Comparison

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator vs PoolCalc

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

Head to head
About

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator

This app helps pool and spa professionals organize water testing readings, customer details, and service visits. It calculates the Langelier Saturation Index, tracks historical data, and generates service reports for clients.

Highlights
  • Calculate LSI from water parameters
  • Track customer and site details
  • Log service visits and chemical actions
  • View historical data and charts
  • Generate service reports
  • Schedule future visits
Features
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You put care into every pool and spa you look after. Thank you for using LSI Pool and Spa Calculator. Your attention to water testing matters, and this app helps you keep readings, customer details, and service visits organized. Whether you maintain your own spa or look after several properties, bring your water balance calculator and service log together. Enter measured values, check the Langelier Saturation Index, and keep a useful record for your next visit. CHECK POOL AND SPA WATER BALANCE - Calculate LSI from measured pH, water temperature, calcium hardness, total alkalinity, and total dissolved solids. - See the calculated saturation pH and a result category. - Review whether readings suggest a scale or corrosion tendency. - Work in Fahrenheit or Celsius and convert the entered temperature when switching units. - Find the formula, measurements, and result ranges in Help. KEEP READINGS YOU CAN FIND AGAIN - Save measurements under reusable pool, spa, and property names. - Record dates and notes about water condition, treatments, or follow-up work. - Search saved history by site, result category, or notes. - Sort readings, correct saved inputs, and recalculate after an edit. - Duplicate a record for another visit. - Review a reading beside the records list on wider iPad layouts. PLAN AND RECORD SERVICE VISITS - Schedule visits for a saved pool or spa site. - Add a technician, visit status, and completed-work checklist. - Record actual chemical actions, service observations, and customer notes. - Link a saved water reading or enter fresh measurements for the visit. - Preview a service report before saving. - Keep an unfinished new visit as a local draft. - Note the next service or retest date and book a separate visit when ready. KEEP CUSTOMERS AND SITES CONNECTED - Save customer names, companies, phone numbers, emails, addresses, and notes. - Add customers manually or choose contacts to copy from Apple Contacts. - Link several sites to one customer and give each site its own address. - Keep local contact edits separate from device Contacts. - Find mapped sites using their address or a linked customer's address. - Search the site list even when a property still needs an address. REVIEW CHANGES OVER TIME - Explore charts for LSI, pH, temperature, hardness, alkalinity, and TDS. - Compare minimum, maximum, and average measurements. - Review history by customer or individual site. - Filter readings by result category. - Use Quick Calc for a check outside saved site history. - Set a weekly testing goal and review milestones in Habits & Progress. USE INPUT TOOLS THAT FIT THE JOB - Reset a form or search from its three-line menu. - Share current field labels and values, including an unfinished form. - Expand Details when you need guidance and keep notes in their fields. - Enable Sample Data or Randomize in Settings when you want practice inputs. Both start off. - Choose Light, Dark, or system appearance. TAKE YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU - Export readings, sites, contacts, or service visits as CSV or PDF. - Save JSON backups and review processing limits before relying on a backup. - Use Apple Watch for independent LSI calculations, local saved readings, and sharing. Watch readings do not sync with iPhone. The free iPhone app supports up to five saved readings. LSI Pro adds a larger reading allowance, spreadsheet review, backup import, and individual text and PDF reports. Watch calculation, saving, and sharing are free. Use reliable water tests alongside equipment and treatment guidance. LSI describes saturation tendency; it does not calculate chemical doses. Keep testing, keep good notes, and head into your next visit prepared. Monthly Pro is a 1-month auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PoolCalc

This utility calculates the scaling potential of pool water using the Langelier Saturation Index. It allows users to save and edit readings, locations, and add notes. A paid upgrade offers advanced features for pool professionals.

Highlights
  • Langelier Saturation Index calculation
  • Save and edit readings
  • Save and edit locations
  • Add notes to readings
  • Quick add readings to locations
  • Paid upgrade for multiple location routes
Features
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This calculator helps you determine the scaling potential of your pool water by using the Langelier Saturation Index. Save and edit readings. Save and edit locations. Add notes to each reading. Quick add button. Add readings to locations with a single tap. If you are a pool professional then with a paid upgrade you will be able to save multiple locations for your pool route. I want to make this app something that you will use and see a benefit from. If there is something that you wish to see added please use the feedback form in the app and let me know!

Screenshots

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator4 screens
PoolCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LSI Pool and Spa Calculator at 79% against PoolCalc's 17%. LSI Pool and Spa Calculator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). PoolCalc's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LSI Pool and Spa Calculator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PoolCalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of LSI Pool and Spa Calculator's written reviews are positive against 17% of PoolCalc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator ships an update every 5 weeks, PoolCalc every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LSI Pool and Spa Calculator versus PoolCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLSI Pool and Spa CalculatorPoolCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.67.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerosocial StudioBonham Customs

Customer experience

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

PoolCalc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LSI Pool and Spa Calculator

Subscriptions1
  • LSI Calculators pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • LSI Calculators pro lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

PoolCalc

One-time1
  • Pool Professional Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is LSI Pool and Spa Calculator free?
LSI Pool and Spa Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PoolCalc free?
PoolCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LSI Pool and Spa Calculator or PoolCalc?
LSI Pool and Spa Calculator is rated higher. LSI Pool and Spa Calculator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PoolCalc averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LSI Pool and Spa Calculator or PoolCalc have ads?
Neither LSI Pool and Spa Calculator nor PoolCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LSI Pool and Spa Calculator or PoolCalc?
LSI Pool and Spa Calculator ships an update every 5 weeks, and PoolCalc every 2 months. Most recently, LSI Pool and Spa Calculator was updated on November 6, 2026 and PoolCalc on November 6, 2026.

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