Comparison

Pool Guy Pilot vs Skimmer

Skimmer is built for a shop. Pool Guy Pilot is built for the guy in the truck.

If you already run Skimmer, you are not starting over. Import the route, then run the day from your phone.

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$30 a month. 14-day free trial. Cancel in Settings.

Who each one is for

Same industry. Different job.

Skimmer

Skimmer is the incumbent scheduler. Shops use it. Dispatch uses it. A lot of solo operators ended up on it because everyone else was on it.

Their pricing is per service location. See current numbers on getskimmer.com.

Pool Guy Pilot

Pool Guy Pilot is for one operator. One plan. $30 a month. 14 days free. No per-customer price, no per-tech seat on the base plan.

  • One operator. One plan.
  • $30 a month. 14-day free trial.
  • Cancel in Settings.

At the pool

Snap the test strip, talk the notes, the visit is logged.

From the phone
Snap the test strip, talk the notes, the visit is logged. Built for the stop, not the office.
Customer reports
Customer report email is opt-in in Settings. You choose if the homeowner gets it.
Invoices from the day
Invoices draft from logged visits. The stop you just did is the line item.

Switching

Import from Skimmer. Run one week on the real route. Keep Skimmer until you don’t need it.

  1. 1

    Import from Skimmer

    Bring the route over. You are not retyping every stop.

  2. 2

    Run one week on the real route

    Use it on the actual day, from the phone, at the pool.

  3. 3

    Keep Skimmer until you do not need it

    No big-bang cutover. Run both until the truck does not miss the old app.

Who this is not for

Office plus dispatcher plus crew payroll and back office. That is not us.

If you need a shop system with dispatch and a desk night, Skimmer is built for that. Pool Guy Pilot is built for one operator in the truck.

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$30 a month. 14-day free trial. Cancel in Settings.

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Pool Guy Pilot vs Skimmer