Comparison

Pool Service Software vs Paythepoolman

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

Head to head
About

Pool Service Software

Streamline your pool service business with this comprehensive mobile and web application. Manage jobs, create quotes and invoices, optimize routes, and track chemical costs. Empower your team with configurable tasks and photo/video documentation.

Highlights
  • Job and quote management
  • Recurring job scheduling
  • Route optimization with map view
  • Chemical cost tracking
  • Configurable service tasks
  • Photo/video documentation
  • Online invoicing and payments
  • GPS navigation and geolocation
Features
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Experience pool service software that is simple, powerful and mobile - built by pool industry and software pros to get the best of both worlds. You can manage your entire pool service operations and invoicing from either a web browser or mobile device! Empower your pool business with the right software that saves you time and money! All-in-one Jobs and Quotes Management Make life simple by managing your jobs and quotes all in one screen. Create jobs with line items from your catalog. When you are done, quickly create an invoice that is linked with the job - send the invoice and get paid. Also, create Recurring Jobs to automatically create and schedule jobs you do periodically (e.g. filter cleanings) Simple & Effective Routes Management Work from your web browser or mobile device to schedule your routes and instantly view them with color-coding on a map to help ensure your routes are optimized. Admins, Managers and Master Techs are able to see the entire company’s routes and tech assignments. Dosages Costs & Invoicing Easily see which properties are costing you too much in chemicals and quickly make a decision to charge more, or maybe even eliminate a customer from your routes if it makes sense. This widget is on the Dashboard and can be configured through the Settings menu. Shopping List Easily add items to your shopping list to make sure you buy them. Once they are installed the system will ensure they are invoiced so that nothing falls through the cracks! Configurable Service Tasks The most common chemical readings and checklist tasks are available for you to make available to your techs. Configure which tasks are required to ensure your service visits are completed with the data that matters most to you and your customers. Photos/Videos (Route Visits, Job Visits, Equipments, etc.) Techs can take photos and/or videos during service visits and classify them as Before, After or Internal. The photos/videos marked as Internal are only seen by your company’s management team. Send Invoices & Receive Online Payments No need to purchase additional software for invoicing! Manage all your invoices on the web or from your mobile device, record payments, send electronic invoices to clients and best of all - receive online payments for your hard work! Also, your clients will be able to see all their payment history from the client portal. Chemical Readings and Dosages History Easily access the chemical readings history for a property while performing service visits straight from your mobile device to help your techs make better servicing decisions. GPS Navigation & Geo-location Easily navigate to service properties using your mobile device and verify service through our Geolocation feature to confirm the GPS coordinates of service visits performed. Roles & Permissions Assign one or more roles to each team member and tightly control access to features and functionality. Also, make specific privilege assignments to techs, e.g. show/hide client phone numbers, enable/disable Master Tech privileges to see all company routes, etc. Offline Support Don’t have internet access? That is okay - your tech’s will still be able to complete their service visits along with all the readings, checklists, photos, videos, notes, etc. Once connected to the Internet, all the saved service visits data will be automatically uploaded to the cloud! Visit History List Easily access your company’s past service visits right from your mobile device - including all the visit data such as service dates, readings, readings history, checklists, photos, videos, notes, etc. Client Portal Selectively invite your clients to join the client portal. Your clients will be able to see all their invoices, and pay their invoices from the convenience of their web browser.

About

Paythepoolman

Streamline your pool company's operations with this comprehensive software. Manage billing efficiently and utilize an advanced routing system for optimized service calls. Includes automatic proof of service and text messaging capabilities.

Highlights
  • Paperless billing
  • Efficient routing system
  • One-click route optimization
  • Automatic proof of service
  • Text messaging
Features
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Paythepoolman brings you a modern solution for your pool company. Billing: *Easily run your billing in minutes - paperless Routing: *We give you the best most efficient routing system ever made for pool companies. *One click route optimization *Automatic proof of service *Text messaging & so much more! The only app you need to run your company.

Screenshots

Pool Service Software4 screens
Paythepoolman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pool Service Software at weekly against Paythepoolman's every 2 months. Paythepoolman's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (83% vs 62%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paythepoolman holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Pool Service Software's written reviews are positive against 83% of Paythepoolman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Service Software ships an update weekly, Paythepoolman every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pool Service Software versus Paythepoolman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool Service SoftwarePaythepoolman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (33 ratings)4.5 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPool Service Software, LLCPAYTHEPOOLMAN, LLC

Customer experience

Pool Service Software

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative28.6%

Paythepoolman

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Pool Service Software

No in-app purchases

None

Paythepoolman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pool Service Software free?
Pool Service Software is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paythepoolman free?
Paythepoolman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pool Service Software or Paythepoolman?
Paythepoolman is rated higher. Pool Service Software averages 4.2 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Paythepoolman averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Pool Service Software or Paythepoolman have ads?
Neither Pool Service Software nor Paythepoolman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pool Service Software or Paythepoolman?
Pool Service Software ships an update weekly, and Paythepoolman every 2 months. Most recently, Pool Service Software was updated on September 16, 2026 and Paythepoolman on September 18, 2026.

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