I love PoolMath for the calculators and the easy access to the data, but I do miss my old log book. It was a freebie from work, with a beautiful blue cover and filled with graph paper. I used it diligently, recording my tests, my chemical additions, and also a lot of text about my observations and what worked & what didn't for opening/closing. I may have also used a few pages to design the current location and plumbing layout - graph paper, you know.
I use the app a lot - but not ususally to record all my tests. Mostly just additions. So it's definitely an incomplete log. I don't like typing on my phone so I no longer journal about the experience. But every year, I ask myself if it's time to reinstate the paper... I try not to use paper anymore, at work or at home, so this is problematic.
But your post has made me think of something new. For all my scratchpad needs, I now use a Rocketbook, which is a waterproof, erasable paper that has a scanning QR code printed on. You can erase by spraying with water and wiping off. You can scan to multiple locations like email, Google docs, One Note, or One Drive. I don't usually scan, I use it more as erasable/reusable paper, but lot of people make templates out of their notebooks. When I scan, I scan to OneNote and it makes a new page with each scan - much like a journal. For a pool, you could easily buy a small notepad or an executive size, make a template, record your data, scan and save, erase, and reuse. There is an ok OCR function, but it wouldn't really work to automatically transfer into a spreadsheet.
Thanks for asking this question! I think I may make a template. For anyone interested, getrocketbook.com has details on all their notebooks (which are sold by all the major retailers), and there's a Facebook group that goes into detail on the many ways one could make a template.
