Comparison

Pager vs Active911 ActiveTeam

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

Head to head
About

Pager

This app simulates a traditional pager, offering features like delivery confirmation and end-to-end security. Send messages directly from your phone, website, or email, with options for a dedicated touch-tone number for numeric pages.

Highlights
  • Delivery confirmation
  • End-to-end SSL security
  • Choice of ringtones
  • Repeat alerts
  • Messages to 5 devices
  • Custom or random pager number
  • Touch-tone service
Features
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Pager app mimics the functionality of a conventional pager (beeper) with the added advantages of: •Delivery confirmation •End-to-end security using SSL •Choice of ring-tones •Repeat Alerts •Messages are delivered to up to 5 devices registered to the same account Users can choose their own 7-digit pager number on a first-come first-served basis or a random number can be assigned. Messages can be sent: •Directly from a phone using built-in Touch-tone Service (numeric messages only) •Using the website https://pagerapp.com. •By e-mail to YourPagerNo@pagerapp.com, e.g. 777-7777@pagerapp.com •Using an iPhone or iPod Touch: Pager messages can be sent using an iPhone or iPod Touch via pagerapp.com In-App Purchases: ------------------ Two types of service are available: 1. Standard Service: This provides paging via email and web as described above. First month is free for this service. After the first month, non-recurring subscriptions are available for One-month, Three-months and One year. Users can extend the subscription if they like. 2. Touch-Tone Service: Touch-tone service provides you with a dedicated phone number for your Pager app that people can use to send you a numeric page using any standard touch-tone phone. In addition, text paging via email and web is included. •Touch-Tone Service is an automatically recurring subscription that auto-renews monthly. •Monthly charge is US $19.99 •Duration of subscription is One Month. You get one month of touch-tone numeric paging service with a dedicated phone number •Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period •Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period •Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase •No free trial period is offered for Touch-Tone Service. Privacy policy: https://pagerapp.com/privacy.php License : https://pagerapp.com/eula.php

About

Active911 ActiveTeam

Easily access your agency's schedules and manage your shifts directly from your smartphone. View your monthly schedule, see who is working each shift, and claim or request open positions.

Highlights
  • Access agency schedules
  • View monthly schedule
  • See shift assignments
  • Claim open positions
  • Request open positions
Features
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ActiveTeam helps you access your agencies schedules; view the days which you are scheduled, and request/claim open positions within a shift, right from your smartphone. -Log in to agencies ActiveTeam account -View Monthly Schedule per agency -Scheduled days are noted with colored dot -See who is working each shift and what position -Claim and or Request open positions

Screenshots

Pager4 screens
Active911 ActiveTeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pager at 3.6 against Active911 ActiveTeam's 2.9. Pager also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Active911 ActiveTeam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Active911 ActiveTeam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pager holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Pager's written reviews are positive against 0% of Active911 ActiveTeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pager ships an update every 3 weeks, Active911 ActiveTeam every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pager versus Active911 ActiveTeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagerActive911 ActiveTeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (12 ratings) — better2.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMC Logic LTDActive911

Customer experience

Pager

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%

Active911 ActiveTeam

All ratings14 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral35.7%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pager

Subscriptions1
  • Touch-Tone Service (Monthly)$19.991 Month
One-time3
  • Subscription for 1 month$4.99
  • Subscription for 3 months$13.99
  • Subscription for 1 year$48.99
None

Active911 ActiveTeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pager free?
Pager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Active911 ActiveTeam free?
Active911 ActiveTeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pager or Active911 ActiveTeam?
Pager is rated higher. Pager averages 3.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Active911 ActiveTeam averages 2.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Pager or Active911 ActiveTeam have ads?
Neither Pager nor Active911 ActiveTeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pager or Active911 ActiveTeam?
Pager ships an update every 3 weeks, and Active911 ActiveTeam every 4 weeks. Most recently, Pager was updated on June 1, 2026 and Active911 ActiveTeam on September 28, 2026.

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