Pool service companies need route software that handles weekly and twice-weekly visits, seasonal openings and closings, commercial windows (before guests arrive, outside swim lessons) and dense routes where every minute of driving counts. Crewtide builds the week from your pool list with route optimization, flags anything outside its window and lists every customer whose visit moved. It doesn’t log chemical readings or invoice.
Why pool routes get messy
- Weekly, every week. A missed day ripples into the next week’s chemistry and complaints.
- Two visits a week for busy pools. Hotels and gyms often need service twice a week with a gap between visits.
- Seasons. Openings, closings and winter schedules change the route every spring and fall.
- Guest and member hours. Early mornings before the hotel pool opens, or between swim team practice and lessons.
- Weather and equipment. Storms add cleanups, and a broken pump turns a 30-minute stop into two hours.
How to plan pool routes in Crewtide
- Import your pools.Address, cycle (weekly, twice a week), usual days, window, season start and end, and time on site.
- Build the week.Every pool that’s due goes on a route, ordered by real drive time.
- Add the extras.Openings, closings and repair visits go in with Find a spot, which shows what each placement pushes back.
- Close a day for weather.Its visits spread across the rest of the week.
- Publish.Print or export route sheets, and use the To notify list for customers whose day changed.
Typical customer rules
| Pool | Cycle | Window | Time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Hotel | Twice weekly (Mon, Thu) | 6:00–8:30 AM, before guests | 45 min |
| Willow Creek HOA | Weekly, May–Sep | 7:00 AM–noon | 40 min |
| Summit Fitness | Weekly | 1:00–3:00 PM, no-go during lessons | 50 min |
| Cedar Lane Apartments | Weekly, opening in April | Any time, no-go weekends | 35 min |
What Crewtide doesn’t do for pool service
Keep your pool software for chemical readings, service logs and photos, parts and invoicing. Crewtide plans the routes.
Coming with Pro: texts to customers when a visit moves and a technician phone app.
What it costs
$49 per technician on a route a month billed annually; month to month ($59) bills only for technicians on routes that month, which suits seasonal crews. Office users are free.
Questions
What is the best pool service route software?
Look for weekly cycles, twice-weekly visits, seasonal dates and windows, real drive-time routing and an easy way to see what a change bumps. Crewtide covers the routing; keep your pool software for chemical logs and billing.
Can Crewtide schedule twice-weekly pool visits?
Yes. Give the pool two service days, and Crewtide plans a visit on each.
How does Crewtide handle seasonal pools?
Each pool has a season start and end, so it drops off and returns to the route on its own.
Does Crewtide log chemical readings?
No. Keep your pool service software for readings and service logs.