Comparison

Deploy Pro vs Pagem

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Deploy Pro

This app provides first responders with essential tools for search and rescue operations. It features a collaborative map for tracking locations and important points, a field reference guide, and a triage counter. Users can also document damage with a built-in camera and take notes.

Highlights
  • Collaborative map with user pins and markers
  • Categorized map markers (Hazards, Victims, etc.)
  • FEMA-sourced reference guide
  • Triage counter
  • Built-in camera for damage reports
  • Notepad for information storage and sharing
Features
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Deploy Pro is designed as an app with CERT teams in mind but can be used by any search and rescue team or other first responders.The map feature allows users to see pins (user locations) and markers (locations set by users) in the area they are responding to. There are 30 different user pins, making it easy to designate team colors and 20 shareable map markers that users can place on the map to designate important locations. The map markers are grouped into 5 categories: Hazards, Command, Victims, Damage, Search X. Markers by default are set to the user's location, but can also be manually placed by dragging the map, or typing in an address. Users can add notes to markers and also share the lat/long with other users if needed. The reference guide is sourced from the FEMA Basic CERT course, and it includes all the information that might be needed when in the field, in addition to other relevant topics like Knots and Hazmat markings. The app also includes a triage counter to track victim counts by triage color, a built-in camera for damage reports, and a notepad to store information and share with other users.

About

Pagem

This app provides a reliable and private mobile paging system. It ensures message delivery even in silent modes with gradually increasing volume and offers group notification features to streamline responses. An integrated API allows for flexible integration with third-party systems.

Highlights
  • Gradual volume increase for alerts
  • Group hunting for prioritized responses
  • Page activity history
  • Snooze function for temporary unavailability
  • Privacy-focused, no data harvesting
  • REST API for third-party integration
  • Web console access
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Pagem is SIMPLE because it's just a free pager app with no frills. Pagem is PRIVATE because it doesn't harvest data off your phone. Pagem is FLEXIBLE through its group hunting and simple API. Pagem is RELENTLESS by working in silent modes to ensure delivery. INTRODUCTION Pagem works like an Amber Alert - just not as scary. Our free pager app gradually gets your attention by slowly increasing the volume of the page over a set time, even with phones in silent or do not disturb modes. It's the ideal mobile paging app to track down your colleagues, friends and family when you really need them in an emergency. HIGHLIGHTS Pagem is a reliable MOBILE PAGING APP that respects privacy. We only require push notifications to create this simple paging app. We never harvest, collect or resell private data from your phone. All data is encrypted for a GDPR and HIPAA compliant paging application. Pagem is a powerful GROUP NOTIFICATION SYSTEM that keeps teams in sync. With flexible group hunting, you configure the priority ordering within your groups so only one person responds. No more disrupting your entire team. All the while keeping everyone in the loop in one simple mobile paging system. Pagem is a flexible AUTOMATED ALERT SYSTEM that integrates with anything. With our simple REST API you can integrate our free pager app with any number of third party systems and online services, including IOT devices, and more. Use it to create a custom alerting application for your people and groups. FEATURES 1. Gradual Paging We built Pagem to work like an Amber Alert - just not as scary. Pagem gradually gets your attention by slowly increasing the volume of the page over a pre-set paging time you choose. 2. Group Hunting Pagem offers powerful group hunting features that you can setup with simple drag and drop. When you trigger a group page (manually or through the API) - the Pagem system starts paging the first (priority 1) group member. If they don't answer it moves on to the next, and so on. 3. Page Activity Pagem keeps a comprehensive history of all activity in the system that's easy to review. Any time you get a page (or miss one!) visit the activity screen to determine what happened and when. When it's a group page, it's easy to determine who took the page during the hunting cycle. 4. Snooze Function With Pagem you have the option to snooze pages for a spell. People trying to get hold of you will receive a busy signal, and you'll still get a notification (albeit a quiet one). It's a great way to relay you're temporarily unavailable. 5. Privacy Typical pager apps ask for all sorts of permissions. They want to read messages, access your phone, listen on your microphone, report your location, and more. No thanks! Pagem never harvests anything off your phone, and Pagem requires no extra permissions. 6. Web Console In addition to the mobile phone pager app, you can use the Pagem web application to access the same great features. Register your business or organization with Pagem (no mobile phone number required) to setup a dispatch board for your staff, employees, associates, etc. ABOUT OPEN SKY SOFTWARE, INC. Open Sky provides custom software development and engineering services. We specialize in secure high performance web, mobile & embedded applications written by the world's best software engineers and programmers. For over 20 years, Open Sky Software has been designing and building custom applications for finance, accounting, education, medical, workflow automation, technical engineering, and more.

Screenshots

Deploy Pro4 screens
Pagem3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pagem at none against Deploy Pro's 1. Pagem also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Deploy Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Deploy Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pagem asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Deploy Pro against 4.8 for Pagem. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Deploy Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pagem's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deploy Pro ships an update every 3 months, Pagem monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Deploy Pro versus Pagem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeploy ProPagem
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better4.8 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael RossOpen Sky Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Deploy Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Pagem

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Deploy Pro

One-time1
  • Lifetime License$9.99
None

Pagem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deploy Pro free?
Deploy Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pagem free?
Pagem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deploy Pro or Pagem?
Deploy Pro is rated higher. Deploy Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Pagem averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do Deploy Pro or Pagem have ads?
Neither Deploy Pro nor Pagem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deploy Pro or Pagem?
Deploy Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Pagem monthly. Most recently, Deploy Pro was updated on September 20, 2026 and Pagem on September 8, 2026.

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