Comparison

MyPool 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

MyPool

Manage your pool's temperature, lighting, and pumps with an intuitive interface. This app offers reliable controls for your pool, simplifying maintenance and enhancing your enjoyment. It's designed to work seamlessly with specific pool systems.

Highlights
  • Control temperature
  • Manage lighting
  • Operate pumps
  • Intuitive interface
  • Reliable controls
  • ScreenLogic Connect integration
Features
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A simple, intuitive app designed to make pool management effortless. Control temperature, lighting, pumps, and more with an interface that actually makes sense. Say goodbye to the frustrations of the stock app and enjoy your pool time with easy, reliable controls that work the way you expect them to. MyPool is only intended for use with Pentair’s ScreenLogic Connect systems. MyPool is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pentair. *Subscription required

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

MyPool4 screens
Pool OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pool OS at 5.0 against MyPool's 4.1. Pool OS also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). MyPool's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. MyPool sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pool OS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pool OS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyPool has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPool ships an update every 9 days, Pool OS every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyPool versus Pool OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPoolPool OS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCerealBarApps, LLCChad Baugh

Customer experience

MyPool

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Pool OS

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MyPool

Subscriptions4
  • MyPool Standard Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MyPool Standard Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • MyPool Standard Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • MyPool Standard Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
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 MyPool free?
MyPool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool OS free?
Pool OS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyPool or Pool OS?
Pool OS is rated higher. MyPool averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Pool OS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MyPool or Pool OS have ads?
Neither MyPool nor Pool OS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPool or Pool OS?
MyPool ships an update every 9 days, and Pool OS every 8 days. Most recently, MyPool was updated on September 10, 2026 and Pool OS on August 11, 2026.

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