Comparison

PagerDuty vs Halvar

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

Halvar

Features
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Halvar is the companion app for setting up and managing your Halvar device. Use the app to connect your device, add Wi-Fi networks, view device status, manage firmware updates, and customize your Halvar experience. Features include: • Bluetooth device discovery and connection • Wi-Fi setup and saved network management • Firmware status and auto-update controls • Device customization settings • Volume and visual alert color preferences A Halvar device is required to use this app.

Screenshots

PagerDuty4 screens
Halvar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PagerDuty at weekly against Halvar's every 5 weeks. Halvar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 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

PagerDuty ships an update weekly, Halvar every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PagerDuty versus Halvar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPagerDutyHalvar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPagerDuty Inc.Halvar LLC

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

Halvar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PagerDuty

No in-app purchases

None

Halvar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PagerDuty free?
PagerDuty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halvar free?
Halvar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PagerDuty or Halvar have ads?
Neither PagerDuty nor Halvar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PagerDuty or Halvar?
PagerDuty ships an update weekly, and Halvar every 5 weeks. Most recently, PagerDuty was updated on October 19, 2026 and Halvar on October 19, 2026.

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