Chemistry first. Routes built in. No per-pool fees.
Skimmer is a business ops platform with chemistry bolted on. PoolFu is a chemistry platform with route ops built in. For solo techs and small crews who care about water quality, that difference matters.
They log readings. We understand them.
Skimmer records your test results and embeds Orenda's LSI calculator. That's it. PoolFu's Unity Framework coordinates seven resolvers, so every recommendation accounts for every interaction. Raise pH for water balance? The system checks chlorine effectiveness first. Add calcium for CSI? Surface limits are enforced automatically.
Skimmer's chemistry is a single embedded index. PoolFu treats water as an integrated system.
What you get with each.
Chemistry Intelligence
AI Assistant
Service Management
Equipment Databases
Global & Language
Weather & Seasonal
Field Reliability
What it actually costs.
Skimmer charges $1/location/month (Getting Started, $49 minimum) or $2/location/month (Scaling Up, $98 minimum). Both tiers include 49 locations in the base price. PoolFu Pro is $29.99/month flat with unlimited pools and full chemistry intelligence.
Prices shown use Skimmer's Getting Started tier ($1/location/month, $49 minimum). Their Scaling Up tier ($2/location/month, $98 minimum) includes LSI calculator and route optimization. PoolFu Pro includes everything at a flat rate.
What Skimmer users actually say.
Yeah it's getting out of hand. I was charged $384 this month. $248 just two months ago in February. There was a letter about tiered pricing. Something about a low tier if you only use for basic route maintenance and a high tier for all the bells and whistles.
r/PoolPros, Reddit · April 2025
Price increase from $.50 to $2 per pool... They couldn't care less about the little guy.
BMF250, App Store · June 2025
Skimmer is the industry standard.
Let's be clear about what Skimmer does well. They're the most established player in pool service software. Their route management, customer communication, and back-office features are mature and battle-tested. If you're running a large operation with multiple techs, office staff, and need enterprise-level accountability features, Skimmer has earned its reputation.
But Skimmer is a business ops platform with chemistry bolted on.
Their entire chemistry capability is an embedded Orenda LSI calculator. One index that covers water balance. No coordinated resolvers. No FC/CYA relationship. No AI assistant that knows your customer's pool. They log your readings but don't understand what they mean together.
For solo techs and small crews who care about water quality, you're paying per-pool fees for infrastructure you don't need while getting basic chemistry. PoolFu Pro gives you real chemistry intelligence, the kind that prevents callbacks and catches problems before they become complaints, at a flat $29.99/month regardless of how many pools you service.
Skimmer started with route management and bolted on chemistry. PoolFu started with chemistry intelligence and built route management in. For independent techs and small crews who want their software to actually understand water, not just log it, PoolFu Pro delivers better chemistry at $29.99/month flat. No per-pool fees, no paying for enterprise features you don't use. And your whole crew can use it in their own language.
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