Mercury @ Home vs PoolMr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mercury @ Home
Manage your home network with this app. Assign device priority, set up guest networks, and implement parental controls. Monitor network usage and perform speed tests for complete control.
- Assign device priority
- Implement parental controls
- Create guest networks
- View network usage
- Perform speed tests
- Manage SSID
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Control your smart home experience with Mercury @ Home. Manage your network by assigning devices priority, implementing parental controls, and creating your own guest networks. View network usage, perform speed tests, and manage your SSID for total control.
PoolMr
Control and monitor various smart home IoT devices, including pool cleaners and kitchen appliances. Experience the convenience of technology for an easier lifestyle.
- Connects to IoT devices
- Control smart home devices
- Monitor device status
- Manage pool cleaning robots
- Manage smart sweeping robots
- Manage smart kitchen appliances
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PoolMr is a smart app that connects IoT devices. Through this app, you can control the smart IoT devices in your home, including pool cleaning robots, smart sweeping robots, smart kitchen appliances, and more others. You can directly control the device through the app, or view the status of the device through the app. Through PoolMr, you will experience the convenience brought by technology, and making it easier for you to enjoy life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mercury @ Home at 4.5 against PoolMr's 1.0. Mercury @ Home also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and ratings volume (107 vs 6). PoolMr's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Mercury @ Home holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mercury @ Home has 107 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mercury @ Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of PoolMr's.
Mercury @ Home ships an update every 3 months, PoolMr every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mercury @ Home | PoolMr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (107 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mercury Wireless Inc | Wuhan Smartda Electronic Technology Co Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mercury @ Home
PoolMr
In-app purchases
Mercury @ Home
No in-app purchases
PoolMr
No in-app purchases
