Pool Brain
Pool Brain is software for organizing pool service operations, with tools for scheduling routes, managing recurring service plans, and handling work orders.
What Pool Brain is
Pool Brain is software for organizing pool service operations, with tools for scheduling routes, managing recurring service plans, and handling work orders. Technicians can record chemical readings and use a mobile app for field work. Customers have access to a portal, and the software also includes invoicing. These functions bring scheduling, service records, technician workflows, customer access, and billing together. Pool Brain is available on the web, iOS, and Android, so it can be accessed across desktop and mobile platforms. The product is paid and offers a 30-day trial. The company is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Pool Brain may be relevant to service businesses looking to coordinate recurring visits and keep operational tasks, readings, and invoices within one system. The listed features focus on pool service management rather than general-purpose business operations.
Good
- Includes route scheduling and recurring service plans.
- Technicians can record chemical readings.
- Offers technician mobile app and customer portal.
- Includes work orders and invoicing.
- Available on web, iOS, and Android.
Watch out
- Paid software; a 30-day trial is listed.
- Listed platforms are web, iOS, and Android.
Who it suits
Pool Brain suits pool service businesses that need route scheduling, recurring service plans, work orders, and invoicing. Its mobile app and customer portal may also be useful for teams and customers who need access beyond the office.
Verdict
Pool Brain brings several pool-service tasks together, from recurring visits and field readings to customer access and invoicing. Consider whether its listed platforms and paid model fit your operation.
The facts
Each one read from Pool Brain's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Billing
- The platform supports automatic or manual invoices and payments, including flat-rate or per-visit billing and advance or arrears billing.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Trial
- The company comparison page states that Pool Brain offers a 30 day free trial.checked 8 Oct 2001
What it does
- Chemical dosing
- The app calculates chemical dosage recommendations from technician-entered readings and tracks chemical use and costs.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Chemicals
- The app calculates chemical dosing from technician readings and tracks chemical use and costs.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Customer portal
- The customer portal lets customers view past job and route-stop details on demand.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Data security
- The privacy policy says information is stored on secure servers behind firewalls and that payment card details are handled by third-party processors rather than retained by Pool Brain.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Guided workflows
- Custom guided workflows require technicians to complete tasks in the set order and at the set times.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Pool Brain describes two-way QuickBooks Online synchronization for customer details, invoices, payments, refunds, products and other data.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Notable limit
- The official pricing page shows a technician-count selector from 5 to 50 but does not display a subscription price in the opened page.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Offline use
- The technician app works without a cell signal and syncs job data to the cloud when it has a signal.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Orenda integration
- The Orenda Calculator is built into the Pool Brain app and supports automatic dosing and LSI calculations.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Payments
- Pool Brain says its automatic billing can charge credit cards or ACH and retry a declined charge once per day.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The Privacy Policy says the platform may collect contact details, service information, device details and usage data.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Product
- Pool Brain is pool service management software designed for pool companies, including larger businesses and companies that want to grow.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Pool Brain provides software for managing pool service businesses.checked 8 Oct 2001
- QuickBooks integration
- Pool Brain supports two-way automatic syncing with QuickBooks Online for customer information, invoices, payments, and other mapped fields.checked 8 Oct 2001
- QuickBooks sync limit
- Invoice edits made in QuickBooks Online do not sync back to Pool Brain when the invoice contains bundle line items.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Quotes and jobs
- Users can create quotes on the web or in the app, and approved quotes automatically become jobs.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Routes
- Users can optimize routes with one click, drag and drop stops, and view route progress in real time.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Routing
- The platform offers route optimization, drag-and-drop scheduling, and real-time job status indicators.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- The Terms of Service say Pool Brain has implemented reasonable administrative, technical and physical information security practices for customer data.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Pool Brain's help center provides support articles, and its site offers a demo booking link.checked 8 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ, United Stateschecked 23 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Offline app
- The technician app can work without a cell signal and sync job data to the cloud when a signal returns.checked 8 Oct 2001
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