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Pool service
Your pools, the season and the reports, managed in one place
A pool list, season plans, weekly planning for the spring and autumn rush, a phone report with water values and an invoice with QR-bill: a web app for pool service firms in Switzerland.
For now, it is an idea.
The problem
In spring every pool wants to open at the same time, in autumn every pool needs closing at the same time. In between come service visits, a repair call and the question of whose pump already dripped last year. Pool details, appointments, notes from the pool and invoices sit in folders, on slips of paper and in a phone. Whoever bills in the evening has to gather it all.
Our approach
We are building a web app that covers the daily work of a pool service firm and nothing more: pools, season plans, visits, reports, quotes and invoices. It will work in CHF, create QR-bills, know the public holidays of your canton and work in German, French, Italian and English. The data will be stored on infrastructure in Switzerland. Simple on purpose, so the time stays at the pool.
Who it is for
For pool service firms in Switzerland that look after private pools, whirlpools and swim spas, whether one technician with a van or a firm with a workshop and several teams.
What is planned
A pool list with plant and notes
For each pool you will record the address, volume, water treatment, filter, cover and a note about the plant, plus the client who pays for it. The latest reports and photos are meant to sit on the pool card, so nobody has to ask a question at the pool.
A season plan for every pool
Opening in April, a service every four weeks, closing in October: you will set the routine once per pool. The app is meant to create the visits from it and show the year as one bar, with a price per season, per visit or by hours and parts.
Weekly planning for the spring and autumn rush
The app will show how many visits fall due in which week and how many have no day yet. You will put visits on a day and on one or more people, and in rain or when someone is ill a whole day should move with one action.
A report on the phone, with one hand
Checklist, water values, photos, parts used and hours: the report is meant to take a few taps on the phone, with large buttons for wet hands. The water values are your own notes, not an official water test, and the app will not judge them.
A quote from the follow-up
If the report says "replace pump seal", the app will turn it into a quote with one tap. Your client should be able to view and accept it through a link, without creating an account.
An invoice with QR-bill made from the reports
From the reports the app will create an invoice with a Swiss QR-bill, showing VAT if your business is subject to it. Payment can be by bank transfer, TWINT or cash, and your team's hours are meant to be exportable every month.
Your data in Pool service
The same commitments apply to every app that grows out of our ideas.
Data in Switzerland
Our apps store your data on infrastructure in Switzerland. Where exactly is stated on one page – not spread across several documents.
Your data is not for sale
We do not sell, rent or pass on your data. We earn from the app, not from what you entrust to it.
No AI training on your data
Your data is not used to train AI models. Not ours, and not anyone else’s.
Swiss data-protection law as the standard
We design to the Swiss Data Protection Act and build privacy in from the start – not as an adjustment at the end.
Frequently asked questions
Is your question not answered here? Write to us – we read every message.
ContactWhere will my firm's data be stored?
The app will store pools, plans, reports, photos and invoices on infrastructure in Switzerland. Notifications on the phone will need a service provider; we will disclose which one before launch. This website itself is hosted with a provider in Switzerland; the privacy policy says so.
Will my clients' data be sold or used to train AI?
No. We do not sell, rent or pass on data, and we do not use it to train AI models. The app will run without advertising and without tracking.
Does the app assess my water values?
No. The fields for pH, disinfectant and temperature are your notes on the visit and the history per pool. The app will neither show a target range nor recommend a dose, and it does not replace an official water analysis. What to do at the pool is your decision.
Does this also cover public pools and hotel pools?
No. The idea is meant for private pools, whirlpools and swim spas that you look after for private persons, property managers and companies. Pools open to the public have their own water rules, which this app does not cover.
What if I work alone with a van?
Then the app fits just as well. The weekly planning shows one column, the report takes three taps, and more people are meant to be added as the firm grows.
When will the app be available?
There is no date yet. We are working on this idea; at launch we will tell you once, if you wish. How many people are waiting for an idea helps us decide the order in which we build.
What will it cost?
The price is not set yet. It will be shown in CHF and be clear enough for a small firm to decide without long deliberation. We will name a figure only when it is right.
Does signing up commit me to anything?
No, signing up is non-binding. You will get a single message once this idea becomes an app, and nothing else. We use your e-mail address only for that; what we store is described in the privacy policy.
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