POOL360 vs CoverIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POOL360
Access product information, pricing, and availability for pool supplies on demand. Order ahead, schedule pickups, compare items, and view schematics. Streamline your business by expediting sales center visits or opt for direct shipping.
- On-demand product access
- Real-time pricing and availability
- Order ahead and schedule pickup
- Compare products and pricing
- View schematics and parts
- Full product catalog
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Have the power of products, pricing, and availability on-demand! This app is made for the pool360 customer. Order ahead, schedule pick-up, compare products/pricing, view schematics/parts, and checkout at any time. Utlizing the app will enhance your business by expediting your trip in the sales center or choose to ship your products. The full product catalog is available in the app. Download today and login.
CoverIQ
This app transforms your iPhone into a precision measurement tool for pool safety covers. It offers drone-based or manual measurement modes with AI validation, instant quote generation, and job management features for authorized dealers.
- Drone measurement with AI
- Manual A-B triangulation mode
- Instant cover quotes
- Job management
- AI measurement validation
- Voice input for measurements
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CoverIQ is the professional pool safety cover measurement platform built for authorized Merlin dealers. Stop wrestling with tape measures and manual calculations. CoverIQ transforms your iPhone into a precision measurement tool that delivers accurate pool cover dimensions in 15 minutes or less. KEY FEATURES: • Drone Measurement Mode — Fly your DJI drone over the pool, capture overhead photos, and let CoverIQ's AI calculate precise dimensions automatically. No ground-level measuring required. • A-B Triangulation Mode — No drone? No problem. Use CoverIQ's guided A-B measurement workflow to map any pool shape with traditional distance measurements and AI-powered validation. • Instant Cover Quotes — Generate accurate pool safety cover quotes in office and share professional PDFs with homeowners before you even measure • Job Management — Track all your measurement jobs, customer information, and pool specs in one organized place. • AI Validation — Built-in AI reviews your measurements for errors and flags anomalies before you submit. • Voice Input — Dictate measurements hands-free while working at the job site. EXCLUSIVELY FOR MERLIN DEALERS: CoverIQ is a free tool provided to authorized Merlin Industries pool safety cover dealers. Access requires a dealer account — contact your Merlin representative or visit coveriq.ai to request access. Requires login with authorized Merlin dealer credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CoverIQ at 5.0 against POOL360's 2.1. CoverIQ also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). POOL360's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CoverIQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOL360 has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
POOL360 ships an update every 2 weeks, CoverIQ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POOL360 | CoverIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pool Corporation | CoverIQ LLC |
Customer experience
POOL360
CoverIQ
In-app purchases
POOL360
No in-app purchases
CoverIQ
No in-app purchases
