Pentair Pro vs Pool Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pentair Pro
This app connects service professionals to their customers' water systems, enabling remote monitoring, proactive alerts, and efficient diagnostics. It helps build trust, save time on service calls, and generate new leads by providing access to system history and support resources.
- Remote system monitoring and alerts
- Proactive customer notifications
- Remote diagnostics and troubleshooting
- Access to online manuals and videos
- Lead generation through Pro Locator
- System history and status dashboard
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Get connected to your customers’ water and take your service model to the next level! Deliver unparalleled service to your residential customers with the Pentair Pro app and trusted Pentair water solutions technology that’s smarter than ever. Pentair Pro: the digital toolbox keeping you one step ahead. Deliver trusted performance and reliability with smart Pentair water devices to help your customers to move, improve and enjoy their home water. Use the Pentair Pro app as one more way to: BECOME A TRUSTED PARTNER • Remotely monitor & receive alerts: Use the dashboard to get systems history, instant status and alerts from customers’ connected devices, anytime, anywhere • Deliver peace of mind: Proactively inform customers when equipment needs attention SAVE TIME, GROW REVENUE • Reduce time on service calls: Get system info from the devices to diagnose and monitor from afar • Generate new leads and sales: Pro Locator on the Pentair Home app allows homeowners to find you for products and service • Get support from Pentair with online manuals, videos and other resources The Pentair Pro app currently works with the following Pentair Home connected water devices: • FOR POOL AND SPA: INTELLIFLO 3 VARIABLE SPEED PUMP: The only pump with patented sensorless flow control and smart device control for optimal performance and efficiency. INTELLISYNC POOL PUMP CONTROL: Help homeowners keep energy bills in check by controlling variable speed pump settings from a smart device. CHEMCHECK WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM*: Effortless, hands-free testing to stay on top of pool water chemistry, monitoring pH, sanitizer performance & temperature. INTELLICONNECT SYSTEM*: No more trips to the pool pad to adjust equipment settings! Homeowners can monitor, schedule and control up to five pool devices like pumps, heaters, lights and sanitizers. COLORSYNC LED LIGHT CONTROLLER: Create dazzling light shows from seven existing themes and five colors. Compatible with all Pentair Color LED lights. • FOR WATER TREATMENT: HOME CONNECTED WATER SOFTENER*: Sends automatic alerts for remote trouble shooting. Low salt alerts allow you to see which customers need salt refill services. Tell customers when to regenerate, before a scheduled service call. • FOR HOME WATER SUPPLY & DISPOSAL: TRILARM LEAK DETECTOR: Detects leaks, temperature changes & power outages anywhere a leak could occur. SUMP PUMP SMART BATTERY BACKUP: Powerful plug-n-play battery operated unit to support main sump pump system during power outages, rising water levels and pump failure. DEFENDER WELL SYSTEM CONTROLLER*: Detects issues and sends alerts for common system problems like tank malfunctions and pump dry run. Smart shut-off when potentially damaging conditions are detected. Compatible with many well systems. INTELLIDRIVE WATER PRESSURE CONTROL CENTER* : Helps maintain strong, constant water pressure in your home, regardless of how many people or appliances are using water at the same time. For product details and more information, please visit pentair.com/pro The Pentair Pro app supports most of the mobile devices. Some features may not be supported in different smart devices. Some features require a working internet connection, WIFI and/or Bluetooth. Use of app is subject to Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. *Products that can be monitored by Pentair Pro upon homeowner’s consent. Ability to send information to Professional is optional and dependent on product feature availability. **Ability to get product alerts dependent on user opting in to receive alerts and also dependent on product feature availability. ABOUT PENTAIR: From great tasting water straight from the kitchen faucet, to industrial water management and everywhere in between, we bring water to life. Our smart, sustainable water solutions help people move, improve and enjoy water, the world over.
Pool Brain
This app streamlines pool service operations by analyzing job data, providing chemical dosing instructions, and optimizing routes. It helps track equipment, enforce checklists, and manage costs, ensuring efficient service visits and clear communication.
- Job data analysis
- Chemical dosing instructions
- Route optimization
- Equipment tracking
- Enforced checklists
- Cost tracking
- Guided workflow
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Automatically analyzes job data and alerts you to things you need to see. No Alerts? No problems. No time wasted on random follow-ups in 100+ degrees. -No Signal Needed To Function -Chemical Dosing Instructions -View Route on Map -Optimize route or drag and drop -Track Equipment -Checklists Can't Be Skipped or Cheated -Guided Workflow -Cost Tracking -Customizable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pool Brain at 64% against Pentair Pro's 0%. Pool Brain also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Pentair Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pentair Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 456 and 260 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Pentair Pro's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pool Brain's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pentair Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Pool Brain weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pentair Pro | Pool Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (456 ratings) — better | 4.0 (260 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 63.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 456 — better | 260 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pentair, Inc. | Pool Brain LLC |
Customer experience
Pentair Pro
Pool Brain
Bugs and requests
Pentair Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pool Brain
Reported bugs
22 issues- App continuously crashes
- App drains phone battery
- App becomes unstable in Low Power Mode
- Functions stop working when multitasking
- Slow response or resolution from developers
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- Updates add more complications
- Inability to reorganize task order
- Need to back out many steps to check history
- Every tap lags a few seconds
- Routes are scrambled every week
- App is slow and glitchy
- Latest update made the app worse
- App is borderline unusable
- Keyboard doesn't allow writing points in numbers
- Photos take hours to sync
- Photos sometimes don't sync
- App asks to share location every time it opens
- Filter bug alerts (cartridge filters treated as sand/DE)
- Bug with filters and salt cells
- Over 50GB of memory in 1 week
- App uses large amount of space
- Support link leads to main webpage
Requested features
15 requests- Add option to take videos in alerts/Repair needed section
- Allow photos using front-facing camera
- Add videos to other issues options
- Flip to front-facing camera for hard-to-reach angles
- Allow login on 2 devices
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- Notify before job start button if backwash needed
- Larger input area for chemical dosages
- Fix job creation to allow date setting
- Allow documenting filter cleaning without full route
- Section to add billable items like new Polaris bag
- Ability to see past visit pictures
- Ability to see past installations
- Improve chemical calculator to include more than shock, pH, alkalinity
- Allow permanent route customization
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Pentair Pro
No in-app purchases
Pool Brain
No in-app purchases
Questions
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