Comparison

Linear Mobile vs PINGPAD

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

Head to head
About

Linear Mobile

Manage your product development workflows on the go. This mobile companion allows you to file issues, track projects, and update important documents from anywhere, ensuring you stay connected to your team's progress.

Highlights
  • File issues on-the-go
  • Stay updated on work streams
  • Instant notifications
  • Update issues and projects remotely
  • Companion to desktop app
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Linear is a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Streamline issues, projects, and product roadmaps. Linear Mobile is a companion to the Linear desktop app, designed for on-demand workflows when you are away from your keyboard: • File issues on-the-go • Stay up-to-date on your most important streams of work • Get instant notifications about important updates • Update issues, projects, and documents from anywhere Please note: This app requires an existing Linear account.

About

PINGPAD

Features
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PINGPAD is an Intercom platform based on mobile phone device handset. Using mobile device as an Intercom handset offers mobility convenience and productivity improvements. PINGPAD Intercom service is designed for business such as lodging business, business office and living communities such as apartment, condominium, townhome, mobile home park, etc. to provide visitor and internal call service to members. More than an Intercom, PINGPAD comes complete with features that enable management to manage various services to user community such as security management, emergency channel along with many personal convenient services. To launch PINGPAD Intercom service, a business is required to register a PINGPAD service account with SQUAREPING, creates Intercom extensions and assigns extensions to users who are target member of a business, e.g. lodging guests, residents of living community or office workers of a business. Member then downloads and installs PINGPAD app on own device and uses the app to claim the assigned extension to activate it. FEATURES: - Receive incoming calls from external visitors in the lobby or internal extensions - Quick access buttons to lobby, help desk, security and other internal services - Direct call to other internal extensions - Versatile - Support Audio/Video Internet Call - Safety - Visually identify caller prior to answering an incoming call - Flexibility - Multi-device per extension, a.k.a. ring group, - Audit trail - Call history log with call back support - Audio voicemail with transcript support.

Screenshots

Linear Mobile4 screens
PINGPAD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Linear Mobile at weekly against PINGPAD's every 2 weeks. PINGPAD's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Linear Mobile ships an update weekly, PINGPAD every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Linear Mobile versus PINGPAD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinear MobilePINGPAD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB90 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLinearSQUAREPING INC.

Bugs and requests

Linear Mobile

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sign in with Google not working properly
  • Scrolling issues when navigating issue lists

Requested features

4 requests
  • Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
  • Ability to modify documents
  • Vim mode
  • Widgets for iOS

PINGPAD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Linear Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

PINGPAD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linear Mobile free?
Linear Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PINGPAD free?
PINGPAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Linear Mobile or PINGPAD have ads?
Neither Linear Mobile nor PINGPAD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Linear Mobile or PINGPAD?
Linear Mobile ships an update weekly, and PINGPAD every 2 weeks. Most recently, Linear Mobile was updated on October 11, 2026 and PINGPAD on September 26, 2026.

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