Comparison

Pianoforce Remote vs Pool OS

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

Head to head
About

Pianoforce Remote

Control your acoustic player piano remotely via Wi-Fi. Adjust playback, volume, and other functions. Requires a Pianoforce Performance Player and a Wi-Fi connection.

Highlights
  • Remote playback control
  • Volume level adjustment
  • Control all player piano functions
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Offline view demonstration
Features
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The remote control for the Pianoforce Performance player allows you to control the playback, volume levels and all other functions of your acoustic player piano. It connects to Your player piano through Wi-Fi. Note: To use this service - You NEED to have the Pianoforce Performance Player (www.pianoforce.com) V2.50+ connection to LAN and one Wi-Fi access point for iPhone/iPod Touch connection. Or you can press the offline view to see how it works.

About

Pool OS

This app offers modern, intuitive control for pool systems, focusing on speed, reliability, and ease of use for pool owners. It provides real-time weather alerts and advanced features like heat pump protection.

Highlights
  • Fast, responsive pool equipment control
  • Intuitive interface for pool owners
  • Real-time severe weather notifications
  • Automatic heat pump protection
  • Full control of Pentair systems
  • Local network connection
Features
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PoolOS — Modern Pool Control PoolOS is built around four principles: 1. Blistering fast When you tap a circuit, light, pump, or spa control, the app should respond instantly. No staring at a spinner wondering if anything happened. 2. Built for pool owners, not IT people You shouldn’t need to understand networks, relays, protocols, or controller quirks just to turn on your spa. PoolOS tries to handle as much as possible automatically and explain what’s happening when it can’t. 3. Enterprise feel, not glitchy The app should feel calm and trustworthy. No random equipment flicker, no confusing reconnect storms, no dashboard lying about what the hardware is doing, no more "do something and have it undo about 30 seconds later" 4. Trusted information PoolOS treats the controller as the source of truth. It gives you instant feedback, then verifies against the hardware and corrects itself if needed. Take control of your Pentair (and soon others) pool system the way it should have always worked. PoolOS is a fast, clean, and actively maintained replacement for the Pentair ScreenLogic app — built by a pool owner, for pool owners. Why PoolOS? The official ScreenLogic app hasn't seen meaningful updates in years, and it looks like it was developed for the installers, not the user. PoolOS connects to your existing Pentair ScreenLogic controller and delivers a modern, intuitive experience on top of the same protocol — no new hardware required. Weather Watch = Three layers of protection, One app. Weather Watch is built into PoolOS — no separate app, no extra setup. 1) Storm Watch is free for every user. 2) Weather Guard and Lightning Proximity are PoolOS Pro features. Storm Watch: PoolOS monitors the NOAA National Weather Service alert feed for your pool’s county in real time. When a severe weather warning is issued, you get a push notification within seconds — not minutes. Weather Guard: No pool app protects your heat pump. Until now.... Heat pumps lose efficiency — and risk compressor damage — when outdoor temperatures fall below their operating range. The Pentair app will run yours at 38°F without question. PoolOS won’t. Weather Guard is an automatic heat pump protection system that monitors outdoor temperature and prevents your heat pump from running in conditions that waste energy and/or could damage the compressor. Set your threshold once. Weather Guard handles the rest — silently, automatically, and with hysteresis logic that prevents short-cycling. Lightning Proximity (coming soon): is real-time lightning strike tracking with distance-based alerts. Know exactly how close strikes are — not just that a storm is somewhere nearby. Full control of your Pentair EasyTouch, IntelliFlo, IntelliChlor, and UltraTemp systems Fast local network connection Real email support from the developer who uses this app daily Free vs Premium​ I want to be clear about the model. The free app still covers the core pool experience and everything you'd find in your pool management app: monitoring, manual control, schedules, setup, and normal local/remote access through the connection path you already use. The free app also includes Storm Watch, which is a storm alert system. Premium is for cloud-backed intelligence features that require servers and external data sources, like Weather Guard, Lightning Proximity and upcoming - Pump Optimization. Pricing is $8.99/month or $89.99/year, with a 14-day free trial and Family Sharing, and auto-renewal. Privacy Policy https://mypoolos.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (Apple): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Requirements: Pentair ScreenLogic Interface adapter. Jandy and Hayward support coming soon.

Screenshots

Pianoforce Remote1 screens
Pool OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pool OS at 5.0 against Pianoforce Remote's 1.7. Pool OS also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 26 months). Pianoforce Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Pool OS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Pianoforce Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pool OS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pianoforce Remote ships an update every 26 months, Pool OS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pianoforce Remote versus Pool OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPianoforce RemotePool OS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPianoforceChad Baugh

Customer experience

Pianoforce Remote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

Pool OS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pianoforce Remote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pool OS

Subscriptions2
  • PoolOS Premium (Monthly)14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • PoolOS Premium (Annual)14 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Pianoforce Remote free?
Pianoforce Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pool OS free?
Pool OS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pianoforce Remote or Pool OS?
Pool OS is rated higher. Pianoforce Remote averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pool OS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pianoforce Remote or Pool OS have ads?
Neither Pianoforce Remote nor Pool OS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pianoforce Remote or Pool OS?
Pianoforce Remote ships an update every 26 months, and Pool OS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pianoforce Remote was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pool OS on October 10, 2026.

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