Comparison

PoolControl vs Splash

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

Head to head
About

PoolControl

Features
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App created for monitoring pH and Rx pumps installed in your swimming pool. Simple and user-friendly app that allows you to view the values of measurements, dosing and alarms in real time. Historical measurement charts up to 30 days.

About

Splash

Features
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Pay once for Pro. No subscription, no ads, no account. Works offline. Splash is the iOS chemistry assistant for chlorinated freshwater pool owners. Enter your test readings โ€” free chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, cyanuric acid, water temperature โ€” and get exact doses scaled to your pool volume. Source-aware: pick your chlorine source (trichlor tablets, cal hypo, dichlor, liquid bleach) and Splash factors how each one moves CYA and CH alongside the chlorine. Why source-aware matters: every pound of trichlor tabs adds about 6 ppm of cyanuric acid to a 10,000-gallon pool. Most pool apps recommend "shock with trichlor" without forecasting where your CYA will be in eight weeks. Splash projects CYA forward based on your dose history and warns you before the pool chlorine-locks. Features โ€ข Test & Adjust: 6-parameter readings โ†’ recommendations with brand-cited dose math โ€ข Source-aware dosing for trichlor, cal hypo, dichlor, and liquid bleach โ€ข CYA trajectory: forecasts where your stabilizer will be in 4 / 8 / 12 weeks โ€ข FC/CYA active-chlorine visualizer โ€” what percent of your FC is actually sanitizing โ€ข CSI (Calcium Saturation Index) โ€” scale vs etch risk indicator โ€ข SLAM mode โ€” TFP-validated algae recovery walkthrough with FC target by CYA โ€ข Brand-cited dose math for HTH, Clorox Pool & Spa, BioGuard, Pool Essentials, Leslie's, In The Swim, and generics โ€ข Pool volume estimator for rectangular, round, oval, and kidney shapes โ€ข Named-source citations: Trouble Free Pool methodology, manufacturer documentation โ€ข Universal app for iPhone and iPad For pool owners who don't want to memorize forum threads. Chlorinated freshwater pools 1,000โ€“100,000 gallons. Free download with the basic liquid-bleach calculator unlocked. $6.99 one-time unlocks Splash Pro permanently โ€” source-aware dosing for trichlor / cal hypo / dichlor, CYA trajectory, FC/CYA visualizer, CSI, and SLAM mode. No subscription, no ads, no account, no cloud. Privacy: Splash collects nothing. No analytics, no accounts, no network requests. Your settings live on your device. Have a saltwater pool? Look up Saline by the same developer for cell-aware saltwater chemistry.

Screenshots

PoolControl3 screens
Splash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PoolControl at none against Splash's 1. PoolControl also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Splash's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months). On price, ads 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. Splash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PoolControl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoolControl ships an update every 25 months, Splash monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
PoolControl versus Splash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolControlSplash
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMicrodos srlRoman Kopaliani

In-app purchases

None

PoolControl

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Splash

One-time1
  • Splash Pro (lifetime)$6.99

Questions

Is PoolControl free?
PoolControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splash free?
Splash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PoolControl or Splash have ads?
Neither PoolControl nor Splash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoolControl or Splash?
PoolControl ships an update every 25 months, and Splash monthly. Most recently, PoolControl was updated on October 10, 2026 and Splash on October 5, 2026.

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