Pool Brain vs Paythepoolman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pool Brain
Streamline pool service operations with automated job data analysis and alerts. Manage routes, track equipment, and monitor costs efficiently, even without a signal. Ensures thorough service with guided workflows and unskippable checklists.
- Automated job data analysis
- Route optimization
- Chemical dosing instructions
- Equipment tracking
- Guided workflow
- Cost tracking
- Offline functionality
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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 monetization model: Paythepoolman at free against Pool Brain's paid. Paythepoolman also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (83% vs 65%). Pool Brain's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (258 vs 21). On price, 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.
Paythepoolman holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Brain has 258 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Pool Brain's written reviews are positive against 83% of Paythepoolman's.
Pool Brain ships an update weekly, Paythepoolman every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pool Brain | Paythepoolman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (258 ratings) | 4.5 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| 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
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In-app purchases
Pool Brain
No in-app purchases
Paythepoolman
No in-app purchases
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