Pool Office Manager vs PoolControl Pro

Pool Office Manager is software for seasonal pool service and repair companies, combining scheduling, chemicals, inventory, quotes, contracts, invoicing, and reporting. It handles recurring and one-off jobs, weather delays, technician status and progress, and route optimization. Its iOS and Android app syncs job details with the office and includes a chemistry calculator that calculates dosing from entered readings.

Inventory tools track chemicals and parts by warehouse or vehicle and include barcode scanning. GPS features provide live tracking, historical location records, and map-based appointment views. For billing, POM creates one-off, recurring, and bulk invoices, supports custom chemical billing, and offers two-way QuickBooks synchronization. CRM functions include text and email quotes, digital signatures, automatic contract storage, and conversion from quote to job to invoice. It also provides customizable service reports, job-cost and service-time analysis, and an API for data exchange. Pricing starts at $125/mo, and a 30-day trial is available. Texting costs $10.00 monthly plus $0.02 per SMS message or picture sent through the application.

PoolControl Pro brings client records, route planning, work orders, inventory, and invoicing together for pool maintenance companies. Its visual planner assigns technicians, schedules recurring routes, and supports drag-and-drop rescheduling. Technicians can view daily routes, navigate to pools, record readings and completed tasks, and work offline; saved data syncs when connectivity returns. A chemical calculator uses measured pool parameters to suggest products and doses, and applied products can be added to work-order consumption. Invoices can be generated from work orders and maintenance contracts, including with a bulk invoicing assistant. Clients can use a web portal with magic-link access to view pool status, visit history, invoices, and incidents without installing anything. Administrators can assign roles and permissions to restrict access to sensitive data. The help center describes data exports, calendar synchronization, webhooks, and API access, and names Sage and A3 as accounting connections. PoolControl Pro supports Android, iOS, and web. Its Beta access plan costs nothing and includes all modules during beta; commercial plans start at €59/month depending on operation size.