# Pool Math by TroubleFreePool

> Easy pool care and maintenance

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1228819359](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1228819359)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1228819359`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TroubleFreePool
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (285 ratings)
- **Version:** 512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-03
- **First published:** 2017-06-16
- **Size:** 314 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pool-math-by-troublefreepool/id1228819359)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://poolmathapp.com/privacy/](http://poolmathapp.com/privacy/)

## Description

Pool Math by TroubleFreePool is a pool care calculator and tracker that helps you balance chlorine, pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, and stabilizers. It provides calculators for key metrics, a maintenance log, weather conditions, and a summary view to review test results and chemical additions in one place.

Premium features unlock unlimited test history storage, maintenance reminders, cloud sync, multi-device configurations, and CSV export so you can back up and share data across devices.

## Rankings

- #100,454 — Overall

## Review summary

Pool Math by Trouble Free Pool is widely praised for tracking test results, calculating exact chemical additions, and offering helpful tools like the Effects of Adding calculator, Timeline, and Pool School. Users appreciate its ability to keep pools balanced and reduce pool-store testing, especially for long-time subscribers. However, recurring concerns include stability issues, paywall gating, data loss, missing reminders, and post-update UI clutter and confusion.

### Pros

- Tracks test results and computes exact chemical additions for your pool size.
- Useful calculators and timeline features (Effects of Adding, Timeline) and Pool School.
- Easy input of test results and clear range guidance.
- Longstanding, credible community behind Trouble Free Pool with practical, trusted guidance.
- Helps maintain a balanced pool and reduces need for pool-store testing.

### Cons

- App instability and performance issues (crashes, freezes, slow load times).
- Subscription gating that blocks logging/updating without a paid plan.
- Data history loss and weak backup/sync (lost history after updates; limited device syncing).
- Reminders/alerts not delivering notifications.
- UI/UX issues after updates (cluttered layout, non-intuitive navigation, difficulty viewing all results).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1228819359)