Metapen vs Poolside Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metapen
This app enhances the functionality of a stylus, offering tools to customize shortcuts for various note-taking and drawing software. It also allows for signal adjustment to adapt to different stylus tips, improving productivity and user experience.
- Customize shortcuts for note-taking and drawing software
- Adapt stylus to different tips via signal adjustment
- Bluetooth connectivity for stylus management
- Last used location tracking for stylus
- Productivity enhancement tools
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Metapen is an app for managing the Pencil. It provides users with superior productivity tools; the Pencil can adapt to various notetaking and drawing software by customizing shortcuts and adapt to different tips through signal adjustment. Permission Description: 1. Bluetooth Permission: Metapen needs to connect to the Pencil via Bluetooth. 2. Positioning Permission: Metapen needs to record the position where the Pencil is used for the last time through positioning, in order to find the Pencil.
Poolside Control
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For Pentair EasyTouch and IntelliTouch systems with ScreenLogic Your pool. Your spa. A little closer to the water. Poolside Control brings your pool and spa together in a clean, easy-to-use interface on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Warm up the spa, turn on the lights, adjust the temperature and manage your equipment from home or away. MAKE IT JUST RIGHT • See water temperatures, heating and equipment status at a glance. • Adjust pool and spa temperature targets and supported heating modes. • Turn pool circulation, Spa Mode, spa jets and pool lights on or off. • Add controls for extra installed circuits and give them familiar names. • Choose Fahrenheit, Celsius or your controller’s temperature units. SCHEDULE YOUR POOL TIME Create, edit and delete recurring schedules for supported pumps, lights and equipment. Schedules run on your controller, even when your phone is away. Keep the controller’s clock in sync automatically or set its date and time yourself. Special controller schedules are available to view only. CONNECT AT HOME OR AWAY Automatic connection tries your local ScreenLogic adapter first, then attempts a remote connection if the local adapter is unavailable. You can also choose local-only or remote-only access. Your saved remote password is protected by your device’s Keychain. QUICK CONTROLS ON YOUR WRIST Use Apple Watch to control lights, spa jets, pool circulation, temperatures, heating and selected extra circuits. Set up independent watch access on your paired iPhone to control your pool over Wi-Fi or cellular without keeping the iPhone app open. A HELPFUL SPA REMINDER Choose optional reminders for Spa heat, Spa Mode and Spa jets after 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes, 2 hours or 3 hours. Alerts are off by default. Reminders use activity reported by the app and known schedules. Changes made elsewhere may not be reflected, so reminders cannot confirm continuous operation and do not turn equipment off. CHECK COMPATIBILITY BEFORE DOWNLOADING Requires a Pentair EasyTouch or IntelliTouch system with a working ScreenLogic protocol adapter. Poolside Control does not connect directly to IntelliCenter or standalone Wi-Fi pumps. Available controls depend on your installed equipment and controller settings. Local access requires your adapter’s IP address and access to its network. Remote access requires configured ScreenLogic remote access and an internet connection. Independent Apple Watch access uses our secure online service. Pentair, EasyTouch, IntelliTouch, and ScreenLogic are trademarks of their respective owners. Poolside Control is developed by an independent third-party developer and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Pentair. Use Poolside Control at your own risk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Poolside Control at 4 against Metapen's —. Metapen's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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.
| Parameter | Metapen | Poolside Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metapen Limited | David Jones |
In-app purchases
Metapen
No in-app purchases
Poolside Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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