Hayward PoolComm® vs HPOWER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hayward PoolComm®
Manage multiple commercial pools and spas remotely from your iPhone. Monitor water quality, adjust pH and ORP, and generate compliance documentation. Receive real-time alerts for issues and identify patterns to optimize maintenance.
- Remote system control
- Monitor multiple facilities
- Real-time pH/ORP detection
- Color-coded alarm display
- Email/text notifications
- Labor cost savings
- Pattern identification
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Created for commercial swimming pool service professionals, Poolcomm® is a revolutionary way to manage the water quality of multiple commercial pools and spas from any location directly from an iPhone. This app allows detailed monitoring, pH and ORP adjustment, compliance documentation and more, all directly from your mobile phone. Features: -Direct control of systems from any web browser -Monitor and display multiple facilities simultaneously -Receive real-time detection of pH and ORP problems -Color-coded alarm display, with notification via email or text -Up to 25% savings in labor costs yearly -Identify detrimental patterns and issues -Make better use of maintenance personnel time -Logs read hourly and updated every 24 hours or upon request
HPOWER
Control your pool's water purifier and lights remotely via Bluetooth. Monitor system status, set schedules for filtering and lighting, and receive alerts for pump issues.
- Manual water purifier control
- Pool light scheduling
- System status monitoring
- Filtering and lighting cycle tracking
- Pump problem detection
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HPOWER is a new way to control your pool. It allows you to manage the TPM-pool pool controller using only your smartphone, thanks to the integrated Bluetooth connection. With this app, you can: - Start the water purifier manually. - Turn the pool lights on or off, allowing you to select the time. - Check the TPM-pool controller clock, the start and end times of each filtering or lighting cycle, and the duration of each cycle. - Check the on/off status of the water purifier and lights. - Detect any problems with the water purifier pump.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hayward PoolComm® at 3.2 against HPOWER's 1.0. Hayward PoolComm® also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). HPOWER's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months). 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.
Hayward PoolComm® holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hayward PoolComm® has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Hayward PoolComm®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of HPOWER's.
Hayward PoolComm® ships an update every 17 months, HPOWER every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hayward PoolComm® | HPOWER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayward Industries Inc. | Toscano Linea Electronica SL |
Customer experience
Hayward PoolComm®
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In-app purchases
Hayward PoolComm®
No in-app purchases
HPOWER
No in-app purchases
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