Pager vs CHEST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Delivery confirmation
- End-to-end SSL security
- Choice of ringtones
- Repeat alerts
- Messages to 5 devices
- Custom or random pager number
- Touch-tone service
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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
CHEST
This app helps attendees plan their experience at the CHEST Annual Meeting. Browse the educational program, build a personal schedule, and access convention center maps. Find details on special events, exhibitors, and important announcements.
- Browse educational program
- Build personal schedule
- Bookmark sessions/speakers
- Convention center maps
- Exhibitor listings
- Special event details
- Receive announcements
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Plan your schedule and ensure you don't miss key CHEST Annual Meeting sessions with the CHEST-Events app. The app is your best source of information to ensure that you maximize your experience at the CHEST annual meeting. · Browse the entire educational program to build your personal schedule, and bookmark sessions or speakers. · Peruse detailed maps of the convention center and headquarters hotel so that you can easily get wherever you're going. · Find details on special events, how to claim CME, and onsite resources. · Access a listing of exhibitors and see where you can find companies in the Exhibit Hall. · Be the first to know about important announcements and updates from CHEST.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CHEST at 4.2 against Pager's 3.7. CHEST also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Pager's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. CHEST asks for nothing beyond the download.
CHEST holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Pager's written reviews are positive against 0% of CHEST's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pager ships an update every 3 weeks, CHEST every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pager | CHEST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 4.2 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMC Logic LTD | American College of Chest Physicians |
Customer experience
Pager
CHEST
In-app purchases
Pager
- Touch-Tone Service (Monthly)$19.991 Month
- Subscription for 1 month$4.99
- Subscription for 3 months$13.99
- Subscription for 1 year$48.99
CHEST
No in-app purchases









