Comparison

Pool Chem Calculator vs Remote Papi

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

Head to head
About

Pool Chem Calculator

This app helps manage pool chemistry with 24 specialized calculators for dosing, pH, and more. It features a customizable maintenance calendar, equipment tracking, and easy report sharing for up to 100 pools. Ideal for maintaining a clean and swim-ready pool.

Highlights
  • 24 precision pool chemical calculators
  • Customizable maintenance calendar with notifications
  • Equipment tracking and management
  • Multi-user pool sharing
  • Professional report builder
  • Smart pool route mapping
Features
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Transform your pool maintenance routine with the most comprehensive pool management app on iOS. Whether you're a seasoned pool owner or just getting started, Pool Chemical Calculator puts professional-grade tools right in your pocket. Advanced Chemical Calculations Master your pool chemistry with 24 specialized calculators covering everything from chlorine dosing and pH adjustments to alkalinity balancing and shock treatments. Get precise measurements tailored to your pool size and current conditions. Track equipment, schedule maintenance with custom notifications, easy to share reports, track up to 100 pools and custom pool route maps. Key Features: 24 precision pool calculators for all chemical needs - Volume Calculator - Chlorine Calculator - Alkalinity Calculator - pH Calculator - Stabilizer Calculator - Salt Calculator - Borate Calculator - Heat Time Calculator - Turnover Rate Calculator - Filter Size Calculator - Fill Time Calculator - Flow Rate Calculator - Dynamic Head Calculator - Calcium Hardness Calculator - Saturation Index Calculator - Chlorine Neutralizer - Pool Operating Cost Calculator - Solar Heating ROI Calculator - Pool Cover Savings Calculator - Heat Cost Calculator - Evaporation Rate Calculator - Pool Leak Detection Calculator - Phosphate Removal Calculator - Algae Treatment Calculator Customizable maintenance calendar with smart notifications Smart pool route mapping Enhanced equipment tracking and management Intuitive drag-and-drop interface Advanced search and filtering options Multi-user pool sharing capabilities One-tap result sharing Comprehensive report builder Detailed user and pool profiles Smart Maintenance Scheduling Never miss another cleaning or equipment check with our intelligent calendar system. Set custom notifications for routine maintenance, equipment servicing, and warranty expirations. Stay ahead of problems before they start. Customize notifications to fit your pool. Streamlined Workflow Organize your tools exactly how you work with drag-and-drop calculator/pool ordering and custom filters. Find what you need instantly with enhanced search features that remember your preferences. Collaboration Made Easy Share pool access with family members, pool services, or property managers. Everyone stays informed with real-time updates and shared maintenance schedules. Professional Reporting Generate detailed reports combining multiple calculation results and maintenance records. Perfect for insurance claims, service documentation, or tracking long-term trends. Simple Pricing: Start free with your first pool and access all essential features. Upgrade to Premium for just $1.99/month to manage up to 100 pools, get cloud backup and go ad free - perfect for pool service professionals, property managers, or multi-pool owners. Keep your pool crystal clear and swim-ready all season long. Download Pool Chemical Calculator today and experience the difference professional-grade pool management makes. No account required to start balancing your pool. Pool Service Workspace Run your pool service business from one organized workspace. Schedule jobs, plan technician routes, manage customers and employees, track inventory, create estimates and invoices, document completed work, and review business performance. Technicians can clock in to share live location and route progress with their employer, including while the app is closed or not in use. Location tracking is user-initiated, remains visible through an ongoing notification, and stops automatically when the technician clocks out. Location data is used only for workforce route and job tracking—not advertising. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Remote Papi

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a universal TV remote. Control smart TVs from major brands, access apps, and use your phone's keyboard for typing. Offers advanced features like custom scenes and a simplified mode for easy use.

