Both track water chemistry with LSI. Both run routes. The biggest difference is the pricing model, and it compounds as your route grows.
Skimmer bills per service location. RouteSplash bills per pool. Same number, different rate — so the gap widens as you grow.
| Route size | RouteSplash | Skimmer (Scaling Up) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 pools | $49/mo (Starter) | ~$98/mo | $59/mo saved |
| 50 pools | $49/mo (Starter) | ~$100/mo | $61/mo saved |
| 100 pools | $144/mo | ~$200/mo | $56/mo saved |
| 200 pools | $194/mo | ~$400/mo | $206/mo saved |
| 400 pools (Enterprise) | $344/mo | ~$1,000/mo | $656/mo saved |
Skimmer figures assume the Scaling Up tier at $2/location, the tier that includes route optimization and the LSI dosing calculator. Competitor pricing checked October 30, 2026, from each company's publicly posted rates. Prices change — verify directly before deciding.
Where each product genuinely wins, stated plainly — including the places Skimmer is ahead.
| What you get | RouteSplash | Skimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $49 flat (Starter) to 50 pools, then $59 + $30/login + $0.25/pool, then $0.75/pool (past 150) | Per pool serviced |
| Starting price | $49/mo (Starter) flat (up to 50 pools) | ~$49/mo minimum (“Getting Started”, $1/pool) |
| Cost of adding a 10th tech | $30 per login | $0 directly, but more pools serviced usually moves you to a higher per-pool tier |
| Water chemistry + LSI dosing | Built in, every plan | LSI & dosing calculator on Scaling Up and above |
| Route optimization | Every plan | Scaling Up and Enterprise only |
| Compliance-grade chemical records | Built in, inspection-ready export | Available |
| Offline field capture | Android app: built in, queues and syncs. iPhone: web app, needs a connection | Available |
| Native iPhone app | Web app today — native iPhone app coming soon | Yes |
| Test kit integrations | LaMotte Bluetooth read/import (experimental), strip scan + typed chemistry with LSI | LaMotte, Orenda, Heritage |
| Established user base | New — launched 2026 | Claims 30,000+ pool pros |
If any of these are hard requirements, pick Skimmer and skip the migration.
Skimmer ships native iOS and Android apps. RouteSplash has native Android with offline queueing and an iPhone app coming soon; today iPhone runs as a web app that needs a connection. If your whole crew is on iPhone, that is a real gap.
Skimmer advertises LaMotte, Orenda and Heritage integrations. RouteSplash reads LaMotte Spin Touch results over Bluetooth in the Android app (experimental; real-meter verification still required), with test-strip scanning and typed chemistry as alternatives. It does not claim Orenda or Heritage integration.
Skimmer has 30,000+ pool pros, years of production use, and a 30-day refund guarantee. RouteSplash launched in 2026. If track record matters more than price, Skimmer is the safer bet.
At very small route sizes the dollar gap is narrow — roughly $59/month. That may not be enough to justify a migration. Switch when the annual savings become real.
Per-pool pricing punishes growth. Going from 50 to 200 pools roughly doubles your Skimmer bill. On RouteSplash it goes from $49 (Starter) to $59 + $30/login + $0.25/pool, then $0.75/pool — and the per-pool rate actually drops as you cross tiers.
Skimmer gates route optimization and the LSI calculator behind Scaling Up. RouteSplash puts every feature on every plan, including the $49 (Starter) entry tier. There is no upsell ladder to climb.
RouteSplash reports which pools and routes actually make money — revenue from invoices, chemicals at your supplier cost, tech time and drive time, and mileage. Money-losers sort to the top. That is a capability Skimmer does not list as a first-class report.
Track which tech drove which truck and when, log fuel and mileage, flag equipment that keeps getting lost or bought twice, and run multi-person job teams (pool builds, repairs) with per-job privacy and contractor access. RouteSplash models the whole business, not just the route.
Chemicals your techs log are billed at your price-book prices — converted, de-duplicated, and never back-dated. Skimmer's chemistry tracking is strong, but turning logged chemicals into a customer line item is RouteSplash-specific automation.
Export every customer, pool, chemical log, invoice, and service report to CSV at any time, from the same screen you import with. Nothing is held hostage.
Skimmer exports cleanly. Here is the sequence, start to finish.
Skimmer exports customers to CSV with service addresses, pool details, and contact info. Do this before your billing period ends — you keep access through the paid term.
The importer auto-maps Skimmer's column headers and shows a preview of every row before anything saves. Nothing is committed until you confirm the mapping.
Routes are rebuilt in RouteSplash, not imported — service frequency and tech assignment typically need re-deciding after a migration anyway. Plan a half day for a 100-pool route.
Keep Skimmer active for one billing cycle while your crew runs RouteSplash. Most companies finish the cutover in under two weeks, but the overlap costs nothing extra since the trial is free.
The full platform, shipped this year — no higher tier to unlock any of it.
Details on the feature guide. Try the route profit calculator on your own numbers.
Yes. At 100 pools with 2 logins RouteSplash costs $144/month. Skimmer's Scaling Up tier — the one that includes route optimization and the LSI dosing calculator — costs roughly $200/month at $2 per location. That is $75/month, or about $900 a year.
Skimmer's Getting Started tier is about $49/month at $1 per location, and it does not include route optimization or the LSI dosing calculator. RouteSplash is $49 flat (Starter) up to 50 pools with every feature included.
RouteSplash charges $30 per login plus $0.25 per pool. Skimmer does not bill per technician directly, but more techs usually means more pools serviced, which moves you into a higher per-pool tier.
RouteSplash can read LaMotte Spin Touch results over Bluetooth in its Android app (experimental; real-meter verification still required), plus test-strip scanning and typed chemistry with LSI. Skimmer advertises LaMotte, Orenda and Heritage integrations; RouteSplash does not claim those other integrations.
Yes. Export customers from Skimmer as CSV, then use RouteSplash's importer, which auto-maps columns and previews before saving. See the switching guide for the full walkthrough.
An iPhone app is coming soon. RouteSplash has a native Android app with offline capture that queues and syncs; on iPhone today it is a home-screen web app that needs a connection. Skimmer has native iOS and Android apps today.
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