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 pool service operations with features like offline mode, shopping lists with images, repair logging, and automated service proofs. Track employee time, chemical usage, and customer history to improve efficiency and customer communication.
- Offline mode
- Shopping list with images
- Repair logging and requests
- Automated proof of service
- Chemical usage tracking
- Employee time tracking
- Route tracking
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When it comes to having Employee's you want to be efficient as possible while providing excellent service. *Offline mode for bad cell service areas *Shopping list with images to never forget items needed *Built in LSI calculations makes your life easier *Log repairs and make repair requests *Add items to your billing to avoid losing money!! *Built in notifications (when Pool Junction App is used ) *See chemical costs while entering amounts used at service stop *Add employee images to be used *See previous service stops readings, chemical usage and images *Automatic Email Proof of service with Pictures & more *Easily track your routes from your Owner Dashboard *Track Chemical Readings *Track Chemical Usage *Track Employee time worked OR Pools serviced per week *Get Repair Request with pictures and quickly turn them into estimates and Customer communication *In English or Spanish *and so much more! See why we are the Pool companies top choice!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Paythepoolman+ at free against Pool Brain's paid. Paythepoolman+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Pool Brain's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (258 vs 30). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Pool Brain against 3.9 for Paythepoolman+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Brain has 258 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Pool Brain's written reviews are positive against 60% of Paythepoolman+'s.
Pool Brain ships an update weekly, Paythepoolman+ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Pool Brain | Paythepoolman+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (258 ratings) — better | 3.9 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 220 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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