Comparison

Simple Pool vs Unwind

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

Head to head
About

Simple Pool

This app helps you precisely test, dose, and track your pool and spa water chemistry. It offers practical dosing recommendations and tools to simplify routine maintenance for various pool types. Get accurate chemical calculations without ongoing fees.

Highlights
  • Water test logging
  • Dosing recommendations
  • Chemical tracking
  • LSI/CSI monitoring
  • Shock treatment mode
  • Test reminders
  • Chemical effects preview
Features
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Unlock crystal-clear pool water with Simple Pool - the pool chemistry calculator with no subscription, ever. One purchase, lifetime access. Simple Pool helps you test, dose, and track your pool water chemistry with precision. Get CYA-aware sanitizer targets, practical dosing recommendations, and powerful tools that make routine pool maintenance faster and easier. Whether you manage a chlorine pool, saltwater pool, bromine pool, or hot tub and spa, Simple Pool gives you accurate chemical calculations - including algae treatment dosing - every time. No more overspending at the pool store - just enter your test results and get exactly what your pool needs. What you can do: • Keep a chemical log of every addition with the unified Activity History • Log full water tests or Quick Tests in seconds • Built-in LSI calculator tracks the Langelier Saturation Index (LSI/CSI) to prevent scale and corrosion • Get dosing recommendations for chlorine, acid, total alkalinity, calcium hardness, stabilizer, and more • Set your exact chlorine concentration and acid strength for precise dosing • Use Shock Treatment mode (chlorine/saltwater pools) with progress tracking • Set recurring test reminders and shock retest reminders • Use the Chemical Effects Calculator to preview chemical changes before dosing • Track trends and test history over time with interactive charts • Haptic feedback confirms pool status at a glance • Support for chlorine, saltwater, and bromine pools • Keep visual track of how your pool is doing over time by snapping a photo during water testing • Share your pool's progress by tapping the share icon on your water test details Simple Pool Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): • One-time purchase - no subscription, no recurring fees • Unlimited pools and spas • Full test and activity history • 90-day and all-time trend ranges • iCloud sync across Apple devices Free includes: • 1 pool • Test logging and dosing recommendations • 7-day and 30-day trends • 30 days of history Spend less time managing pool chemicals and more time enjoying your pool. Download Simple Pool and make pool care simple. Links: • Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/simple-pool-privacy-policy/home • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Unwind

Track your dog's walks, incidents, and enrichment activities to identify behavioral patterns. Gain insights into what's contributing to your dog's stress or anxiety, allowing you to intervene before issues escalate. Features household sharing and Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Track walks with GPS routes and types
  • Log encounters and dog reactions
  • Record incidents with triggers and severity
  • Monitor enrichment and care activities
  • View weekly summaries and behavioral patterns
  • Household sharing and multi-dog support
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Built for reactive and anxious dogs, and the people working to help them. Your dog communicates through behavior, but patterns across days and weeks are hard to spot on your own. A bad walk, a skipped rest day, a stressful encounter: the signs connect, but not in ways you can see in the moment. Unwind tracks walks, incidents, enrichment, and care in one place, then shows you what's actually building so you can act before problems escalate. What you can track: • Walks with live GPS routes, distance, and a walk type: sniff, typical, or adventure • Encounters during walks: dogs, people, vehicles, and how your dog reacted • Incidents like reactivity, guarding, or fights, with triggers and severity • Enrichment activities: play, training, and calm time • Care events like grooming, meds, and vet visits • Notes, photos, and context What you'll see: • A status card for each dog that says how they're doing today, and stays quiet when things are fine • Weekly summaries connecting walks, behavior, activities, and care • Balance, a weekly view of active days, calm days, and the days an incident broke the pattern • Patterns that only become visible over weeks • Alerts adjusted to each dog's traits, goals, and recent activity What you get: • Household sharing: invite family with a link, and everyone logs to the same dogs • Apple Watch companion: log encounters and control walks from your wrist • Multi-dog support with per-dog trait configuration • Your data follows your account, with offline logging that syncs when you're back • Export everything as CSV to share with your vet, trainer, or behaviorist • No ads Whether you're managing leash reactivity, a recent rescue still settling in, or a multi-dog household, Unwind helps you see what's working.

Screenshots

Simple Pool4 screens
Unwind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unwind at none against Simple Pool's 1. Simple Pool's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Simple Pool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unwind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Pool against 5.0 for Unwind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Pool has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Pool ships an update every 6 days, Unwind every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Pool versus Unwind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple PoolUnwind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrey Park, LLCIdentity Mad LLC

Customer experience

Simple Pool

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unwind

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Pool

One-time1
  • SimplePool - Lifetime$9.99
None

Unwind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Pool free?
Simple Pool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unwind free?
Unwind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Pool or Unwind?
Unwind is rated higher. Simple Pool averages 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Unwind averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Simple Pool or Unwind have ads?
Neither Simple Pool nor Unwind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Pool or Unwind?
Simple Pool ships an update every 6 days, and Unwind every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Pool was updated on October 30, 2026 and Unwind on October 30, 2026.

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