Comparison

Pooli vs Pooldash

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

Head to head
About

Pooli

This app helps you maintain a clean and safe pool or spa with smart testing, tailored advice, and customized task lists. It offers advanced AI for instant feedback, problem resolution guidance, and comprehensive sanitization support. Track multiple pools, manage inventory, and even collaborate with others for effortless pool care.

Highlights
  • Smart water testing with manual entry or strip scanning
  • Interactive Calcite Saturation Index (CSI) tool
  • Tailored reports and expert maintenance advice
  • Advanced AI for instant pool questions
  • Customized task lists and reminders
  • Multi-pool and spa management
  • Chemical inventory tracking with restock reminders
Features
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Embark on your pool care journey with Pooli, the comprehensive, user-friendly app that transforms every user into a pool care expert. With a range of high-value features, Pooli ensures safe, clean, and enjoyable swimming all year round. Top Features: 1. Smart Testing: Use your favorite water test method and open the Pooli app. Manually enter the results or join the Pool Club to scan your test strip with your phone's camera. 2. Interactive CSI Tool: Utilize our interactive Calcite Saturation Index (CSI) tool for understanding and preventing potential issues. 3. Tailored Reports & Advice: Receive detailed pool water quality reports and expert maintenance advice catered to your pool size and type. 4. Advanced AI: Get instant feedback on your pool questions with our cutting-edge AI system. 5. Customized Task Lists: Enjoy tailored task lists, reminders, and user-defined water chemistry targets specific to your pool or spa needs. 6. Multi-Pool Management: Effortlessly track and manage multiple pools or spas. 7. Problem Resolution: Get guidance for identifying and resolving pool issues. 8. Comprehensive Sanitization Support: Support for all primary sanitization methods, complete with custom targets, dosages, and recommendations. 9. Analysis Tools: Use our tools to graph and analyze chemical levels and usage over time, calculate actual chemical demand, and optimize shock/sanitization schedules. 10. Chemical Atlas & Shop: Access our integrated atlas of chemicals and solutions, along with a shop for discounted testing and equipment. 11. Collaborative Tools: Team up with service providers or family members on pool maintenance. 12. Record Keeping: Maintain complete records of pool water tests and maintenance tasks and equipment readings. 13. Inventory Tracking and Sharing: Keep track of your chemical, equipment, and supply inventory with restock reminders. 14. Customizable Profiles: Share your pool and spa information through customizable user profiles. 15. Cost Calculators: Track your savings on chemicals and equipment, and monitor water consumption and potential leaks. 16. Gamified Experience: Have fun with pool care through our monthly high scores and achievement badges. 17. Offline Functionality: Access key features and information even without an internet connection. How Pooli Works: Using Pooli is as easy as a few taps on your screen. Simply open the app, use a test your pool water, and input the results manually or via Pooli's simple and accurate test strip scanning technology. Pooli then provides you with a detailed report and expert advice on maintaining your pool. You'll get customized task lists and reminders based on your pool's specific needs. Pooli even offers a collaborative feature to work with service providers or family members on pool maintenance. With Pooli, pool care becomes a breeze! Experience peace of mind knowing you're maintaining safe and clean water. Dive into a better pool care experience with Pooli today!

About

Pooldash

This app helps pool professionals and beginners calculate and manage pool water chemistry. It provides precise chemical adjustments based on your test kit readings and allows for custom formula sharing. Supports various pool types and offers flexible unit conversions.

Highlights
  • Chemical reading input
  • Precise chemical adjustment calculations
  • Custom formula sharing system
  • Adjustable chlorine, bromine, salt, pH, alkalinity, hardness, and cyanuric acid
  • Flexible unit conversions (pounds, ounces, grams, liters, gallons, scoops)
  • Support for various pool types (chlorine, salt, bromine)
  • Save, email, and export water chemistry history
Features
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Thousands of professionals across the world already use pooldash to keep their pools blue... you should too! This app was built for professionals, but don't worry -- beginners can use it too! Just enter whatever chemical readings you prefer using any test kit you own, and pooldash will tell you exactly what chemicals to put into your pool. We, the creators of pooldash, don't know everything there is about water chemistry. That's why we created the "formula" system, so that people around the world can share their own custom calculators within pooldash. By default, you can adjust the chlorine, bromine, salt, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, and even the cyanuric acid levels in all of your pools. You can even configure target ranges and chemicals used to treat the pools (see screenshots). Pool Doctor gives all results and explanations in pounds, ounces, grams, kilograms, liters, gallons, or even in the number of scoops (you can enter custom scoop sizes); and changing units is as easy as pressing a button! This app supports chlorine, salt-water, bromine, copper, and all sorts of swimming pools. You can save your history and email it, export it, or even ignore it if you want.

Screenshots

Pooli4 screens
Pooldash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pooli at Free against Pooldash's $19.99. Pooli also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 67%) and ratings volume (369 vs 11). Pooldash's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On rating, 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

Pooli is free to download; Pooldash costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pooli against 4.6 for Pooldash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pooli has 369 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pooli's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pooldash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pooli ships an update every 2 weeks, Pooldash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pooli versus Pooldash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPooliPooldash
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.6 (369 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings369 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPooli, Inc.Gazzini Ventures

Customer experience

Pooli

All ratings369 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%

Pooldash

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Pooli

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inventory management issues
  • Reminders triggering at inconvenient times

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to add equipment details and service history
  • Integration with calendar apps for reminders
  • More customization options for ideal water levels
  • Improved test strip scanning accuracy

Pooldash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pooli

No in-app purchases

None

Pooldash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pooli free?
Pooli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pooldash free?
Pooldash costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pooli or Pooldash?
Pooli and Pooldash are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 369 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Pooli or Pooldash have ads?
Neither Pooli nor Pooldash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pooli or Pooldash?
Pooli ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pooldash fortnightly. Most recently, Pooli was updated on September 20, 2026 and Pooldash on August 16, 2026.

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