Your route, service history, customer notes, task checklists, chemical tracking, and photos. Everything you need to do your job is right there—mobile-friendly and easy to use.
That's a common misconception. Pool Brain has historically mostly focused on larger operations, but Skimmer serves pool pros of all sizes — from solo operators to enterprise teams running 50+ routes. The difference is that Skimmer is designed to be simple and usable from day one, without the steep learning curve.
Skimmer's app is built for techs — fast, simple, and works offline. Paythepoolman users have reported bugs, crashes, and a clunky interface that wastes time in the field.
Yes. Skimmer has a U.S.-based team with dedicated customer success managers, account managers, and support reps available by phone, email, chatbot, and chat. We also have 100+ training videos and an active community of 1,500+ pool pros. Paythepoolman has minimal documentation and no organized training library or peer community.
Skimmer Billing handles all your invoicing and payments in one place—no third-party tools needed. It gives customers a seamless, branded experience and supports AutoPay and digital wallets. Skimmer also integrates with QuickBooks Online for broader accounting needs.
Skimmer's invoicing and payments solution is more robust and reliable. We've processed over $500M in payments annually, with automated invoice reminders, AutoPay, and next-day payouts that reduce payment time from 45 to 27 days. Paythepoolman users have reported inconsistent billing and invoices that don't always generate correctly.
No! Depending on your selected package; you will be billed $1 or $2 per month for each serviced location, regardless of how many times you may visit or how many bodies of water are at that serviced location. Service the same location one time or ten times and you'll only be billed once per month for that location. Pretty cool, right?
Skimmer has a dedicated U.S.-based support team, 5 customer success managers, 5 account managers, 2 onboarding managers, and 100+ training videos. POM has minimal documentation, no community, and users report feeling like beta testers rather than supported customers.
ProValet is relatively new and unproven. They display review badges on their site, but only have a single Capterra review behind them. Skimmer has nearly 7,000 customers, 212 Capterra reviews, and over 100 million route stops completed.
