Next Pool vs PoolMr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Pool
Effortlessly manage multiple smart home devices from a single, user-friendly interface. Enjoy on-demand accessibility to build your smart lifestyle and gain control anytime, anywhere with intuitive interaction.
- Manage multiple smart home devices
- User-friendly notifications
- Intuitive interaction
- On-demand accessibility
- Smart lifestyle building
- Remote control
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Next Pool-your inteigent hub to eftortlesly manage multile smart home devices. Curated with user-fmiendly notihications andintutive interaction, Next Pool alows for ondemand accesibilty to build your smart lifestyle. Gain control, anytime, anywhere with just a tap - welcome to the future of easy living with Next Pool.
PoolMr
Control and monitor various smart home IoT devices, including pool cleaners and kitchen appliances. Experience the convenience of technology for an easier lifestyle.
- Connects to IoT devices
- Control smart home devices
- Monitor device status
- Manage pool cleaning robots
- Manage smart sweeping robots
- Manage smart kitchen appliances
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PoolMr is a smart app that connects IoT devices. Through this app, you can control the smart IoT devices in your home, including pool cleaning robots, smart sweeping robots, smart kitchen appliances, and more others. You can directly control the device through the app, or view the status of the device through the app. Through PoolMr, you will experience the convenience brought by technology, and making it easier for you to enjoy life.
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Verdict
Next Pool and PoolMr both sit at 1.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 38% of Next Pool's written reviews are positive against 0% of PoolMr's. Next Pool also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 7). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.6 for Next Pool against 1.6 for PoolMr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Next Pool has 49 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Next Pool's written reviews are positive against 0% of PoolMr's.
Next Pool ships an update every 2 months, PoolMr every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Pool | PoolMr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (49 ratings) | 1.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 皎 王 | Wuhan Smartda Electronic Technology Co Ltd. |
Customer experience
Next Pool
PoolMr
In-app purchases
Next Pool
No in-app purchases
PoolMr
No in-app purchases
