Comparison

Pool Brain vs PoolStack

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Job data analysis
  • Chemical dosing instructions
  • Route optimization
  • Equipment tracking
  • Enforced checklists
  • Cost tracking
  • Guided workflow
Features
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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

About

PoolStack

Features
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PoolStack is the field companion for pool service companies. Techs get their day in one list, admins see every route live, and invoices go out before the truck leaves the driveway. YOUR DAY, READY EVERY MORNING Open the app to today's route: every stop, time window, and status in one list, or on the map. Know what's done, what's next, and what's left. EVERY VISIT, DONE RIGHT Each stop has its service checklist, access notes, and photo requirements. Gate codes, dog warnings, and arrival windows are right where you need them. Complete required items, capture before and after photos, and move on. WATER CHEMISTRY IN SECONDS Log readings poolside: free chlorine, pH, TA, and more. PoolStack checks every reading against your target ranges, suggests the dose to bring the water back, and records every chemical applied with the visit. INVOICING FROM THE FIELD Turn completed work into an invoice with line items, subtotal, and tax. Send it on the spot and track outstanding, overdue, and paid from your phone. BUILT FOR TEAMS Admins see live progress across every tech and route, manage customers and properties, and keep the whole operation moving. Techs see exactly what they need and nothing they don't. WORKS WHERE YOU WORK Backyards do not always have signal. PoolStack keeps your day available and syncs your changes when you are back online. PoolStack is designed for pool and spa service companies of any size, from a solo route to a full fleet. Get your evenings back.

Screenshots

Pool Brain4 screens
PoolStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PoolStack at 5.0 against Pool Brain's 4.0. Pool Brain's advantage is ratings volume (260 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PoolStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Brain has 260 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Brain ships an update weekly, PoolStack every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pool Brain versus PoolStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool BrainPoolStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (260 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings260 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPool Brain LLCPooly LLC

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
Show 17 more
  • 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
Show 10 more
  • 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

PoolStack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pool Brain

No in-app purchases

None

PoolStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pool Brain free?
Pool Brain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoolStack free?
PoolStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pool Brain or PoolStack?
PoolStack is rated higher. Pool Brain averages 4.0 out of 5 from 260 ratings, while PoolStack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pool Brain or PoolStack have ads?
Neither Pool Brain nor PoolStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pool Brain or PoolStack?
Pool Brain ships an update weekly, and PoolStack every 8 days. Most recently, Pool Brain was updated on November 13, 2026 and PoolStack on November 13, 2026.

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