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SwimSorted in 2 minutes

What a pool tech does all day, what goes wrong, and how a phone app helps. In plain words.

  • In one sentenceSwimSorted tells pool and spa techs exactly what to add, and gives the owner proof of every visit, sent in one tap. Think of it as a recipe and a logbook in one.

The problem

A backyard pool needs looking after, every week

  1. Lots of pools, one tech. A pool tech drives from backyard to backyard, often 10 to 15 pools a day.
  2. Every pool needs testing. At each one they test the water, then add the right amount of chemicals to put it right.
  3. Small mistakes show. Get it wrong and the water goes green, stings people’s eyes, or chemicals get poured in for nothing.
  4. Most of it is in their head. Today, many techs work it out from memory, a clipboard and maths in their head, standing in the sun.
  5. The owner never sees it. The person who owns the pool often doesn’t know what was done, or when.
  6. The office chases paper. Back at base, someone chases timesheets for wages and paperwork to bill for chemicals.

What SwimSorted does

Four steps at every pool, on the tech’s phone

  1. Two words worth knowing

    Chlorine
    Kills germs in the water.
    pH
    How acidic the water is. Too high or too low, and it stings eyes and skin.

    Step 1 Test the water

    The tech tests the water with a kit and taps the numbers into the phone: how much chlorine, and the pH. A pool that needs nothing takes 5 taps, start to saved.

    A typo or a reading that looks wrong is caught straight away.

  2. The phone showing two things to add, in order: first 450 mL of pool acid to lower the pH, then chlorine.

    Step 2 The app works out what to add

    It works out how much to add from the bottles in that tech’s van, at their real strength. No maths in their head.

    It puts them in a safe order. Two of the chemicals must never meet, so it keeps them apart: a different spot with the pump running, which the tech ticks on the card, or 30 minutes apart with a timer. Every amount has safety limits, and the label on the product always wins.

  3. The tech’s day on the phone: on site at a family pool, testing for 9 minutes so far, a customer’s reply, the next pool that’s due, and an earlier pool ticked off with the times it started and finished.

    Step 3 The visit is saved, with the time

    The tech taps done. What the water tested at, what went in, any photos and the time are saved against that pool.

    No signal in the backyard? It still works, and sends itself when the signal’s back.

  4. The pool owner’s report on their phone: your pool tested swim ready, every test in range, with a note from the tech.
    The team’s day at a glance: 16 of 30 pools done, 3 people working, 1 at lunch and 1 finished.

    Step 4 Everyone can see what happened

    The pool owner gets a link from the tech, sent in one tap: what the water tested at, in plain words, what went in and why, and when they can swim. No app, no login. They can reply and rate the visit.

    The office sees who’s on site, at lunch or finished, and how many pools are done. Hours for wages come from taps the tech already makes (arrived, job done). The chemicals used become charges for Xero or MYOB, the accounting software many NZ businesses use.

Why it matters

Better for the water, the owner and the business

Safer water

The right amount, in a safe order, with checks that catch a typo before anything goes in the pool.

Less wasted chemical

Adding what the water needs, not a guess, means less poured in for nothing.

Proof of every visit

Every test and everything added is saved with the time. If an owner asks what happened, the company can show them.

Less admin

Hours and chemical charges come from taps already made at the pool. No timesheets to chase, no billing on a Sunday night.

Who it’s for

Pool service companies in New Zealand first, then Australia: from one person with a van to a team of techs. It’s made in New Zealand by a working pool tech.

How it makes money: a company pays monthly for each tech who uses it. Office logins are free. See the prices

Quick questions

Does the pool owner need to download anything?

No. They get a link on their phone that opens the report. No app, no login.

What if there’s no phone signal in the backyard?

It still works. The visit saves on the tech’s phone and sends itself when the signal’s back.

Could the app tell someone to add too much?

Every amount has safety limits, readings that look wrong are caught before anything goes in, and the label on the product always wins. The tech still reads the label.

Who pays for it?

The pool company, as a monthly subscription for each tech who uses it. Office logins are free, and pool owners never pay SwimSorted anything.

Is it only for big companies?

No. It works for one person with a van as well as a team of techs with an office.

See it for yourself

See it in action Try the app What a pool owner sees

The demo uses made-up pools, so tap anything.

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