Comparison

AquaPool vs Kuma

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

Head to head
About

AquaPool

Streamline pool maintenance operations by managing routes, tasks, and client reports. This tool helps technicians efficiently organize their work and provide professional service documentation.

Highlights
  • Route control
  • Work management
  • Service tracking
  • Client reporting
  • Task organization
Features
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It helps the pool maintenance technician to control his route, works, services and reports to clients.

About

Kuma

Features
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Kuma Status — Are your systems healthy? Find out in under 3 seconds. Kuma Status is a premium mobile app built to monitor your public Uptime Kuma status pages. No administration, no complexity — just the essentials to know at a glance whether your services are up. WHY KUMA STATUS? • Direct & private — Your phone connects straight to your Uptime Kuma instances. No intermediate servers, no telemetry, no data collection. • Credential-free — The app only accesses public status page APIs. No admin passwords or tokens are ever stored on your device. • Home screen widget — A beautiful Material 3 widget shows your favorite instance's real-time health and last check time. • Smart alerts — Get a local notification the moment a service goes down or recovers, including the outage duration. • Offline support — The last known state stays visible even without a connection, with a clear warning banner. • Self-signed certificates — Works with local instances using a custom TLS certificate, with latency measurement. • Demo mode — Pre-loaded simulated environments (Homelab and Production) to try the app instantly. BUILT FOR HOMELABBERS AND TEAMS Whether you run a NAS at home or a fleet of production servers, Kuma Status gives you peace of mind at a glance. Kuma Status is a third-party client and is not affiliated with the official Uptime Kuma project.

Screenshots

AquaPool4 screens
Kuma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AquaPool at none against Kuma's 1. AquaPool also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Kuma's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 48 months). On price and device support 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. Kuma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AquaPool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AquaPool ships an update every 48 months, Kuma every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
AquaPool versus Kuma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaPoolKuma
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVenteck Limited, Inc.Theo Vankoekelberg

In-app purchases

None

AquaPool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kuma

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is AquaPool free?
AquaPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kuma free?
Kuma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AquaPool or Kuma have ads?
Kuma shows ads; AquaPool does not.
Which is updated more often, AquaPool or Kuma?
AquaPool ships an update every 48 months, and Kuma every 9 days. Most recently, AquaPool was updated on October 3, 2026 and Kuma on October 14, 2026.

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