MyHouseKeep
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.
MyHouseKeep
Organize family life and home maintenance in one app. Track appointments, share lists, and manage home care tasks. Access guides and save important home details to simplify everyday living.
- Shared family calendar
- Grocery lists and notes
- Home maintenance tracking
- Home care guides
- Save home system details
- Share household access
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Keep up with your family and your home. From soccer practice and tonight’s dinner to changing the air filter, MyHouseKeep brings everyday household life into one place. SHARE THE FAMILY’S PLANS Keep appointments, school activities, events, and reminders in a shared calendar. See what’s coming up and who has it. GIVE EVERYONE A CLEARER DAY View your household’s plans together or by person. Add children’s profiles without requiring them to create an account. SHARE THE CHORES Create recurring routines, rotate responsibilities, and see whose turn comes next. Set an optional reminder time to help everyone remember. MAKE DINNER EASIER Plan the week’s dinners, choose who’s cooking, and send ingredients to your shared grocery list. PREPARE FOR THE BIG MOMENTS Organize birthdays, trips, and other important days with timed steps, checklists, and notes. STAY AHEAD OF HOME CARE Keep track of your equipment, recurring maintenance, and completed work. Save model numbers, manuals, warranties, and service history. KEEP IMPORTANT DETAILS CLOSE Organize home coverage, important dates, service contacts, and household notes. Save emergency shutoff locations so you know where to look when something goes wrong. BUILT FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD MyHouseKeep supports homeowners and renters. Invite others through a link you share yourself, with each adult choosing whether to join using their own account. FAMILY-OWNED. INDEPENDENTLY BUILT. We’re building MyHouseKeep to make everyday life at home easier. Your feedback helps shape what comes next. Core features are available free. Optional MyHouseKeep Plus subscriptions provide additional features and allowances; see the app for current plans. Notifications require permission and may depend on device settings and connectivity. An approved account is currently required to create a home. Request access at myhousekeep.com. Invited users can review and accept a household invitation using their own verified account. Questions or feedback? support@myhousekeep.app Privacy: https://myhousekeep.app/PrivacyPolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyHouseKeep at 5.0 against WaterGuru's 4.1. MyHouseKeep also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). WaterGuru's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. MyHouseKeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WaterGuru asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyHouseKeep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WaterGuru has 238 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WaterGuru ships an update every 4 weeks, MyHouseKeep every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterGuru | MyHouseKeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (238 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 238 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WaterGuru, Inc | Cameron Strand |
Customer experience
WaterGuru
MyHouseKeep
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
MyHouseKeep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterGuru
No in-app purchases
MyHouseKeep
- MyHouseKeep Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- MyHouseKeep Plus Annual$39.991 Year
