Pinged vs Active ·
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinged
This utility app helps visualize GPS coordinates and map areas of interest. It can receive location data via email, automatically map points, and notify users of updates. Share locations with teams and set up geofence notifications for movement.
- Map GPS coordinates
- Visualize radius around points
- Receive location data via email
- Automatic mapping of locations
- Share pings with teams
- Geofence movement notifications
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Pinged by Badge Apps provides practical resources for many applications where mapping GPS coordinates and a visualizing a radius around those points can be helpful. Pinging a phone? Pinged can receive location data from external sources over email and automatically map the locations and notify you of updates. Share pings with your team, plot points of interest or even receive geofence related movement notifications. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Active ·
This app offers real-time situational awareness for first responders. It provides a live location view of team members, enhancing coordination and response efforts.
- Real-time location tracking
- Situational awareness for teams
- Enhanced coordination
- First responder focused
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Active provides a situational awareness for first responders, enabling a real-time location view of team members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pinged at 4.6 against Active ·'s 4.2. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pinged holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively.
Pinged ships an update every 2 months, Active · every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinged | Active · |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aaron Benzick | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
Customer experience
Pinged
Active ·
In-app purchases
Pinged
No in-app purchases
Active ·
No in-app purchases
