Pool Brain vs Paythepoolman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Paythepoolman
Streamline your pool company's operations with this comprehensive software. Manage billing efficiently and utilize an advanced routing system for optimized service calls. Includes automatic proof of service and text messaging capabilities.
- Paperless billing
- Efficient routing system
- One-click route optimization
- Automatic proof of service
- Text messaging
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Paythepoolman brings you a modern solution for your pool company. Billing: *Easily run your billing in minutes - paperless Routing: *We give you the best most efficient routing system ever made for pool companies. *One click route optimization *Automatic proof of service *Text messaging & so much more! The only app you need to run your company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paythepoolman at 4.7 against Pool Brain's 4.0. Paythepoolman also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 64%) and device support (3 vs 1). Pool Brain's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (260 vs 24). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Paythepoolman holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Brain has 260 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Pool Brain's written reviews are positive against 83% of Paythepoolman's.
Pool Brain ships an update weekly, Paythepoolman every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pool Brain | Paythepoolman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (260 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pool Brain LLC | PAYTHEPOOLMAN, LLC |
Customer experience
Pool Brain
Paythepoolman
Bugs and 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
Paythepoolman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pool Brain
No in-app purchases
Paythepoolman
No in-app purchases
Questions
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