Highlights
  • Universal smart TV control
  • App launching and keyboard input
  • Customizable scenes for multi-step actions
  • Simplified mode for easy operation
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island controls
  • Volume button integration
Features
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Remote Papi turns your iPhone and iPad into a remote for the smart TVs on your Wi-Fi. Set up each TV once. Remote Papi remembers it and connects on its own. No ads. No account. Nothing leaves your home network. WORKS WITH Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio SmartCast smart TVs, Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K, and any Roku stick, box or Roku TV (including TCL, Hisense and more), all on your Wi-Fi network. New in beta: Google TV and Android TV sets and streamers (TCL, Hisense, Philips, Chromecast with Google TV); and Amazon Fire TV sticks, cubes and Fire TV smart TVs. Tell us how it works for you from Help › Email Support. A REMOTE THAT FEELS RIGHT • Big D-pad or swipe touchpad, with hold-to-repeat • Volume, channels, mute, playback, input and number pad • Type into your TV's search boxes from your phone's keyboard • Jump straight to your TV's apps YOUR VOLUME BUTTONS CONTROL THE TV While Remote Papi is open, your iPhone's own side buttons change the TV's volume. No looking at the screen. LOCK SCREEN REMOTE Power, volume, mute and play/pause right on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. SIMPLE MODE A few big, clearly labeled buttons (power, louder, quieter, channels and up to four favorite apps) for kids, grandparents and guests. Locked with Face ID so only you can leave it. SCENES One tap for several steps. “Movie Night”: turn on the TV, wait, open your favorite app, lower the volume. “Everything Off” at bedtime turns off every TV. Run them from the app or ask Siri. EVERY TV, EVERY ROOM Save all your TVs. Remote Papi picks the one that answers on the network you're on, even in homes with more than one Wi-Fi. SHARE WITH FAMILY Show a QR code and another phone adds the TV in seconds. Pairing keys and passwords are never shared. HELPFUL FROM THE FIRST MINUTE A 30-second guided tour, step-by-step help for turning your TV on from your phone, and a demo TV so you can try everything without a TV nearby. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE The full remote is free: buttons, apps, keyboard, every TV in every room. Remote Papi Pro is a one-time purchase that adds Scenes, Simple Mode, the Lock Screen remote and volume-button control. Try every Pro feature free on the Demo TV first. No ads. No subscriptions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Remote Papi talks only to TVs on your own Wi-Fi. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Notes: your phone and TV need to be on the same home network (or on networks your router connects). Turning a TV on from your phone requires a setting on the TV; the in-app Help shows exactly where for each brand. Roku, Samsung, LG, Sony, Google TV, Android TV, Amazon, Fire TV, TCL and Hisense are trademarks of their respective owners. Remote Papi is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

Screenshots

Pool Chem Calculator4 screens
Remote Papi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remote Papi at 100% against Pool Chem Calculator's 36%. Remote Papi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Pool Chem Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Pool Chem Calculator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Remote Papi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Papi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Chem Calculator has 43 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pool Chem Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Remote Papi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Chem Calculator ships an update weekly, Remote Papi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pool Chem Calculator versus Remote Papi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool Chem CalculatorRemote Papi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (43 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunter Business Solutions IncArturo Pineda

Customer experience

Pool Chem Calculator

All ratings38 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%

Remote Papi

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pool Chem Calculator

Subscriptions1
  • 100 Pool Subscription$1.991 Month
10 purchases

Remote Papi

One-time10
  • Space Pack$1.99
  • Retro Autumn Pack$1.99
  • Retro New Year Pack$1.99
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  • Retro Halloween Pack$1.99
  • Retro Xmas Pack$1.99
  • Sports Pack$1.99
  • Remote Papi Pro$1.99
  • Retro Pack$1.99
  • Style Pack$1.99
  • All Skins$6.99

Questions

Is Pool Chem Calculator free?
Pool Chem Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote Papi free?
Remote Papi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pool Chem Calculator or Remote Papi?
Remote Papi is rated higher. Pool Chem Calculator averages 4.4 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Remote Papi averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pool Chem Calculator or Remote Papi have ads?
Pool Chem Calculator shows ads; Remote Papi does not.
Which is updated more often, Pool Chem Calculator or Remote Papi?
Pool Chem Calculator ships an update weekly, and Remote Papi every 2 days. Most recently, Pool Chem Calculator was updated on November 11, 2026 and Remote Papi on November 6, 2026.

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