Comparison

Pool vs Dog Life Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Pool

This app simplifies swimming pool and hot tub chemistry maintenance by performing all necessary calculations. It provides clear instructions on chemical dosages to maintain balanced, clear water, eliminating the need for complex charts and formulas.

Highlights
  • Chemical dosage calculations
  • Pool volume calculation
  • Chemical effects analysis
  • Customizable chemical ranges
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Looking for help with calculations for your swimming pool or hot tub chemistry maintenance? The Pool Calculator does all the math for you, making chemical testing and treating your pool or hot tub a breeze. Pool Calculator is easy to use, and tells you exactly how much of each chemical to add to keep your water in balance and crystal clear. No more puzzling over complicated charts and formulas. Bring your iPhone or iPad out to the pool and have all the chemical information and calculations you need right at your fingertips. Pool Calculator works offline and online, so if you have poor internet reception by your pool, you’re still able to get test results. Pool Calculator provides a complete tool kit to make pool care easy. You get: • Chemical Calculator • Pool Volume Calculator • Chemical Effects (What-if) Calculator CHEMICAL CALCULATORS You can use whichever test strip or test kit you prefer for testing your pool or hot tub. Pool Calculator provides calculations for: - Chlorine (FCl) - Raising pH - Lowering pH - Total alkalinity (TA) - Calcium hardness (CH) - Stabilizer (CYA or cyanuric acid) - Salt - Borate (Borax) - Calcium saturation index (CSI, similar to LSI) RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL RANGES- USE OURS OR DECIDE YOUR OWN With Pool Calculator, the recommended ranges for your chemicals are based upon whether you have a pool or hot tub, and the surface material (plaster, vinyl or fiberglass) of your pool or hot tub. You can choose from several pre-defined ranges or customize based on your or your pool pro’s preferences. POOL VOLUME CALCULATOR To keep your swimming pool or hot tub at its best, it’s important that you accurately calculate your water volume. All of the chemical balancing recommendations you receive from the Pool Calculator are based on it. You can calculate the volume of your pool in metric units (liters) or in imperial units (gallons). The Pool Volume Calculator can be used for: • Rectangular Pools and Hot Tubs • Oval Pools and Hot Tubs • Round Pools and Hot Tubs CHEMICAL EFFECTS CALCULATOR “What if” analysis for adding chemicals to your pool or hot tub! Ever want to know the impact of adding a given amount of Chemical has on your swimming pool or hot tub chemistry? The Chemical Effects Calculator calculates the impact adding a specific amount of chemical has on your pool chemistry. It does this not only for the primary purpose of the chemical, but also on the other important measurements for your pool. For example, adding Trichlor not only raises your Free Chlorine, it also increases your Cyanuric Acid, lowers your pH and increases your Salt. Adding Cal Hypo raises Free Chlorine, and also raises Calcium Hardness (CH) and Salt. With the Chemical Effects Calculator, you can measure the effects on pool chemistry of adding a given dose of: • Bleach • Trichlor • Dichlor • Cal-hypo • Lithium Hypochlorite • Chlorine gas • Muriatic Acid • Dry Acid • Washing soda • Soda Ash • Borax • Sodium Tetraborate Pentahydrate • Boric Acid • Caustic Acid (lye) • Baking Soda • Calcium Chloride • Calcium Chloride dihydrate • Stabilizer • Liquid Stabilizer • Salt PoolCalculator can be used for in ground or above ground pools, spas and hot tubs, chlorine or salt pools, and a broad range of surfaces. Running into problems? Let us know at support@poolcalculator.com!

About

Dog Life Tracker

Features
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You love your pet like family. But between work, kids, life and everything in between, even the most devoted pet parent can lose track of when their last vet visit was, or whether that flea treatment is overdue. You’re not a bad pet parent. Life is just busy. And your pet deserves someone who’s one step ahead. That’s exactly why we built For Fur Sake. The all-in-one app that keeps your pet’s whole life beautifully organized, so you never have to guess again. What’s waiting for you inside: • Track vaccines, grooming, medications, nail trims, flea treatments, annual wellness checks and more, all in one place • Upload and store photos of vet records and groom visits, safe and accessible whenever you need them • Set gentle reminders so you never miss a vaccine, medication dose or grooming appointment again • Built for home groomers and professional grooming appointments, because every pet parent is different • Share records with family and pet sitters in just a few taps • Works for all your pets, dogs, cats and beyond Whether you’re a first-time dog mum, a multi-pet household or somewhere in between, For Fur Sake was made with your life in mind. Because they count on you for everything, and now you have everything you need, right in your pocket. Download For Fur Sake today. Your pet will thank you for it.

Screenshots

Pool4 screens
Dog Life Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dog Life Tracker at Free against Pool's $4.99. Dog Life Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Pool's advantage is ratings volume (630 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Dog Life Tracker is free to download; Pool costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dog Life Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool has 630 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pool versus Dog Life Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolDog Life Tracker
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (630 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings630 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPool and Spa Resources, LLCFor Fur Sake

Bugs and requests

Pool

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for many users
  • Keyboard issues preventing data entry
  • Incorrect chemical effect information (e.g. soda ash)
  • Volume calculation not updating properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and track test history
  • Support for multiple pools/spas
  • Metric-only unit support
  • More detailed chemical dosage information (e.g. weight-based)

Dog Life Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pool

No in-app purchases

None

Dog Life Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pool free?
Pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dog Life Tracker free?
Dog Life Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pool or Dog Life Tracker?
Dog Life Tracker is rated higher. Pool averages 4.1 out of 5 from 630 ratings, while Dog Life Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pool or Dog Life Tracker have ads?
Neither Pool nor Dog Life Tracker shows ads.

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