Comparison

Poolistry Pro vs PoolStop

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

Head to head
About

Poolistry Pro

Features
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Poolistry Pro is a mobile pool service app for solo owner-operators who need routes, visits, chemistry logs, client notes, photos, and professional service reports in one place — even when you're offline at the pool. CURRENT PLAN: SOLO — ONE USER Poolistry Pro currently supports one owner-operator. Solo does not include employee accounts, shared team access, or assigning routes to technicians. Team features are planned but are not currently available, and no release date has been announced. Built for pool cleaners and service pros, Poolistry Pro helps you plan the day, complete every stop, record water test results, track chemical additions, add visit photos, and share clean client-facing PDF visit reports. Plan Your Day: • Manage clients, service addresses, access notes, pet notes, billing notes, and pool details • Build your own daily route from pool schedules • Optimize stop order and preview the full route map with total mileage and drive time • Reorder route stops and open directions in your maps app • See completed, skipped, and remaining stops at a glance Work the Visit: • Start, complete, skip, reopen, or reset service visits • Log water test results, chemistry readings, and chemical additions • Check water balance (CSI/LSI) at a glance • Add visit photos, visit notes, and service notes • Follow service checklists with pool-specific overrides • Review visit history before starting the next service Work Orders: • Create one-time repair, opening, closing, and maintenance jobs with reusable checklists • Schedule them alongside routine service and carry progress across return visits • Share completion reports with customers Share Professional Reports: • Create client-facing PDF visit reports • Customize how visit report PDFs look for your business • Add your company logo to visit reports • Include service details, chemistry readings, chemical additions, notes, and photos • Send customers a clear record of what was done at the pool Stay Organized: • Keep client, pool, route, visit, checklist, chemistry, report, and company settings in one mobile workspace • Explore Pro workflows in demo mode before activating a plan • Sync clients, pools, visits, routes, reports, and settings with an active Poolistry Pro plan • Keep working when connectivity drops; queued changes sync when you reconnect Poolistry Pro is built for independent pool cleaners and solo owner-operators who want practical swimming pool maintenance software without office-heavy complexity. Privacy Policy: https://poolistry.com/pro/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PoolStop

Features
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PoolStop is the offline chemistry log for solo pool technicians. Open a pool stop, log free chlorine, pH and other readings, record doses, and keep per-pool history that makes next week faster. Copy last readings in one tap. See which stops are due. Share a service note with the client. Fully offline — no account, no server. Built for the route: • Stops-due list with last FC and pH • Visit log with copy-last speed • History and comparison to the prior visit • Shareable service note (Pro clean) • Winterized flag for seasonal accounts PRIVACY PoolStop has no account and no server. Pool data never leaves your device. POOLSTOP PRO Free: 1 pool with full log and history. Pro: unlimited pools, clean service notes. PoolStop Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $14.99/month or $89.99/year (with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://jmarrr.github.io/poolstop/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://jmarrr.github.io/poolstop/privacy.html

Screenshots

Poolistry Pro4 screens
PoolStop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Poolistry Pro at every 3 days against PoolStop's every 3 weeks. Poolistry Pro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Poolistry Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and PoolStop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poolistry Pro ships an update every 3 days, PoolStop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Poolistry Pro versus PoolStop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolistry ProPoolStop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYonah SystemsJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Poolistry Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Poolistry Pro Solo Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Poolistry Pro Solo Yearly1 Month trial$199.991 Year
2 purchases

PoolStop

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Poolistry Pro free?
Poolistry Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PoolStop free?
PoolStop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Poolistry Pro or PoolStop have ads?
Neither Poolistry Pro nor PoolStop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poolistry Pro or PoolStop?
Poolistry Pro ships an update every 3 days, and PoolStop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Poolistry Pro was updated on October 31, 2026 and PoolStop on October 29, 2026.

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