PoolSync vs MyDolphin Skimmi
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
MyDolphin Skimmi
Effortlessly maintain a spotless pool surface with this app. Activate your pool skimmer, adjust settings, and manually control its operation. Monitor water temperature and robot status to ensure optimal pool cleanliness.
- Activate pool skimmer
- Adjust skimmer settings
- Manual skimmer control
- Monitor water temperature
- Check robot status
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The MyDolphin™ Skimmi™ app activates Skimmi for a spotless pool surface effortlessly. Welcome to Maytronics! You have just saved yourself a lot of free time and ensured that your pool surface will be as clean as can be. With the MyDolphin™ Skimmi™ app, you can activate Skimmi, adjust its settings, manually control it, get water temp and robot status, or just check in to see that everything is working as it should.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyDolphin Skimmi at 3.4 against PoolSync's 2.0. MyDolphin Skimmi also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). PoolSync's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
MyDolphin Skimmi holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PoolSync has 68 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 20% positive.
PoolSync ships an update every 2 months, MyDolphin Skimmi every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | PoolSync | MyDolphin Skimmi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (68 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AquaCal AutoPilot, Inc | Maytronics |
Customer experience
PoolSync
MyDolphin Skimmi
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
MyDolphin Skimmi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PoolSync
No in-app purchases
MyDolphin Skimmi
No in-app purchases
