Comparison

Pager vs pager.app

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

pager.app

Easily check friends' availability without sending texts. Avoid the awkwardness of being left on read by pinging them first. Save time and social friction.

Highlights
  • Ping friends for availability
  • Avoid texting to check status
  • Prevent being left on seen
  • Save time on communication
  • Reduce social friction
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what is pager? an app to ping your friends and ask when they're free, without texting. yes, we built this to save you 5 seconds of your life. but also, we built this to save you from the embarrassment of texting a friend and getting left at seen. don't be the person that calls and texts without asking. no one likes that person. page your friends first.

Screenshots

Pager4 screens
pager.app2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pager at 3.6 against pager.app's 1.0. Pager also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). pager.app's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pager holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pager has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Pager's written reviews are positive against 0% of pager.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pager ships an update every 3 weeks, pager.app every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pager versus pager.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagerpager.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (12 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAMC Logic LTDPratyush Singh

Customer experience

Pager

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

pager.app

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
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

pager.app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pager free?
Pager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pager.app free?
pager.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pager or pager.app?
Pager is rated higher. Pager averages 3.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while pager.app averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pager or pager.app have ads?
Neither Pager nor pager.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pager or pager.app?
Pager ships an update every 3 weeks, and pager.app every 2 days. Most recently, Pager was updated on October 15, 2026 and pager.app on October 6, 2026.

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