Comparison

MantisApp vs Hayward ProChem

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

Head to head
About

MantisApp

Access and manage your MantisBT bug tracking system from your iPhone or iPad. View, create, edit, and comment on issues, and manage attachments. Additional features like unlimited issues and search are available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple MantisBT servers/accounts
  • View issue attachments
  • Create, edit, and comment on issues
  • View related issues
  • Unlimited issues (in-app purchase)
  • Search issues (in-app purchase)
Features
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MantisApp is the client for the open-source bug tracker MantisBT – on iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPhone Duo. Keep an eye on your projects and issues, report bugs on the go and update issues in seconds. CLEAR OVERVIEW • Multiple MantisBT servers and accounts in one app • Issue lists with status colors, priority, handler, category and date • Issue details with description, notes, attachments, relationships, tags and custom fields • iPad, Mac and iPhone Duo: list and issue side by side WORK FAST • Create and edit issues, change status and add notes • Upload photos, camera shots, files and drawings as attachments • Swipe actions and context menus for common tasks • Send files from other apps to MantisApp via Share MANTISAPP PRO • All issues of every project (the free version shows the three newest) • Search and filters by status, category, handler and more • Notifications for new and updated issues • Drawings and markups as attachments • Custom colors for every status Pro is available as a one-time purchase or as a yearly or monthly subscription (yearly with a one-week free trial). One purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Mac with the same Apple ID. PRIVATE No ads, no tracking. Your data goes straight to your MantisBT server; passwords are kept in the Keychain. REQUIREMENTS A MantisBT server version 1.2 or later with the SOAP API enabled (MantisBT 2.x recommended, tested with 2.28). A demo account is available right in the app. Questions and ideas: support@lbergelt.de Privacy Policy: https://lbergelt.com/apps/mantisapp_privacy.php?lang=en Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hayward ProChem

Features
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Expressly designed for the final users, Hayward ProChem is an intuitive APP that grants users quick and easy access to their own Hayward devices installed in the swimming pool application, to visualize at a glance the health condition of their installation and to have access to relevant parameters at a swipe, also giving some limited control functions. Intuitive icons show immediately the current situation of the plant, with an upward thumb if everything is going well, a downward thumbs if some parameter is out of the admitted range and a wrench if it’s the case to call technical service. Depending on the applications, different parameters are used to evaluate the health status of the installation and to give the right advices to the users. The APP also offer some limited control actions, such as starting or pausing the dosing system or, in some case, switching to a different dosing program, but is thought to let the final user to operate in total safety, without giving him the possibility to change, by mistake, critical parameters of the devices, whose management is left to technicians. Features • 24/7 monitoring of you plant • Health status monitoring guarantees its safe operation • Receive notifications when one chemical is running out • Identify issues immediately with fault alarms notifications • Able to monitor more installations • No technical knowledge required • Safe operations: critical parameters can’t be changed • One single app, to monitor different kind of devices

Screenshots

MantisApp4 screens
Hayward ProChem3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hayward ProChem at none against MantisApp's 6. MantisApp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MantisApp sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hayward ProChem asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MantisApp ships an update every 2 months, Hayward ProChem every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MantisApp versus Hayward ProChem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMantisAppHayward ProChem
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars BergeltSugar Valley SL

In-app purchases

6 purchases

MantisApp

Subscriptions2
  • MantisApp Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • MantisApp Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$8.99
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  • MantisApp Pro – Lifetime$12.99
None

Hayward ProChem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MantisApp free?
MantisApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hayward ProChem free?
Hayward ProChem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MantisApp or Hayward ProChem have ads?
Neither MantisApp nor Hayward ProChem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MantisApp or Hayward ProChem?
MantisApp ships an update every 2 months, and Hayward ProChem every 12 months. Most recently, MantisApp was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hayward ProChem on October 27, 2026.

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