PoolSync vs Intermatic Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoolSync
Control your pool equipment remotely from your iOS device. Adjust settings like temperature and sanitization, create schedules, and receive important alerts. Stay connected to your pool's status whether you're at home or away.
- Remote equipment control
- Adjust heat pump set point
- Change sanitization level
- Create schedules
- Receive alerts
- Monitor pool status
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Effortlessly control PoolSync™ Ready equipment from your iOS device. Adjust the heat pump set point, change the sanitization level, create schedules and receive alerts when action needs to be taken. Home or away always be in sync with your pool. PoolSync Ready equipment includes: • ChlorSync™ Models CS30 CS40 & CS50 • HeatWave SuperQuiet® Heat Pumps • HeatChlor Chlorinator & Heat Pump Combo
Intermatic Connect
Manage multiple smart devices, including lighting and pool equipment, with custom schedules. This app offers intuitive control for homeowners and installers, enabling energy efficiency and convenience from anywhere, with or without Wi-Fi.
- Manage multiple smart devices
- Create and update schedules
- Control lighting, pool, and spa equipment
- Intuitive mobile interface
- Energy efficiency optimization
- Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi operation
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The Intermatic Connect app lets you manage multiple Intermatic Smart devices. Create and update schedules for lighting, pool and spa equipment, and more. It’s specially designed to help installers and homeowners save time and money. Our intuitive mobile app provides quick and easy access to a wide range of Intermatic Smart Timer functions, including ON/OFF, schedule updates, template selection and more! Create consistent schedules that boost energy efficiency while adding an extra layer of comfort to your home. From initial timer setup to simple tasks like turning off the lights, our mobile app ensures installers and homeowners are always in control. No Wi-Fi? No problem. Use this app to program your Intermatic smart timer with or without a Wi-Fi connection from anywhere inside your home. Gain access to all of the features you love from the palm of your hand, including ON/OFF status changes, template selection, Astronomic ON/OFF settings, Daylight Saving Time adjustments and standard schedule updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Intermatic Connect at 3.6 against PoolSync's 2.1. Intermatic Connect also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 20%). PoolSync's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Intermatic Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PoolSync has 64 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of PoolSync's written reviews are positive against 29% of Intermatic Connect's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoolSync | Intermatic Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (64 ratings) | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AquaCal AutoPilot, Inc | Intermatic LLC |
Customer experience
PoolSync
Intermatic Connect
Bugs and requests
PoolSync
Reported bugs
18 issues- Connection issues: "cloud connected" but "unit does not appear online"
- Wi-Fi connection fails even when close to router
- App gets stuck in setup mode, doesn't find heater/chiller (Error 1012)
- Cannot input spaces in Wi-Fi password
- Bug in verification screen preventing code input
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- App disconnects from controller frequently, even when close
- App loses connection after a few weeks of use
- Unit not found after initial setup
- Update broke remote control functionality
- Scheduling functionality removed/broken after updates
- Password authentication screen is broken
- Forced update requires physical button press for authorization
- Scheduling feature removed from app
- Tiny font size, difficult to read
- Scheduling system does not work, settings disappear
- Repeatedly need to resync device after closing app
- Heater turns on with pump schedule instead of app schedule
- Location services required for app functionality
Requested features
15 requests- Add temperature history graph
- Add notifications for heater issues
- Integrate relay contacts for heating priority
- Allow spaces in Wi-Fi passwords
- Add Alexa, Google, HomeKit, IFTTT integration
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- Improve UI aesthetics (background color, animation, sound)
- Add solar info to the app
- Ability to add/edit equipment through the app
- Create group schedules via the app
- Usage meter for heater run time
- Dynamic Type support for text scaling
- Ability to size text
- Create two schedules (on time and off time)
- Restore scheduling function
- Add a low point for heat and high point for chiller
Intermatic Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PoolSync
No in-app purchases
Intermatic Connect
No in-app purchases
