Comparison

PagerDuty vs Desk Remote Control

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

Head to head
About

PagerDuty

This app helps organizations manage digital operations and resolve incidents quickly. It provides real-time alerts, incident response tools, and team scheduling to ensure seamless customer experiences.

Highlights
  • Push notification alerts with custom sounds
  • Respond to incidents (acknowledge, resolve, reassign)
  • View incident details and resolution timelines
  • Manage on-call schedules and team overrides
  • Create new incidents and loop in responders
  • Execute custom actions on incidents
Features
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PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD) is a leader in digital operations management. In an always-on world, organizations of all sizes trust PagerDuty to help them deliver a perfect digital experience to their customers, every time. Through its SaaS-based platform, PagerDuty arms developers, IT operations, support, security, and business leaders to prevent and resolve incidents when seconds matter. Over 12,000 businesses including GE, Vodafone, Box, and American Eagle Outfitters rely on PagerDuty to continuously improve their digital operations. PagerDuty for iOS allows you to: * Receive unlimited push notification alerts and set custom sounds for alerts * Easily access and respond to open incidents (acknowledge, resolve, or reassign) * View incident details, grouped alerts, and resolution timelines at a glance * View your on-call timeline and team schedules, and book overrides for yourself or your teammates * Access a contact list of all users in your account and their contact information * Create new incidents directly from the mobile app * Loop in responders for additional help * Execute custom actions (like restarting servers, running diagnostics, etc.) on incidents NOTE: A PagerDuty user account is required to use this application. Some features’ availability depends on your PagerDuty plan.

About

Desk Remote Control

Control your height-adjustable standing desk directly from your iPhone using voice commands or one-touch presets. Easily switch between sit, stand, and favorite positions, and calibrate height for accuracy. Unlock advanced features like automatic movement and custom Siri shortcuts with the Pro version.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth desk control
  • Siri voice commands
  • One-touch sit/stand/fav positions
  • Display current height
  • Set favorite positions
  • Height calibration
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
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Desk Remote Control is a small utility application that lets you easily control your height adjustable standing desk right from your iPhone. Just say "Hey Siri, move my desk" or "Hey Siri, move the desk to the sit/stand/fav position". Easily switch between sit, stand and fav positions by simply pressing one button. No need to press and hold the key on the desk. Please see the list of supported bluetooth desks for details. FEATURES: • Easy pairing over bluetooth • Automatically re-connects to known desks • Displays current height and sit/stand memory positions • Lets you move the desk up or down • Allows to set favourite sit and stand positions • Rename the desk • Height calibration. For a more accurate display of the desk height • Support for Siri Shortcuts And even more if you buy PRO FEATURES: • Automatically moves desk to sit or stand position with 1 touch. No need to hold the button down in the app • Use Siri to switch back and forth between sit and stand positions • Add a shortcut to Siri and then run it anytime by asking Siri • Get more options for customizing your workspace - use additional 'Fav' position SUPPORTED DESKS: • The app is tested and should work fine with IKEA Idasen sit/standing desk. • 'Easydesk Line' desk from boho office • The app may work with LINAK desk systems using DPG bluetooth desk panel. Do not hesitate to contact me at support@kaasoft.com Terms of Use: https://www.kaasoft.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://www.kaasoft.com/privacy

Screenshots

PagerDuty4 screens
Desk Remote Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Desk Remote Control at 71% against PagerDuty's 25%. Desk Remote Control also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). PagerDuty's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). 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. Desk Remote Control sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PagerDuty asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PagerDuty holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PagerDuty has 5.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of PagerDuty's written reviews are positive against 71% of Desk Remote Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PagerDuty ships an update weekly, Desk Remote Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PagerDuty versus Desk Remote Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagerDutyDesk Remote Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews70.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.2K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPagerDuty Inc.Alexander Khripunov

Customer experience

PagerDuty

All ratings5,238 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive24.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative62.0%

Desk Remote Control

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

PagerDuty

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Font sizing issue
  • Unable to change alert sound
  • Cannot change settings
  • Couldn't acknowledge incident
  • Crashes on startup
Show 14 more
  • Crashes frequently
  • Unresponsive after alerts
  • Vibration and sound settings not obeyed
  • App unresponsive after alert
  • Login Fail
  • Major bug in update
  • Logs out me every few weeks
  • Crashes
  • Crashes
  • Crashes
  • Useful...now broken
  • Still buggy
  • Couldn't acknowledge incident
  • Couldn't acknowledge incident

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to use custom sound for emergencies
  • Add ability to use custom sound for emergencies
  • Add ability to put services in maintenance mode
  • Improve Resolved Incidents view to show oldest first
  • Provide easy way to allow calls/texts during DND

Desk Remote Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PagerDuty

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Desk Remote Control

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Features Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Features Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • 14-day trialFree
  • Pro Features2 variants$19.99

Questions

Is PagerDuty free?
PagerDuty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desk Remote Control free?
Desk Remote Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PagerDuty or Desk Remote Control?
PagerDuty is rated higher. PagerDuty averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Desk Remote Control averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do PagerDuty or Desk Remote Control have ads?
Neither PagerDuty nor Desk Remote Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PagerDuty or Desk Remote Control?
PagerDuty ships an update weekly, and Desk Remote Control monthly. Most recently, PagerDuty was updated on October 22, 2026 and Desk Remote Control on October 21, 2026.

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